Director of Food & Beverage

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Food & Beverage operations both front and heart of house areas.
• Ensure the colleagues’ career path and development needs are prioritized and documented along with performance management and a positive work environment is established and maintained.
• Lead all the functions of Food and Beverage division, facilities and financial performance to ensure maximum departmental profit and cost efficiency is achieved.
• Analyze sales mix, food and beverage costings and pricing on regular basis.
• Participate in public relation activities or promotional activities for the Food & Beverage division.
• Ensure guest feedback and comments are adequately handled.
• Conduct such functions as interviewing, hiring, employee orientation, performance reviews, coaching, counselling and dismissal if necessary to ensure appropriate staffing and productivity reviews.
• Review and analyze market trends globally and locally in order to keep up to date in our operation.
• Lead the implementation of new F&B concepts and projects.
• Provides leadership and support for all direct reports and other colleagues in the division and maintain effective employee relations.
• To participate in the preparation of the annual budget and marketing plan, taking ownership for the F&B Division sections
• Prepares F&B annual Capex plan and management of Capex projects and expenditure
• Support the Food Safety program of the food and beverage division.

Key competencies and background

• Minimum 1 year experience as Director of Food & Beverage within luxury hotel brand / 5 star hotel; International and Middle East experience is an advantage
• Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality Management or relevant field
• Knowledgeable of all aspects of food and beverage operations including restaurants and bar management, banqueting, room service, culinary and stewarding
• Dedicated in delivering legendary guest experience
• Driven, result oriented with good business acumen
• Strategic agility and ability to make quality decisions
• Strong experience in driving marketing and public relation activities in food and beverage
• Excellent people management skills
• Interpersonal savvy
• Displays humility, work values and integrity