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Louis Tan

Summary

Wine and spirit professional with 12 years experience in the industry, with a core competency in craft spirits and F&B operations. Formerly General Manager of Sales and Marketing for Cornerstone wines, heading a sales team of 20 strong. Adept at brand building, and market activation's, with a proven track record of working with international spirits brands. Experience in regional spirits distribution, supporting the regional sales teams with brand building and technical support.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Beverage Manager

Burnt Ends Hospitality Group
01.2023 - Current
  • Full creative design of Cocktail program within the group.
  • Manage all day-to-day operations
  • Develop ongoing training initiative to improve beverage knowledge of service teams.
  • Purchase beverage stock and handle all inventory needs.
  • Handle all supplier partnerships and purchasing deals
  • Responsible for Outlet P&L (Burnt Ends Bar)

General Manager of Sales and Marketing

Cornerstone Wines (Hock Tong Bee Pte Ltd)
09.2019 - 08.2022
  • Developed and implemented strategies to increase sales and profitability.
  • Monitored financial performance, set budgets and controlled expenses to provide financial stability and long-term organizational growth.
  • Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules, and contract negotiations.
  • Drove year-over-year business growth while leading operations, strategic vision, and long-range planning.
  • Oversaw a sales team of 20 strong

Bar Manager

The Old Man Singapore
12.2017 - 11.2019

World 50 Best Bars, Ranked #38, within 6 months of launch. Head of Operations and Beverage program. R&D head of group beverage programs, focus on redistillation and flavor extraction.

Bar Manager

Summerlong Pte Ltd (Dandy Group)
05.2017 - 05.2017

Brand Ambassador

Liquid Gold Asia
07.2015 - 05.2017

Bar Manager

L'aiglon Pte Ltd
06.2013 - 06.2015

Bar Manager

The Horse's Mouth Bar
10.2011 - 05.2013

Education

Diploma - Tourism & Hospitality

Kaplan University
Singapore
01.2021

Level 2 - Spirits - Spirits

Wine And Spirit Education Trust
Singapore
01.2021

Level 2 - Wines - Wines

Wine And Spirit Education Trust
Singapore
01.2021

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Chinese (Mandarin)
Elementary (A2)

Hobbies

Travelling

Brazillian Jiu jitsu

Motorcycle Touring

Music

Timeline

Beverage Manager

Burnt Ends Hospitality Group
01.2023 - Current

General Manager of Sales and Marketing

Cornerstone Wines (Hock Tong Bee Pte Ltd)
09.2019 - 08.2022

Bar Manager

The Old Man Singapore
12.2017 - 11.2019

Bar Manager

Summerlong Pte Ltd (Dandy Group)
05.2017 - 05.2017

Brand Ambassador

Liquid Gold Asia
07.2015 - 05.2017

Bar Manager

L'aiglon Pte Ltd
06.2013 - 06.2015

Bar Manager

The Horse's Mouth Bar
10.2011 - 05.2013

Diploma - Tourism & Hospitality

Kaplan University

Level 2 - Spirits - Spirits

Wine And Spirit Education Trust

Level 2 - Wines - Wines

Wine And Spirit Education Trust
Louis Tan