Vikas Sharma

About Vikas Sharma

Revered for my people-centric qualities and hospitable approach, as an industry leader I bring across the table nearly 2 decades of extensive experience of working with renowned organizations in Hospitality sector such as Sodexo, Travel Food Services, General Mills, Capital Foods, Compass Group, Stanza Living, and ITC Maratha. Presently, I am associated with Sodexo India, Mumbai as AVP Food Platform and Lead CPU (Central Production Unit). Across my entire career tenure, I have successfully managed P&L for multi-unit kitchen operations, central kitchens, Food R&D and quality within manufacturing units. Having worked in diverse positions, I have acquired comprehensive knowledge of national & international cuisine, experience in Culinary Research and Development with exposure in Retort and Frozen Food Technologies. As a visionary leader and a senior management professional, I have been a proven success in managing multi-crore F&B budget, directing people-centric interventions and providing strategic direction to large teams (30-500 members), and have been involved in the opening of luxury restaurants, establishing production and quality system, implementing process improvement, developing and implementing metrics for achieving customer delight through exceptional service delivery. Adept in creating delicacies in accordance with the chef standards, I have special expertise in creating recipes and handling the preparation of elaborate meals of international cuisines, new menu planning and its launch, and nutritional balance & value. Committed to delivering excellence in services and exceeding customer expectations, I have end-to-end experience in service management including monitoring aesthetic presentation of Food & Beverages, and compliances pertaining to Food Hygiene and Health & Safety regulations. In addition to this, I have strong experience in managing all aspects of Operations Management - Hospitality and F&B, Facility Management, Client Servicing and Team Management. For knowing more about me please connect on v••••••@gmail.com, v••••••@yahoo.co.in

Experience

1. AVP - Food Platform and Lead Cpu (Central Production Unit)

   Sodexo

   Mar 2023 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   I am responsible for crafting and executing new business expansion strategies using customer & market feedback using different Food programs. As the custodian of P&L for the CPU vertical, I ensure effective coordination with various functions for establishing the vertical. I have been involved in building CPU’s in Hyderabad and Bangalore and overseeing CPU project execution with Design, vendor and Capex selection, Project plan, cost tracking. Accountable for people-centric functions, I foster a competent organizational culture and facilitate high-performance teams by designing and conducting training programs for CPU team including Safety, personal and professional development. In addition to above functions, I ensure reduction of Carbon Footprint through various processes and building sustainable Central Kitchens. I perform regular reviews to track the agreed costs and timelines for business and vertical progression. During this period, I have excellent achievements in the conceptualization and set up the new vertical CPU (Central Production Unit) with end-to-end planning and execution of strategic responsibilities from opportunity identification to design of ideal CPU model for existing and new businesses, and onboarding of talents for the CPU vertical. I spearheaded the project for building the First Central Kitchen for Sodexo India; contributing to optimization of total project cost. Apart from this, I played a stellar role in improving savings in Capex procurement for Central Kitchen, conducted events for existing clients resulting in the delivery of incremental revenue for Central kitchen, and optimized capacity utilization and productivity as per P&L projections.Under my leadership direction and vision, my team has been able to consistently over-achieve targets (project timelines and budget savings) and achieved exceptional customer satisfaction score of above 4/5 as per company’s standard.