Los Angeles is looking for a Food & Beverage Manager

The Director of Food & Beverage is responsible for managing the food and beverage functions of STK and all hotel outlets. S/he sets procedures and department goals and plans, directs, and coordinates operations.

This position works significantly with HR activities and is responsible for determining hiring needs, training and mentoring staff, controlling labor and food costs and analyzing areas requiring improvement.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Day-to-Day Management

Ensure service is maintained at the utmost of quality levels through proper execution of the sequence of service and high energy

Promote responsible alcohol sales and service and ensures compliance with local alcohol service regulations

Hold weekly one on one’s with management team to go over strategies for people, product and profit

Liase with hotel to maintian partnership, create new business opportunities and reprent TOG’s best interest

Ensures compliance with Occupational Safety & Health Act, local health and safety codes, and company safety/ security policy are met

Conduct daily inspections of F&B areas, including equipment

Analyze areas requiring improvement and develop risk management and mitigation strategies

Review of revenue and financial statements

Reducing costs of food, beverage and equipment

Set departmental goals – with actions plans and follow up on goals set for all team members

Heavily influences the direction of the property marketing campains for all outlets

Stay in tuned with the markets trends and ensure the property remains relevant and exciting

Staffing and Team Development

Analyze staffing requirements, develop iteration plans, and assess opportunities for future growth

Interview, screen, and recruit job applicants

Coach, train and develop management and hourly staff

Responsible for Team performance – morale, productivity, energy

Manage regular review of performance for Management and Hourly staff within the Performance Management guidelines

Fiscal Responsibility

Monitor activities and expenses

Set and monitor sales forecasts and profitability reports

Increasing sales through marketing, networking and incentives for staff to raise guest check average

Maintains budgeted revenues, cost of sales (COS), labor, supplies and operating cash flow (OCF). Reviews monthly profit and loss statement and acts on all variances

Have oversight of the beverage program and liaise with Beverage Director / Wine Director on all changes, mandates and controls of beverage costs

Communicate with hotel on any hotel specific accounting responsibilities

Marketing & Guest Relations

Develops new marketing ideas and executes concepts with Marketing Team

Maintain relationships with “regulars”, VIPs, influencers and key people in the industry

QUALIFICATIONS/PRIMARY JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum 8 years professional experience in related hotel environment in similar position

Expert knowledge of all Restaurant computer systems

Excellent management, delegation and presentation skills

Strong influence, interpersonal, leadership, managerial, communication, problem solving and creative solution generation skills

A strong financial acumen and proven ability to successful manage budgets and P&LClick Here to Apply