Director of Food & Beverage
Location: Santiburi Koh Samui
Job Description:
You will support the overall Food & Beverage operation of the resort to maximize guest satisfaction, team member performance and business results. Your key duties and responsibilities are to promote and ensure guest satisfaction, maintain a safe and sanitary work environment and ensure only the highest quality products are being served, achieved through developing and maintaining a strong team environment, delivery of prompt, courteous service in accordance with brand and Food & Beverage standards. Further you handle daily team member relations, and encourage problem solving by team members through proper training and empowerment.
Duties and Responsibilities:
SCOPE:
Responsible for the administration and operations of all Food & Beverage outlets ensuring maintenance of standards and maximum profitability.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide a professional, advisory and executive support service to the General Manager to assist in meeting the strategic goals of the establishment.
- Develop and implement Food and Beverage promotions, strategies and special events in conjunction with the Executive Chef and the Director of Sales and Marketing.
- Coordinate the upkeep and cleanliness of all outlets by liaising with Housekeeping and Maintenance.
- Liaise with the Executive Chef on menu engineering and portion control, ensuring the highest food standard is achieved whilst selling at the correct prices.
- Maintain all equipment within the outlets eg. Menus, linen, china, glass, electrical equipment and Point of Sales system.
- Responsible for the checking of all stock, requisitions and equipment on a regular basis.
- Drive corporate or Hotel specific programs that affect guest satisfaction and profitability in the outlets.
- Implement control procedures to minimize errors, fraud and waste.
- Ensure that the property is seen as being the principle innovator in the market place.
- Coordinate Hotel wing lists, offering choice and variety as well as price consistency throughout the Outlets.
- Manager all entertainers in the property, ensuring quality standards are maintained.
- Handle Food and Beverage complaints in a timely and effective manner.
- Ensure correct liquor licensing laws are abided by, paying particular attention to intoxicated guests and underage guests.
- Prepare monthly outlook/forecast reports.
- Negotiate Food and beverage contracts within corporate guidelines.
- Conduct development and performance reviews, identifying key personnel for further development and structured career pathing.
- Implement and maintain training systems to ensure that associates have the necessary framework and skills to perform their job efficient and effectively.
- Prepare work schedules and annual leave schedules within budget, business expectations and guidelines of the appropriate industrial legislation.
- Participate in the preparation of the Strategic Business and Operating Plans.
- Attend meeting as required.
- Implement opportunities for quality Team Building.
- Ensure that all associates comply with the grooming uniform standards.
- Oversee the selection and appointment of new associates within the department.
- Conduct regular staff meetings to keep all associates informed.
- Participate in the Hotel “Manager on Duty” program.
- Ensure compliance with legislated health and safety requirements within the workplace.
- Comply with all Corporate and Hotel Standards and Procedures.
- Promote by example the principles of “The Power of Service”.
- Actively promote a work environment, which cares for guests and associates alike.
- It is not the intent of this job description to cover all aspects of the position but to highlight the most important areas of responsibility.