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Jahnvi Kanwar

Jahnvi Kanwar

Bangalore

Summary

Driven and Accomplished departmental leader with many years of management expertise in guest experience , people development, performance evaluation, and continuous improvement. Focused and efficient with operations and process adherence. Demonstrated success in evaluating KPI to achieve targets.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Front Office Manager Pre-Opening Team

ITC Hotels - ITC Narmada
Ahmedabad
05.2022 - 09.2024

Pre-opening luxury hotel, with exposure to hotel fundamentals, setup, requirements, sourcing, etc.

Departmental setup and organization were intricately planned, implemented, and sustained.

Front Office resources, a strength of 37, were sourced, recruited, inducted, and trained.

Hotel training literature and documentation for processes and procedures, data management, and reports are institutionalized.

All areas' functionalities (Operators, Concierge, Reception, Reservations) – troubleshooting and rollout were conducted.

Constant scrutiny of newly implemented processes, reports, and improvisation to sustain the department, along with robust cross-training to ensure a multitasking team for greater resilience during peak operations.

Front Office Manager

ITC Hotels - ITC Gardenia
Bangalore
01.2020 - 05.2023

Team development and growth: developed and applied crisp, demonstrative training to combat attrition without compromising guest experience.

Process Improvements: Numerous improvements in mistake-prone areas. Automation of repetitive tasks to reduce errors.

Front Office Manager

ITC Hotels - ITC Windsor
Bangalore
01.2018 - 01.2020
  • Recognized as the Best Front Office Manager at the Indian Hospitality Exposition Year for leading the hotel to the top rank on quality rating platforms.

Assistant Front Office Manager

ITC Hotels - ITC Maratha
Mumbai
06.2014 - 01.2018
  • Spearheaded operations of a high-volume and ultra-luxury airport hotel with a team strength of 72 and an inventory of 386.
  • Orchestrated seamless guest stays through high turnovers with precision training and optimizing team strength

Duty Manager

ITC Hotels - ITC Windsor
Bangalore
01.2010 - 05.2014
  • Managed round-the-clock front office operations, including front desk management, night audit, and emergencies.
  • Mastered all areas and technics of operations, SOPs, Situation Handling, PMS, staff management.

Management Trainee

ITC Hotels - HDHQ
Gurgaon
07.2008 - 01.2010
  • Inducted through campus placement into the Hospitality Management Program by ITC Hotels.
  • Built a professional persona aligned with the organizational brand identity.
  • Exposure and On-the-job training at ITC Maurya, New Delhi, ITC Grand Central, Mumbai, ITC Gardenia- Pre Opening - Bangalore.

Education

Bachelor of Arts -

Institute of Hotel Management
Aurangabad
07-2008

Skills

  • Problem solving
  • Exceptional customer support
  • Database management
  • Training and coaching
  • Strong leadership

Affiliations

  • Floriculture
  • Gardening

Languages

Hindi
First Language
English
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2

Accomplishments

  • Best Front Office Manager South Region

Timeline

Front Office Manager Pre-Opening Team

ITC Hotels - ITC Narmada
05.2022 - 09.2024

Front Office Manager

ITC Hotels - ITC Gardenia
01.2020 - 05.2023

Front Office Manager

ITC Hotels - ITC Windsor
01.2018 - 01.2020

Assistant Front Office Manager

ITC Hotels - ITC Maratha
06.2014 - 01.2018

Duty Manager

ITC Hotels - ITC Windsor
01.2010 - 05.2014

Management Trainee

ITC Hotels - HDHQ
07.2008 - 01.2010

Bachelor of Arts -

Institute of Hotel Management
Jahnvi Kanwar