Vice President of Food & Beverage - Aspen Hospitality

Summary

The Vice President of Food & Beverage will be responsible for providing both support and direction to our culinary leaders and general managers throughout the company.  As a true servant leader, you will collaborate and teach others best practices in food and beverage industry to drive innovation and creativity in the hotels, restaurants, clubs, and outlets for Aspen Hospitality.  You will cultivate an environment where all F&B teams feel equally supported and engaged. This role will help establish concepts, systems, standards and culture. This leader must build on the existing level of excellence that Aspen One has been known for in the food and beverage space. This will be done through collaboration and the ability to establish a culture of trust and teamwork.The budgeted salary range for this position is $195,000-$225,000. Actual pay will be dependent on budget and experience, all salaried roles are eligible for bonus. Job Posting Deadline 

Applications for this position will be accepted until January 26, 2025.Essential Job Functions

    Establish and implement Aspen Hospitality Food & Beverage, standards, menu guides, training programs, and pre-opening critical path and road map to success with appropriate goals and touchpoints within

    Knowledgeable and current with ongoing performance and trends in all operations (outlets and banquets/catering), and through analytical skills, devise improvements in strategies, quality, revenue generation, cost management, staffing, equipment and operational efficiencies.

    Model and champion the unique Culture of Aspen through your actions and support it throughout the company

    Build operating teams throughout the portfolio that unify and work collaboratively together to implement and execute initiatives

    Analyze F&B competitive positioning and market trends in all markets 

    Analyze market dynamics and hotel positioning to develop and implement new restaurant concepts

    Provide direction on existing restaurant and bar performance improvement and sustained growth

    Direct the implementation of changes and improvements working directly with F&B property staff

    Supervise due diligence, transition and predevelopment activities for F&B at all new properties

    In collaboration with HR, create and supervise companywide training and career growth programs and direct best practices for recruiting and staff assessment

    In collaboration with the SVP of Operations, create and implement a companywide service standard platform to define and monitor performance

    In collaboration with the SVP of Finance, create and implement companywide F&B operations and financial performance reporting

    Collaborate with procurement teams on national contracts with suppliers

    Perform due diligence on capital improvements for short term improvements and long-term success

    Trouble-shoot and implement solutions for identified property problems and issues 

    Participate in the creation, branding, thematic design and development of all new F&B outlets

    Collaborate with HR and talent teams in attracting top talent in the field of Beverage and Food for our properties

    Collaborate with Sr. Director of IT to continuously explore technology applications in F&B operations to improve operations and guest/associate experiences

    Participate in the planning and designing of kitchen facilities and restaurant and related facilities