Manoj Kate

A result-oriented professional, with over 15 years plus of multi-facet experience in Property Management/ Facility Management and General Administration. Experienced in spearheading a wide spectrum of general administrative activities including vendor development and contract management for commercial services. Expertise in Facility Management Operations involving housekeeping, security management, transport management, and management of crisis & various emergencies.

Excels in facility management and negotiating with service providers for cost effective solutions to ensure effective & seamless operations.

Manager Operations at Crest Property Management Services (2024-03 – Present)

Working as Operations Manager handling Pune sites operations with comprehensive facility and administrative oversight.

• Working as Operations Manager handling pune sites operations
• GM & Monthly Meeting Management
• Manages Soft Services of the Building
• Manages Maintenance of the Site
• Managing and supervise the team of facility staff and contractors
• Coordinating schedule maintenance activities and repairs
• Effect use of facility resource and equipment's
• Budgets & Fund Allocation for the key areas
• Manages MIS Reports for the building
• Liaoning with Govt Depts like PMC, Water Dept, Police Dept, etc
• create comprehensive reports on operational performance, analyze trends, and provide data-driven insights to senior leadership for strategic decision-making

Site Lead (FM) at JLL India (Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated) (2019-12 – 2023-06)

Managed facility operations for multiple sites with responsibility for balancing short-term FM goals with long-term building effectiveness.

• Balance Short-Term FM goals with long-term effectiveness of a building
• Manages multiple sites Facility Management of the Company. Coordinate system repairs and
• Managed more than 600+ Employees Facility Management
• Work well with internal team and external contractors
• Manages MIS role for the dept: - Budgeting/ Provisions & Facilities reports, etc
• Security Management
• Cafeteria Management
• Lesioning with Govt Depts like PMC, Water Dept, Police Dept, etc

Facility Manager - Maharashtra at ISS Facility Management Services India Pvt Ltd (2018-04 – 2019-11)

Facility Manager for multiple clients managing infrastructure projects and large-scale facility operations across multiple sites.

• Worked as Facility Manager for multiple clients – Tech Mahindra & Virtusa software, managed multiple sites
• Steered Infrastructure Projects for multiple clients & business centres
• Managed more than 2000+ Employees Facility Management
• Pivotal in developing systems for improving organizational performance and boosting employee morale through innovation & quality implementation techniques under Employee Welfare
• Renegotiated vendor supply rates to achieve an average reduction of 5% - 10% in prices of on all supplies, leading to large savings for the company

Manager – Administration & Facilities at Integrated Properties Management & Services Ltd (2015-09 – 2018-03)

Managed multiple large-scale facilities and administered comprehensive administrative functions across two states.

• Managed multiple Facilities with area more than 4 lakhs sq. fts. (Pune & Gujarat)
• Supervised Soft Services and also supported Electromach team
• Administered International/Domestic -Travel & Visa Management for the Employees
• Successfully finalised contracts with Office Equipment's Suppliers like-AMCs for electro-mechanical services- (A. C's, D.G sets, UPS, & so on) Housekeeping/Soft Services Agencies, Hotels & Guest Houses

Front Desk & GRE at Taj Blue Diamond Hotel (2011-12 – 2015-07)

Handled front desk and guest relations executive operations with responsibilities in department training and computerization.

• steered maintenance of the EPABX and Computers (Software & Hardware)
• Entrusted with the responsibility of imparting training of new recruits in all the 3 departments
• Computerization of the department for effective communication
• Designed operational manual for better communication network
• Achieved Excellent Room Occupancy /Sales Target

Front Desk & Reservations at Blue Diamond Hotel (2009-04 – 2011-12)

Front desk operations and reservations management at hospitality establishment.

Front Desk at Blue Diamond Hotel (2005-07 – 2009-02)

Initial front desk role in hospitality operations.

Bachelor of Commerce in Commerce – Ness Wadia College, Pune (1997 – 1998)

Advanced Diploma in Business Administration – Chennai University (2001 – 2003)

HSC – Ness Wadia College Pune (1993 – 1994)

SSC – The Trinity School Pune (1991 – 1992)

Computer Basic Certification in Information Technology – Megabyte Computer Academy (1993 – 1994)