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A professional catering services manager with an extensive culinary background balanced with managerial & operations experience in the private & public disciplines. Specific expertise in the catering provision for the public sector across multi sites. A passion for delivering high quality food at affordable prices. A practical, organised, forward thinker, able to evaluate with clear judgment the needs of clients to deliver exceptional service. Expertise in managing catering & facilities with exceptional interpersonal customer service skills complimented with practical approach to problem solving & expectations. Integral negotiator & planner in relocating and re-energising catering functions with minimal disruption to service across diverse peer groups with varied requirements. Motivating, training & delegating the team to work in co-ordination together. Appreciates challenging demands & how performance impacts on the productivity & time management required by the team. In-depth understanding of food hygiene & health & safety regulations & can improve any service & productivity of catering & services functions. Works under pressure & not fazed by demands of a high end industry.Extensive network of suppliers & manages stock levels efficiently hitting financial targets, producing high quality food services in multi discipline & multi cultured environment. Back office management; training and inspiring a catering team, stakeholder management of suppliers, cleaning contracts, maintenance & supplies. A innovator and multi tasker with organisation, budget & project management skills, able to prioritise workload in a timely manner and solve solution in disorganised environment.

Listed skills include Team Leadership, Team Motivation, Team Building, Finance, and 33 others.