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Assistant Banquet Manager

AJIT KUMAR BEHERA

Hilton Garden Inn
Surat
AJIT KUMAR BEHERA
15
years of professional experience
2
Languages

Accomplished Hospitality Professional with 14 years in food and beverage service, restaurant operations, and banquet management in premium hotels and resorts. Expert in leading service teams, managing events, maintaining guest satisfaction, and ensuring compliance with brand standards and hygiene protocols. Offers hands-on experience in pre-opening hotel operations and frontline team coaching.

Work History

Assistant Banquet Manager

8 Months
Hilton Garden Inn | Surat | 03.2026 - Current
  • Supported food and beverage operations across restaurant and banquet functions, ensuring service standards and guest satisfaction.
  • Coordinate with culinary, front office, housekeeping, engineering and event teams to deliver smooth operations and timely event execution.
  • Monitored staffing, conducted briefings and training, gathered guest feedback, managed inventory, and ensured service readiness of operating equipment.
  • Support cost-control initiatives, operational reporting, audit preparation and compliance with hotel SOPs.

Assistant Restaurant Manager

11 Months
Mayfair Spring Valley | Guwahati | 04.2025 - 03.2026
  • Supervised daily dining room operations at Mayfair Spring Valley
  • Coordinated team deployment and daily briefings to effectively address guest requests and service recovery.
  • Ensured consistency, cleanliness, and guest-focused service during restaurant operations and service delivery.
  • Trained servers and hosts on service standards
  • Coordinated scheduling for front-of-house restaurant staff

Assistant Banquet Manager

2 Years 2 Months
Novotel Goa Dona Sylvia Resort | 02.2023 - 04.2025
  • Coordinated banquet operations and setups, leading service teams to fulfill client requirements and adhere to event timelines.
  • Coordinated Hilton Garden Inn banquet events with kitchen and catering teams.
  • Supervised banquet staff during setup, service, and teardown.
  • Reviewed banquet event orders and confirmed service details with clients.
  • Collaborated with internal departments to ensure service quality and operational readiness, enhancing guest satisfaction.

Food & Beverage Executive

6 Months
Le Méridien Goa | 07.2022 - 01.2023
  • Served guests across luxury dining, lounge, and poolside outlets at Le Méridien Goa.
  • Executed food and beverage service adhering to hotel standards, enhancing guest experience and supporting smooth daily outlet operations.
  • Set up buffet displays, banquet tables, and dining stations for service.
  • Prepared tableware, cutlery, and linens for daily restaurant operations.

Team Leader – Food & Beverage Service

3 Years
Hyatt Centric Goa | 01.2019 - 01.2022
  • Supervised daily guest service operations at Hyatt Centric Goa
  • Led service associates in daily operations, ensuring smooth execution of service standards and supporting hotel pre-opening tasks.
  • Collaborated with pre-opening team to prepare hotel for launch.
  • Coordinated team schedules and shift handovers across service areas
  • Trained associates on Hyatt standards and hotel procedures

Team Leader – Food & Beverage Service

3 Years 2 Months
Hyatt Place Goa | 11.2015 - 01.2019
  • Led front-line teams across Hyatt Centric Goa guest service operations.
  • Supervised service operations, facilitated staff training, and established service routines for successful pre-opening.
  • Monitored guest requests and resolved service issues promptly.
  • Coordinated daily hotel workflows and assigned tasks to team members.
  • Collaborated with pre-opening team to prepare operations

Senior Steward

1 Year 11 Months
Ocean Palms | 12.2013 - 11.2015
  • Supported restaurant service during peak times, ensuring mise-en-place, cleanliness, and guest satisfaction.
  • Monitored kitchen cleanliness standards throughout Ocean Palms service spaces.
  • Managed warewashing workflow during busy service hours. with culinary and banquet teams.
  • Coordinated warewashing workflow with culinary and banquet teams to maintain efficient service operations.

F&B; Associate

9 Months
Hotel La Calypso | 04.2012 - 01.2013
  • Supported food and beverage service by taking orders and ensuring outlet readiness for optimal guest experience.
  • Assisted guests with check-in, check-out, and stay requests at hotel front desk.
  • Managed reservations, room changes, and booking updates in hotel systems to enhance operational efficiency.
  • Collaborated with housekeeping to ensure timely preparation of clean rooms for arriving guests.

Education

3-year Diploma - Hotel Management

Global Institute of Management | Cuttack, Odisha

Post Graduate Diploma - Computer Applications (PGDCA)

Global Institute of Hotel Management Cuttack | Cuttack

1 year.

Skills

Event coordination
Restaurant & Banquet Operations
Service standards
Cost control
Feedback resolution
Menu engineering
Inventory control
Audit compliance
Basic P&L; Reporting
MS Office | MICROS | MICROS Simphony | OPERA | WinHMS | IDS
Team leadership
MS Office | MICROS | MICROS Simphony | OPERA | WinHMS | IDS

LANGUAGES

English | Hindi | Odia | Konkani

Personal Information

Title: ASSISTANT F&B MANAGER | FOOD & BEVERAGE OPERATIONS

ADDITIONAL HOTEL EXPOSURE

Title: ASSISTANT F&B MANAGER | FOOD & BEVERAGE OPERATIONS

OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Title: ASSISTANT F&B MANAGER | FOOD & BEVERAGE OPERATIONS

Languages

English
A1
Beginner
English
A1
Beginner

Timeline

Assistant Banquet Manager

Hilton Garden Inn
03.2026 - CurrentRead More

Assistant Restaurant Manager

Mayfair Spring Valley
04.2025 - 03.2026Read More

Assistant Banquet Manager

Novotel Goa Dona Sylvia Resort
02.2023 - 04.2025Read More

Food & Beverage Executive

Le Méridien Goa
07.2022 - 01.2023Read More

Team Leader – Food & Beverage Service

Hyatt Centric Goa
01.2019 - 01.2022Read More

Team Leader – Food & Beverage Service

Hyatt Place Goa
11.2015 - 01.2019Read More

Senior Steward

Ocean Palms
12.2013 - 11.2015Read More

F&B; Associate

Hotel La Calypso
04.2012 - 01.2013Read More

Global Institute of Management

3-year Diploma from Hotel Management
01.2012Read More

Global Institute of Hotel Management Cuttack

Post Graduate Diploma from Computer Applications (PGDCA)
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AJIT KUMAR BEHERA