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Ivan Kalinovic

Ivan Kalinovic

Belgrade,Serbia

Summary

Highly proactive hotel manager with more than 12 years of experience in the hotel and hospitality industry, specializing in team management, operational efficiency and service quality improvement. Able to balance high levels of productivity, guest satisfaction and financial goals. Expert in inventory control, cost optimization, as well as employee training and motivation. As well experience in managing and improving financial and operational processes, as well as developing and implementing strategies to increase profitability and quality. Experienced in dedicated to continuous professional development and achieving top results in a dynamic and challenging environment.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Financial Controller

Moxy Hotel
02.2023 - Current

As a Financial Controller, my responsibilities is financial planning and
analysis, forecasting, budgeting, internal control, financial reporting to
management. My duties include Preparing month-end reports for
management, including profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and cash
flow statements. Recommending changes in policies or procedures that will
improve financial performance.
Forecasting future financial performance. Preparing and analyzing budgets.
Providing accurate financial reports to management and ensuring compliance
with government regulations.

Food and Beverage Manager

B Hotel
01.2022 - 01.2023

My professional Food and Beverage Manager responsibility is managing all F&B operations and for delivering an excellent guest experience. To be successful in my role I can forecast, plan and manage all F&B orders, staff and finance. As that my goal is to maximize sales and revenue through customer satisfaction and employee engagement.

Restaurant and Bar Manager

Food Fund International
12.2019 - 01.2022

As a General Manager my responsibilities include maintaining the restaurant’s
revenue, profitability, and quality goals. Ensure efficient restaurant operation,
as well as maintain high production, productivity, quality, and customer-service
standards. Coordinate daily Front of the House and Back of the House
restaurant operations, deliver superior service, and maximize customer
satisfaction, respond efficiently and accurately to customer complaints,
regularly review product quality and research new vendors, organize, and
supervise shifts.

Restaurant and Bar Manager

Marriott International
01.2018 - 12.2019
  • My responsibilities as a Restaurant Manager include maintaining the restaurant’s revenue, profitability, and quality goals
  • Ensure efficient restaurant operation, as well as maintain high production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards
  • Coordinate daily Front of the House and Back of the House restaurant operations, appraise staff performance, and provide feedback to improve productivity, estimate future needs for goods, kitchen utensils and cleaning products, ensure compliance with sanitation and safety regulations, manage restaurant’s good image and suggest ways to improve it, control operational costs and identify measures to cut waste

Bar Supervisor

Salero, Kempinski MOE
05.2017 - 01.2018
  • My responsibility as a Bar Supervisors start with assisting bar operations, ensuring that customers receive the best service possible, upholding a constant level of staff productivity, ensuring that the bar’s budget is not exceeded and maintaining health and safety standards within the bar, maintain an efficient Bar and stock room, roster and supervise bar staff with the ability to motivate your team, responsible for safe and secure handling of bar stocks, till operation and cash, place stock orders, taking the lead in marketing campaigns to drive footfall and revenue

Bartender

Societe, Marina Byblos
03.2016 - 05.2017
  • My position as a Bartender was included preparing alcohol or non-alcohol beverages for bar and restaurant patrons, interact with customers, take orders, and serve snacks and drinks, assess customers’ needs and preferences and make recommendations, mix ingredients to prepare cocktails, plan and present bar menu, check customers’ identification and confirm it meets legal drinking age, restock, and replenish bar inventory and supplies, stay guest focused and nurture an excellent guest experience

Purchasing Manager

Constantine the Great
09.2014 - 02.2016
  • My responsibility as a Purchasing Manager's was included developing purchasing strategies, maintaining positive relationships with suppliers, coordinating with internal teams regarding their supply needs, and overseeing the purchasing team in their daily activities, managing supplier relations and negotiating contracts, prices, timelines, etc., maintaining the supplier database, purchase records, and related documentation, coordinating with inventory control to determine and manage inventory needs

Education

Bachelor of Science - Economy And Tourism

Akademija Strukovnih Studija
Belgrade, Serbia
03-2027

High School Diploma -

Technical School
Serbia
06-2005

Skills

  • Leadership skills and Team Management
  • Financial planning and analysis
  • Management of operations and processes
  • Training and development of employees
  • Inventory and procurement control
  • Conflict resolution and crisis management
  • Marketing and sales skills
  • Computer literacy and use of business tools
  • Internal controls
  • Variance analysis

Accomplishments

  • Successfully completed training with Shingo Gokan during preopening operations for Chef Morimoto restaurant in Dubai in 2018.
  • Completed training with London Fling Bar Service Company in Dubai in 2016.
  • WSET Certificate Level 1

Languages

Serbian
English
Spanish
Romanian

Timeline

Financial Controller

Moxy Hotel
02.2023 - Current

Food and Beverage Manager

B Hotel
01.2022 - 01.2023

Restaurant and Bar Manager

Food Fund International
12.2019 - 01.2022

Restaurant and Bar Manager

Marriott International
01.2018 - 12.2019

Bar Supervisor

Salero, Kempinski MOE
05.2017 - 01.2018

Bartender

Societe, Marina Byblos
03.2016 - 05.2017

Purchasing Manager

Constantine the Great
09.2014 - 02.2016

Bachelor of Science - Economy And Tourism

Akademija Strukovnih Studija

High School Diploma -

Technical School
Ivan Kalinovic