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Ankush Kumar

Ankush Kumar

Dubai,United Arab Emirates

Summary

Accomplished Housekeeping Professional with 8+ years of strong experience and skills gained from the best 5-star hotel brands in Dubai and India.

Holds a 3 years degree in Hospitality Management. Hardworking supervision professional inspiring housekeeping teams to achieve spotless results. Planned and coordinated staff and resources proactively to achieve daily targets. Set first-class hygiene and sanitation standards to maintain health and safety compliance.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Assistant housekeeping manager

VINTAGE GRAND HOTEL
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
12.2023 - Current
  • Budgeted for cleaning staff and resource requirements.
  • Kept well-stocked cleaning supplies to meet establishment housekeeping requirements.
  • Escalated issues and complaints for prompt management resolution.
  • Supplied minibars with beverage and snack replenishment.
  • Liaised with management to establish and complete priority cleaning jobs.
  • Actioned customer feedback to improve satisfaction ratings.
  • Managed cleaning product stock in line with COSHH regulations.
  • Implemented consistently high standards of cleanliness to facilitate excellent customer satisfaction.
  • Delegated tasks and briefed staff on shift requirements to meet KPIs.
  • Responded proactively to changing housekeeping requirements.
  • Briefed staff on daily cleaning requirements and delegated tasks to suitable candidates.


  • Delivered professional, friendly service across customer-facing tasks.
  • Updated training programmed to enhance employee performance.
  • Generated Key Performance Indicator reporting to drive better performance.
  • Trained staff in proper cleaning, sanitisation and infection control.


  • Inspected rooms to confirm quality and attention to detail met brand standards.
  • Coached housekeeping staff to effectively plan and deliver on targets.
  • Audited rooms after cleaning to check cleanliness standards.


Senior housekeeping supervisor

RITZ CARLTON HOTEL,DIFC
Dubai, United Arab emirates
07.2021 - 11.2023
  • Evaluated employee performance and developed improvement plans, maximizing team efficiency.
  • Implemented consistently high standards of cleanliness to facilitate excellent customer satisfaction.
  • Managed team schedule to deliver cleaning consistent with check-in and departure times.
  • Motivated cleaning staff to deliver housekeeping tasks within allotted time-frames.
  • Trained staff in proper cleaning, sanitisation and infection control.
  • Instructed maintenance staff to complete fixture and fitting repairs.
  • Audited rooms after cleaning to check cleanliness standards.
  • Monitoring and inspecting the activities of housekeeping staff to ensure that their performance meets the expected standards.
  • Obtain list of vacant rooms to be cleaned immediately, a list of prospective check-outs or discharges in order to prepare work assignments.
  • Assigned tasks for 25+ team members, and inspected their work for conformance to prescribed standards of cleanliness.


Housekeeping supervisor

Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah ,(Hilton)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
02.2016 - 06.2021
  • Reporting to Manager.
  • Assigning attendants their duties and inspects work for conformance to prescribed standard of cleanliness.
  • Investigate complaints and take corrective action.
  • Obtaining list of rooms to be cleaned immediately and list of prospective check outs or discharges to prepare work assignments.
  • Coordinating work activities among departments.
  • Conducted orientation and in-service training in policies, work procedures and to demonstrate use and maintenance of equipment.
  • Inventories stock to ensure adequate supplies.
  • Evaluating records to forecast departmental personnel requirements.
  • Make recommendation to improve service and ensure efficient operation.
  • Reporting for room occupancy, payroll, and department expenses.

Housekeeping Shift Leader

Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah (Hilton)
Dubai, Dubai
02.2015 - 01.2016
  • Reporting to Supervisor on duty.
  • Coordination with the team and help the management in paper work.
  • Ensuring high levels of attention to detail among the team members.
  • Have exceptional customer care and service standards.
  • Possess strong organisational skills with an eye for detail.

Room Attendant

The Oberoi, Bangalore
Bangalore, INDIA
11.2014 - 10.2015
  • Cleared and organised Back of House areas to minimise accident risks.
  • Reported maintenance issues for prompt resolution.
  • Sanitised communal touchpoints for optimum worker and visitor health and wellness.
  • Identified cleaning efficiencies to reduce average room preparation times.

Education

Bachelor's degree - 3 years degree in Hospitality Management

Heritage Institute of Hotel and Tourism,Shimla
India
04.2011 - 02.2014

Skills

COMPUTER SKILLS

  • Opera software
  • Birchstreet software

Windows

  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Inspiring leadership style
  • Engaging leadership style
  • Motivational people management
  • Payroll understanding
  • Leadership
  • Communication skills
  • Team building

Accomplishments

    ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS

  • Certificate of recognition for achieving the highest level of cleaning in Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah
  • Certificate of achievement for cross exposure as Receiving Clerk in the Finance Department, in Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah
  • Nominated for Hear of the House team member of May 2017, in Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah
  • Achieved an LQA of 89.25% in Ritz Carlton Hotel DIFC Dubai
  • Achieved an LQA of 97.6% in Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah
  • Got 90+ guest appreciations on TripAdvisor.
  • Got 5 Star Awards in Ritz Carlton, 2023.


Languages

English
Fluent
Hindi
Native
Punjabi
Fluent

Certification

  • United Arab Emirates, Holding Dubai Driving License
  • License no. 4500901
  • Certificate course in Retail Management.
  • Certificate course in Aviation.

References

References available upon request.

Work Availability

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Quote

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.
Steve Jobs

Timeline

Assistant housekeeping manager

VINTAGE GRAND HOTEL
12.2023 - Current

Senior housekeeping supervisor

RITZ CARLTON HOTEL,DIFC
07.2021 - 11.2023

Housekeeping supervisor

Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah ,(Hilton)
02.2016 - 06.2021

Housekeeping Shift Leader

Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah (Hilton)
02.2015 - 01.2016

Room Attendant

The Oberoi, Bangalore
11.2014 - 10.2015

Bachelor's degree - 3 years degree in Hospitality Management

Heritage Institute of Hotel and Tourism,Shimla
04.2011 - 02.2014
Ankush Kumar