Michael Akhavan
Stock Control & Purchasing Officer at Sirromet Wines- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Giving Your Elevator Pitch
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Experience
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Sirromet Wines
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Australia
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Hospitality
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1 - 100 Employee
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Stock Control & Purchasing Officer
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Jul 2020 - Present
I am responsible for ensuring the timely and accurate receipt of goods, managing relationships with external suppliers and stakeholders, maintaining the quality and quantity of products, monitoring and reporting on inventory levels, raising issues with suppliers, and consolidating invoices and credit notes. In addition, I am responsible for placing food and other orders, maintaining par levels, and assisting with costing and inventory management. I provide up-to-date reports on spending. As a Beverage Coordinator, I am responsible for maintaining relationships with external suppliers, placing beverage orders, and maintaining inventory and organization of storage facilities and private reserve cellar. As the POS System specialist, I am responsible for overseeing POS programming, operations, product maintenance, setting up sale items, menu keyboard maintenance, stock control, and stock take entering. Lastly, as a warehouse and general specialist, I am responsible for overseeing warehouse stock coordination requirements, assisting with forklift operations and loading/unloading trucks, movement of goods around the property, and supporting relevant marketing activities Show less
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Sales Consultant/Sales Trainer/Team Leader
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May 2019 - Mar 2020
Brand Awareness. Customer Acquisition. Lead Generation Our unique customer interactions take your message directly to the community and promote your idea. Our face to face marketing is results-driven and cost-effective. We start by consulting extensively with you to understand the heart for your business, product or charity. We then combine this with our marketing expertise to create personalised results for your business and take our strategy to the community, driving results effectively. Increasing a client's brand awareness with unique consumer interaction strategies and face to face marketing, by taking the message directly to the community and promoting their vision and ideas. Initial training and coaching of new recruits then advancing their progress with subsequent individually tailored mentoring. Achieving and improving my own sales targets and KPI'S, whilst building a successful team. Show less
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Director/Manager of Food & Beverage
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2010 - 2018
In consecutive senior management roles for Tattersall’s Club Brisbane and The Brisbane Polo Club, I spearheaded operations within the food and beverage departments of the two-clubs. As Director and Manager of Food and Beverage, I provided effective sales leadership and orchestrated all aspects of corporate functions and special events. I recruited, trained, and supervised performance activity of the front-of-house staff and department management teams and collaborated efforts to rollout the new back-of-house Micropower Club Management Software computer system for the Brisbane Polo Club. I played an integral role in increasing wine sales by 30% and reducing beverage costs by 20% for Tattersall’s Club Brisbane by designing the restaurant menu and curating the product portfolio of selected beverages including beer, liquor, and wine. And, I increased member engagement by developing and implementing revenue-generating marketing and retail strategies and initiatives and negotiating supplier contracts. Show less
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Moda Events Portside
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Australia
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Events Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Operations Manager
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2006 - 2010
At Moda Events @ Portside, I served as Operations Manager, where I contributed to the launch of the new site location for the event services company, driving end-to-end cultivation and execution of special functions and events with up to 1000 attendees, and managed a product portfolio of various beverage and wine items. I recruited, trained, and coordinated front-of-house service staff activity, created and managed schedules, and prioritized and delegated workflow. I defined and enforced operational processes, drafted training manuals, and ensured staff compliance to occupational health and safety (OH&S) policies and procedures. And, I developed and managed budgets, procured and allocated resources, implemented cost-effective pricing, and performed financial forecasting and profit and loss (P&L) analysis. Show less
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Stamford Hotels & Resorts
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India
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Hospitality
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F&B Outlet Management
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2001 - 2006
As the Food and Beverage Outlet Manager for the Hotel Stamford Plaza Brisbane, I directed operational and team performance activity within the food and beverage outlets of the hotel including the 250-seat Siggi’s Fine Dining restaurant. And collaborated with the Brasserie and Banquet Department to coordinate special events and functions. I held full financial and P&L accountability, maintained inventory stock, and created the beverage and wine menu including established and updated pricing and menu items. While in this role, I received several awards including Best Fine Dining in Brisbane, 5-years of Continuous Service, and Employee of the Month for securing guest satisfaction through effective leadership, instilling interdepartmental consensus, streamlining workflow, and ensuring compliance to health and safety guidelines. Show less
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Crystal Cruises
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United States
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Leisure, Travel & Tourism
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700 & Above Employee
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Bar Manager & Shore Excursions
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1998 - 2000
Onboard Cruise Ship "Crystal Symphony" Onboard Cruise Ship "Crystal Symphony"
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Education
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2018 - 2018
Wine & Spirit Education Trust
Level 2 Award in Wine -
2006 - 2006
TAFE Queensland
Cert 4, Business Administration and Management, General -
Court of Master Sommeliers
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Graz Austria
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Villa Blanka Innsbruck Austria
Secondary Vocational College, Tourism, Hotel and Catering
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