Director of Food and Beverage - Beach House Fort Lauderdale, A Hilton Resort
Beach House Fort Lauderdale, A Hilton Resort is searching for a creative, dynamic Director of Food and Beverage to join their team. Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in the heart of Fort Lauderdale, this property is home to 374 room, all suite ocean front resort with 4 food and beverage offerings and almost 11,000 square feet of event space.
As a Director of Food & Beverage, you would plan, direct and organize the activities of the Food & Beverage division to maintain the high standards of food and beverage quality, service and marketing to maximize profits through outstanding customer service. Plan and direct the functions of administration and planning of the Food & Beverage division to meet the daily needs of the operation. Implement effective controls of food, beverage and labor costs. Ensure compliance with health, safety, sanitation and alcohol awareness standards. Help ensure high standards of food and beverage quality, service and marketing to maximize profits and ensure outstanding customer service. Interview, train, supervise, counsel, schedule and evaluate staff.

The Director of Food & Beverage reports directly to the General Manager.

• Participates in the formulation of strategic business plans for the hotel.
• Oversees daily operations of the Food & Beverage division.
• Closely monitors the daily, weekly and monthly financial performance of all outlets providing solutions to improve problem areas and assisting in implementing corrective measure.
• Provides monthly forecast of all Food & Beverage revenues and expenses.
• Participates in the preparation of the annual budget and marketing plan, taking ownership for the Food & Beverage Division sections.
• Preparation of Food & Beverage Annual Capex plan and management of Capex projects and expenditure.
• Establish monthly reporting system to monitor; KPIs, operational expenses, project updates, Stay Experience activities and other related tasks.
• Handles all guest complaints expeditiously to complete resolution.
• Complete ownership for the ongoing training requirements in the Food & Beverage division.Oversee staff performance management of all Food & Beverage Team Members.Coach and develop middle management within the Food & Beverage Division.
• Work closely with Director of Property Operations to oversee maintenance of all Food & Beverage area as required.
• Participates in public relations activities, sales calls or other promotional activities designed to enhance the image and profitability of the Food and Beverage division.
• Partners with Sales & Marketing to manage the roll out of the annual promotional schedule and to create additional promotions to improve the profitability and image of the Food & Beverage operation.
• Monitors and analyzes competitor operations in order to assess the activities and trends and to ensure that we stay ahead of the competition.

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