Doncaster, England, United Kingdom
Motivated, determined business owner hunting for a great career change. An outgoing and engaging small business owner with a proven track record of developing and maintaining a loyal client base through strong relationship-building skills. Driven to succeed and results focused with a keen eye for detail. Searching for roles where my experience with training staff, customer service and mentoring can really shine. Also incredibly strong on verbal communication, languages and content creation. Deeply interested in roles involving history and heritage, nature and conservation.
Looking for a career change after enjoying running my business. Driven to succeed, focused, detailed oriented and fantastic interpersonal skills.
Following a recent takeover, aided in building on the reputation the cafe had established for homemade, flavourful menus, creating new dishes and revising old ones. Responsible for all sections, managing a small team effectively to efficiently produce quality food in tight conditions and under pressure. Became experienced in overseeing all aspects of kitchen management, from stock to equipment and maintenance.
Designed fresh dessert menus, developing new concepts and dishes to support the restaurant relaunch. Developed a high level of motivation and discipline, mostly working alone and under stressful conditions. Honed time-management skills where private events called for exacting, cohesive service in a time-critical environment.
Utilising skills acquired in previous role to be instrumental in establishing a new restaurant in Manchester, where the patisserie quality was of crucial importance and needed to be consistent to the London-based venues. Managing the entire patisserie section, including stock management, hygiene and product standards. Catered for large events to exclusive brands e.g. Jo Malone, Yves Saint Laurent.
A short apprenticeship at a confectioner's working in various roles from delivering guest tours, producing confectionery, packaging, and customer relations and hosting. Required to be very flexible and adaptable, self motivated and engaging.