A result oriented professional with over 16 years’ experience in Operations, Guest Services, and Client Servicing & Team Management in hospitality and BPO industry.
Good experience in supervising and managing the operations ensuring adherence to the quality standards & norms of the organization.
Hands on experience in Business Excellence using various quality tools like Lean, Six Sigma and SEM
Deft at maintaining customer & employee satisfaction. Excellent written, communication, inter personal, liaison and problem-solving skills with the ability to work in multi-cultural environment.
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1. SIDDHARTH GUJ
Address: B1 – 206, Indu Aranya Apartments, GSI Road, Bandlaguda, Nagole, Hyderabad – 500 068
Contact: +91-9160188882 (M)
Skype: siddharth.guj
Email: siddharth.guj@gmail.com
Seeking top management level assignments in Operations with an organization of repute preferably in the
Customer Service industry
A result oriented professional with over 16 years’ experience in Operations, Guest Services, and Client
Servicing & Team Management in hospitality and BPO industry.
Good experience in supervising and managing the operations ensuring adherence to the quality standards &
norms of the organization.
Hands on experience in Business Excellence using various quality tools like Lean, Six Sigma and SEM
Deft at maintaining customer & employee satisfaction. Excellent written, communication, inter personal,
liaison and problem-solving skills with the ability to work in multi-cultural environment.
KEY RESULT AREAS
Training
Ensured complete on-site knowledge transfer across various geographies
Leading client end discussions on knowledge transfer and management plans
Delivering zero noise transitions in United Kingdom and United States of America
Empowering team to work on innovations and improve client reporting
Client Servicing – Operations
Ensuring high quality services with optimum resource utilization for maximum service quality.
Ensuring overall increase in Net Promoter Scores.
Achieving Revenue and EBIT targets.
Delivering smooth operations at all the serviced locations.
Client Servicing – Relationship Maintenance
Ensuring high quality services, resulting in customer delight and optimum resource utilization for maximum
service quality.
Providing maximum client satisfaction by closely liaising with the operations team and ensuring that the
client requirements will be met accordingly.
Developing Business Leads.
Delivering high-value services to upscale clients for exalting their satisfaction levels.
Guest Operations
Ensured maximum guest satisfaction by closely interacting with guests to understand their requirements &
customizing products & services to their needs.
Strategized policies & procedures in the operating systems and training and motivating the staff to deliver
100% Guest Satisfaction.
Provided maximum customer satisfaction by closely interacting with in-house and potential guests to
understand their requirements and customizing the product and services accordingly.
Reviewing & interpreting the market trends/ client feedback to attune business strategies.
2. CAREER GRAPH
GENPACT, Jaipur, Hyderabad Assistant Vice President Dec ’10 to till Date
Leading Knowledge Transfer team of the vertical to ensure seamless knowledge transfer
Responsible for all the client interactions starting from CXO to PMO level and discussions on planning and
execution of agreed transition methodology
Responsible for Net Promotor Scores during transitions and successfully achieved 100% positive scores
Successfully completed 450+FTEs transitions in hospitality industry across UK and USA
Handled transitions for various industries ranging from hospitality to auto to gas and power.
Responsible for day to day function as the Operations head for business at two different locations.
Responsible for business level P&L, revenue generation, maximizing AOI%, hiring and retention of teams.
As the Operation Leader to ensure that the entire workforces (of 300+ including team leaders) are well
informed about the client updates.
Responsible for proactively informing all client functions about future concerns because of any strategy
change (internal, external, people and product).
Responsible for using Six Sigma methodology to achieve targeted accuracy, using Data Analysis tool
wherever required and interpreting it in logical mode.
Ensuring that the operations team maintain the Average Handling Time, Average Response Time and Time
on System and should meet all Service Level Agreements.
Responsible for managing service level agreement like resolution, turnaround time, average processing time,
accuracy.
Maintained good relations with the onsite clients to ensure that the participating hotels achieve maximum
and fair distribution of human workforce.
Ensured that the participating hotels revert back to the end customer on time in case of any escalations &
complaints.
To spot-check reservations made to ensure the standards of quality.
Ensure all brand standards of clients are understood and followed during the reservation process.
Developing relationship with the Marketing and Operations leaders of the participating hotels.
Integral part of Genpact’s SEP creation team for Hospitality industry.
Being a Subject Matter Expert, developing leads for the business development and helping them in Request
for Proposals.
