Albert Panagopoulos

About

Critical thinker. High energy. Results driven. Focused. Disciplined. Honest. Highly analytical. I have followed multiple career paths, bartender, ex van salesman, bar/club host, waiter, sales supervisor for a supermarket chain, Assistant Manager, Bar Manager. There was one specific moment in my life when I decided that i needed something more challenging, to get me outside my comfort zone. I decided to leave Greece in 2015 and try my luck in England. A bold decision. I left everything behind and made a fresh start. I got a job doing what i knew best at the time. I worked as a cocktail bartender in Bristol when it struck me. I want to study. I feel like I have more to offer. I set my mind to it and a year later I began my journey as a Business Management student at the University of Leeds. I was 25 years old at the time. I graduated in 2019. I worked as a Bar Manager leading a team of 12 people in Leeds for a year, and now I am looking for employment in Sales and to connect with people who are working in the sector. I am also a freelance translator and transcriber.

Experience

Freelancer

May 2020 – Present

Freelance Translator

I translate anything from ENG to GRE and vice versa

Hellenic Ministry of Defence (Conscription)

May 2020 – Jun 2021

Cholargos, Greece

Transcriber

I had the position of the transcriber working directly for the Greek Minister of National Defence.

D&D London - East 59th

Jun 2019 – Jul 2020

Leeds

Bar Manager - Assistant General Manager

Responsibilities: • staff hiring and training • maintaining positive and long-term relationships with customers and suppliers • stock control • event hosting • public relations and more. At East 59 we hosted multiple large private events which required meticulous planning and organising beforehand as well as ensuring that clients were satisfied to the top level.

Multiple Companies

Oct 2013 – Jun 2019

UK and Greece

Cocktail Bartender

In order to make the CV easier to read I have not included every single bar/restaurant that I have worked at. Main responsibilities in most positions included: • Making a new cocktail menu. • Training of all the staff on how the cocktails are made, and how to up-sell drinks • Streamlined the menu in general making sure all ingredients were interchangeable and hence no stock was thrown away. • Restructured the different bar stations, to “shave-off” seconds from cocktail making and deliver a faster service.

Sxara Lemoni

Mar 2011 – Sep 2013

Cholargos, Greece

Owner

It was my first entrepreneurial step. Sxara-Lemoni was a restaurant based in Cholargos, Athens-Greece. It was a small restaurant.

Delhaize Group - AB Basilopoulos

Mar 2010 – Oct 2010

Ekali, Attiki, Greece

Salesman

Responsibilities: • Restocking shelves • Helping out customers • Keeping a clean and presentable area • Ensuring customer satisfaction

John's & Dim LTD

Sep 2008 – Mar 2010

Akharnai, Greece

Account Manager / Sales

John’s & Dim LTD was a food and beverage whole-seller and distributing company (B2B). Primary responsibilities/daily duties included: • Loading/Unloading the Van, delivering goods to customers all over Athens. • Maintaining excellent relationships with customers and ensuring customer satisfaction • Taking orders for customers over the phone or in person • Stock control as well as making orders to our suppliers. On a typical day I would spend half my time visiting customers to see to their needs, and half ensuring prompt delivery of goods to customer who had already placed an order.

Education

University of Leeds

Sep 2016 – Jul 2019

Bachelor in Arts 2:2, Business Management

Albert Panagopoulos

Skills

Languages