Director of Food & Beverage Outlets - InterContinental Houston

JOB OVERVIEW:

As Director of F&B Outlets, you’ll lead and direct food and beverage operations, ensuring quality service and standards are maintained to deliver a memorable guest experience. Always following government regulations concerning health, safety or other requirements.

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Financial 

• Help prepare the hotel’s annual budget and the setting of departmental goals
• Monitor budget and control expenses with a focus on food, beverage, and labor costs
• Working with the catering office, identify additional sales opportunities to enhance revenue
• Drive promotions that deliver great dining experiences for guests at a good value
• Make sure credit and financial transactions are handled securely

People

• Direct everyday activity, plan and assign work ensuring you always have the right staffing numbers
• Develop your team and improve their performance through coaching and feedback, and create performance and development goals for colleagues.
• Train colleagues to make sure they deliver with compliance and to the standards we expect.
• Drive a great working environment for teams to thrive – linking up departments to create sense of one team
• Promote teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with other departments.
• Recommend or initiate any HR elated actions where needed.

Guest Experience

• Make sure all food and beverage equipment is in operational condition and regularly cleaned
• Make sure all food and beverage facilities including banquet/convention spaces are clean and properly stocked to anticipated business volume. Notify engineering immediately of any maintenance and repair needs
• Establish and achieve quality and guest satisfaction goals. Help guests with their requests and complaints – making sure you maintain a high level of guest satisfaction
• Analyse guest insights to identify and meet customer expectations and build on guest loyalty
• Regularly communicate with guests to ensure expectations are met.

Responsible Business

• Manage hotel food and beverage marketing programmes and participate in and maintain system-wide food and beverage marketing programmes and promotions
• Keep an eye on competitor activity / industry innovation. Review and approve menu design and concepts with the Executive Chef
• Make sure food and drinks are secure and stored safely – always keep stock replenished to minimise waste
• Handle food and beverage inventory procedures. Determine minimum and maximum stocks for all food, beverage, material, and equipment.
• Other ad-hoc duties – unexpected moments when we have to pull together to get a task done
• May also serve as manager on duty.

 

ACCOUNTABILITY

This is the top food and beverage job in a large, luxury or resort hotel. Supervises a large number of employees in multiple major food and beverage outlets and kitchens, and banquets and convention facilities. Oversees multiple managers and supervisors.

 

QUALIFICATION AND REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree / high education qualification / equivalent in Hotel Management, culinary arts, or related field
• 4+ years’ related experience, including management experience
• Must speak local language
• Must obtain certifications or permits as required by local governmental agencies.