F&B Manager

Job description / Role

Summary

Alila Jabal Akhdar is looking for an energetic, self-motivated, experienced, creative, innovative individual for the position of F&B Manager. The ideal candidate is someone who is currently an experienced Asst. F&B Director/Manager in medium to large F&B operations, with good experience working in ultra luxury hotel operations.

General mission

• To be committed and dedicated time, effort, and attention to offering a food and beverage offering which in quality and presentation reflects the vision and brand personality of the hotel
• To supervise and coordinate all business activities in Food & Beverage Service
• To consistently monitor F&B cost and recommend proactive actions to enhance the profitability of the Food & Beverage department

Leadership

• Build teamwork and enhance the team's commitment to their work and the hotel
• Delegate appropriate responsibility to others based on their ability whilst ensuring they are empowered and have the resources
• Achieve a record of success in identifying talent, interviewing, and hiring people ("Getting the right person in the right job")
• Communicate the vision and brand personality to the team and ensure it is integrated in the department's business practices
• Actively and successfully train people for current assignments and future growth
• Set and communicate high performance standards
• Recognize outstanding individual performance in the department and deal with substandard performance fairly, immediately, and constructively
• Ensure all employees under your supervision are scheduled in accordance with business needs

Budgeting and finance

• Proficient financial acumen
• Prepare the annual business plan for all F&B outlets
• Monitor the outlets' budget and proactively implement corrective action where necessary
• Control cost whilst ensuring guests get value for money

Communication

• Communicate effectively within the organization at all levels using the most appropriate communication method for the matter concerned
• Conduct regular brief, concise, well-prepared departmental meetings and ensure follow-up

Other

• Adjust to changes in job requirements and the hotel's operational strategies to meet business needs
• Maintain and achieve guest satisfaction scores
• Maintain an efficient and effective administrative system
• Continue professional development by self-directed learning and participation in company-sponsored training programs
• Keep abreast of developments affecting your field of expertise

Technical expertise

• Plan and recommend replacement of FF&E and OE in accordance with needs and available budget
• Ensure the correct implementation of all cash-handling procedures in the departments under your supervision
• Constantly seek to improve profitability by monitoring cost of sales and implementing revenue-increasing products, programs, and activities
• Work together with Marketing Communications to achieve high impact exposure of the hotel's F&B facilities in the market

About the Company

Hyatt was founded by Jay Pritzker in 1957 when he purchased the Hyatt House motel adjacent to the Los Angeles International Airport. Over the following decade, Jay Pritzker and his brother, Donald Pritzker, working together with other Pritzker family business interests, grew the company into a North American management and hotel ownership company, which became a public company in 1962. In 1968, Hyatt International was formed and subsequently became a separate public company. Hyatt Corporation and Hyatt International Corporation were taken private by the Pritzker family business interests in 1979 and 1982, respectively. On December 31, 2004, substantially all of the hospitality assets owned by Pritzker family business interests, including Hyatt Corporation and Hyatt International Corporation, were consolidated under a single entity, now Hyatt Hotels Corporation.