Taj Jai Mahal Palace/Taj Deccan, Jaipur/Hyderabad Manager – Learning & Development Apr’08 to Dec’10
Handled all trainings and Business Excellence activities in the Hotel.
Developed hotel Balance Score Card
Developed Standard Operating Procedures for Front Office, Reservations for Taj Premium hotels (38 hotels)
Developed and piloted New Brand Standards and Standard Operating Procedures for Taj Premium hotels (38
hotels)
Developed Procedures and Standards Manual for Extended Stay Guests (Long Stay Guest) for Taj Premium
hotels (38 hotels)
3. Specialized in Training of Front Office
Handled Training on Taj Brand Standards, Attitude, Behaviour
Various Modular training including E Learning for employees
Winner of Highest Training Certification Award in Taj Premium hotels.
Consulting team member for E Learning Software launch at Taj Hotels.
Certified Assessor of Business Excellence in Tata Companies. (Assessment based on Tata Business Excellence
Model derived from Malcom Balridge Model of USA)
Handled Trainings on Quality Management to Executives in the Hotel.
Prepared & analysed performance dashboard for staff.
Analysed Top Complaints of the departments through Why – Why Concept and eliminated them through
Training or reworked the process.
Part of Operational Pre opening team of SYN Asian Grill & Bar
Developed Procedures and Standards for SYN Asian Grill & Bar
Developed Foreign Language training videos
Taj Jai Mahal Palace, Jaipur Duty Manager/Assistant Front Office Manager Apr’05 to March ’08
Handled Front Office (a Team of 20 members)
Handled shifts.
Handled VIP arrivals and departures.
Key team member in Up selling and cross selling of hotel facilities to the guests.
Handled Reservations with a 99.8% accuracy in providing guest information.
Handled cross selling of various Taj hotels.
Appraised by many guests and management for pleasant interactive moments created for them.
Overseen a team of 5 Guest Relation Executives
Won the Taj Award for Business Excellence for Best Customer Information System Team with 0.01% error
in guest profile updation for consecutive 11 months.
4. Achieved highest Average Room Rate, Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR) and RevPAR Premium.
Maintained a RevPAR Premium of 1.8 for successive 6 months
Being a Certified Taj Departmental Trainer, handled training for new joiners & staff.
Analysis of MIS reports.
Involved in Employee Engagement and Satisfaction.
Analysed Top Complaints of the department through Why – Why Concept and eliminating them.
Improved Interdepartmental Coordination
Fortune Select Global, Gurgaon Guest Service Executive – Reservations Feb’04 to March’05
Handled Reservations with 99% accuracy.
Maintained ARR, Rev PAR and RevPAR Premium of 1.3
Developed and maintained good relations with corporate bookers
Maintained occupancy of 85% for the first 3 months of the opening of the hotel.
Cross sell various Fortune Hotels.
Initiated cross selling in front office for F&B Service products.
Handled training for new joinees.
Handled VIP arrivals and departures.
Handled Shifts.
Prepared MIS reports.
Planned duty roaster and leaves for line staff.
Assisted Front Office Manager and conducting daily briefing.
Prepared room inventory in liaison with Sales Team.
Prepared room inventory in liaison with Sales Office.
Handled Concierge functions.
5. Maintained Guest Relations.
Ananda In The Himalayas, Rishikesh Front Office Assistant Oct’00 to Dec ’03
Handled Reservations and was direct contact for Regional Sales Offices.
Maintained an Average Room Rate of Rs. 11000 per month and Rs 10500 for the year
Prepared Management Information Reports and Reservation Statistical Reports.
Handled Shifts.
Handled Group Arrivals & Departures.
Handled Arrivals & Departures.
Worked as Concierge.
Handled Cashier Functions.
Handled training for new joiners.
Handled Guest Relations.
Support in making of Departmental Profit & Loss Account.
Handled Night Audit functions.
Independent In charge of Night Shifts in absence of Night Manager.
Worked as Personal Concierge of VIP guests.
Handled Key Inventory.
ACADEMIA
3 years Diploma in Hotel Management from Institute of Hotel Management, Jaipur in 1997 – 2000.
Practical knowledge of Window 9x , Windows 2000, Internet , Fidelio PMS, KANA Tool, Citrix
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth 01st
September, 1978
6. Languages English & Hindi
Reference Can be furnished
Date: (SIDDHARTH GUJ)
7. Languages English & Hindi
Reference Can be furnished
Date: (SIDDHARTH GUJ)