MARK WHITTLEY
E-Mail: mark.whittley@outlook.com
Cell: 561-319-1185
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PROFILE:
Hospitality professional with over 18 years of experience working for Hotels and Resorts at various locations across the
United States, West Indies and Europe. Graduated as a fully qualified Chef and Pastry Chef. Work experiences include
various stand-alone Hotels in the UK including the Ritz Hotel London before joining the Four Seasons Hotel group in
North America and then Timbers Resorts. As a Director of Purchasing I have run several operations with an extensive
logistical, consolidation and import focus.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The Sebastian Vail, Colorado, USA
Director of Cost Control
- Responsible for controlling all expenditure and procurement for the hotel
- Overseeing the day to day operations of the purchasing department
- Controlling all food and beverage inventories
- Capital and FF&E budget planning and procurement
- Maintaining the spa retail and back bar inventories
March 2014 – Present
Four Seasons Resorts Lana’i, Hawaii, USA
Director of Purchasing
March 2011 – Jan 2014
- Responsible for purchasing of all operational and capital needs for the two resorts, Lanai at Manele Bay
and the Lodge at Koele
- Coordinating the daily distribution of products to both resorts from a central offsite operational location
- Leading the logistical operation of a fleet of vehicles to collect and deliver freight from the port to the
resorts
- Coordination of consolidated containers from mainland USA
- Conversion and implementation to Birchstreet purchasing system
- FF&E Coordination and lead project coordinator for Nobu, One Forty and Pool renovations.
- Food, Beverage and operation cost controls
Four Seasons Hotel Houston, Texas, USA
Director of Purchasing
April 2008 – March 2011
- Responsible for the purchasing of all operational needs for the hotel including food and beverage
- Capital planning
- Forecasting operating budget
- Redesign of entire collateral program
- Project lead for rooms renovation
Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village, California, USA
Opening Assistant Director of Purchasing
September 2006 April 2008
- Part of the opening team in charge of hiring and training new employees to Four Seasons culture
- Set up ordering systems, par levels and delivery schedules for all departments
- Sourced vendors and negotiated all new contracts and pricing
Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Assistant Director of Purchasing
November 2003 – September 2006
- Worked closely with Executive Chef to source high quality food products at the best price for the five
diamond restaurant and banquet operations.
- Beverage buying
- Payroll and scheduling and training of team
Four Seasons Resort Nevis, West Indies
Purchasing Manager
- Importation of all food and beverage products
- Customs clearance of consolidated containers
July 1999 – November 2003
Four Seasons Hotel Canary Wharf, London, U.K.
Chef de Parte: Temporary Assignment
- Opening of the Quattro restaurant
Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Chef de Parte
- Chef Tournant in the Five Diamond Restaurant
- Worked all stations of the line to cover cooks days off
The Ritz Hotel, London, UK
Chef de Parte
- Started as 2nd Commis on legume section
- Promoted to Chef de Partie on the fish section
Jan 2001 – July 2001
Jan 1998 – July 1999
Jan 1995 – Jan 1998
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS:
- Task force to assist with the opening of Four Seasons Hotel Toronto
- Task force on a consultant basis to assist Four Seasons Resort Nevis, West Indies during a time of
transition
- Implemented the complete installation, training and conversion hotel wide to a new purchasing system,
Birchstreet
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NATIONALITY: Permanent Resident of the United States/British
EDUCATION: Hinckley College of Further Education, England
- City & Guilds Professional Cookery 706/1 & 2
- City & Guilds Pastry Cooks 711/1 & 2
- City & Guilds Food and Beverage 707/1
Southfields College of Further Education, England
- City & Guilds Advanced Cookery 706/3