Director of Food & Beverage

Director Of Food & Beverage

Costa dEste Beach Resort & Spa is seeking a visionary Director of Food & Beverage to lead culinary excellence, elevate guest dining experiences, and drive revenue growth across our oceanfront resort.

The objectives of the Director of Food & Beverage are to achieve marketing, sales, profitability and quality service goals for the Food & Beverage Department by developing and executing marketing strategies. Preparing and executing the budget, providing quality service to the guests and employing leadership and managerial skills effectively.

Duties include:

• Responsible for motivating and managing a team of front and back of the house food and beverage management.
• Develop and recommend the budget, marketing plans and objectives and manages within those approved plans
• Participate in total hotel management as a member of the Hotel Executive Committee
• Implement and maintain F&B sales/marketing programs
• Direct and oversee development of employees
• Hire, train, empower, coach and counsel, performance and salary reviews
• Direct the implementation of the payroll, reports, forecasts, inventory and budget for food and beverage operations
• Coordinate food and beverage operations with other hotel departments to ensure efficient guest service
• Resolve customer complaints as appropriate to maintain a high level of customer satisfaction and quality
• Implement procedures to increase guest and associate satisfaction
• Exercise quality control for both food and beverage
• Maintaining standards of service and ensure their implementation
• Performing daily walk-through to ensure full compliance with Department of Health regulations and brand standards
• Maintain communications with Corporate Staff
• Coach and counsel employees to reflect brand service standards and procedures

Qualifications include:

• 6 years or more of progressive hotel Food and Beverage experience
• Service oriented style with professional presentations skills
• At least 3 years experience in a senior role in a food and beverage environment
• Proven leadership skills
• Hotel/Hospitality degree an asset
• Must possess the following strengths: high energy, entrepreneurial spirit, motivational leader, proven track record in high volume concept, effective communicator, effective in providing exceptional customer service and ability to improve the bottom line
• Clear concise written and verbal communication skills in English
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Must have excellent organizational, interpersonal and administrative skills
• Experience implementing new F&B concepts

The compensation for this position is $105,000.00/Yr. - $110,000.00/Yr. based on qualifications and experience.