JOB SUMMARY
Position: Director of Food and Beverage
Company: A Cappella Catering
Job Location: Edmonton, AB
Job type: Full-time, Permanent
Job Salary: $75,000 - $90,000 a year
Position: Director of Food and Beverage
Company: A Cappella Catering
Job Location: Edmonton, AB
Job type: Full-time, Permanent
Job Salary: $75,000 - $90,000 a year
WORK PERFORMED
- Be entrepreneurial focusing on generating revenue, marketing, striving for operational excellence in collaboration with partners and suppliers.
- Develop and manage all financial processes and controls, employee engagement and guest satisfaction as well as action plans for Food and Beverage departments.
- Lead, mentor and train the Food and Beverage operations team to ensure operational excellence, exceptional guest experience and employee engagement.
- Hire, coach, train and develop team members to drive effective team member engagement, retention, and professionalism.
- Leads and manages a catering event center.
- Works with the Executive Chef and F&B Managers to develop and implement short- and long-term strategies.
- Create a culture of empowerment, teamwork, continuous improvement, and a passion for providing exceptional service.
- Participate in purchasing and procurement of high-quality ingredients for all food and beverage departments.
- Collaborate with the Executive Chef to create inspirational seasonal menus that drives revenue and attract new guests.
- Oversee all food and beverage operations to ensure that all operations meet or exceed organizational goals, and competitive benchmark standards.
- Participate in the budgeting process - develop, implement, and manage the budget, forecast, inventory and operating cost for the various outlets to maximize revenue and manage expenses.
- Maintain budgeted financial goals to ensure maximum profitability.
- Establish and maintain effective internal controls within the company standards, policies and procedures.
- Develop accurate, effective and measurable long and short-range financial objectives for F&B operations.
- Maintain a good knowledge of local competition and general industry trends.
- Conduct pre-function reviews of banquet orders with F&B team, Kitchen and Events Manager to ensure event readiness and understanding of set-ups and special requirements.
- Maintain strict health and safety, food safety, WHMIS, loss and prevention and other legislative programs that surround F&B operations.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of experience in the hospitality industry. Minimum 3 years in a senior leadership position. Experience in catering and restaurant operations considered an asset.
- A clear and solid understanding of the issues facing the food service industry.
- Proven food and beverage leadership experience.
- Working knowledge of various computer software programs (MS Office, restaurant management software, POS).
- Proven creativity and inspiring food and beverages trends and best practices.
- Experience in, training, staff development and operational management.
- Proven interpersonal skills needed in building relationships and working with teams across all levels of an organization, in particular with operating teams, line supervisors and seasonal staff from a broad range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
- Experience with financial management.
- Proven ability to create and maintain strong employee and guest satisfaction.
- Ideal candidate would have strong experience across a broad range of food and beverage activities, meetings/events, and functions.
- Ability to multitask, react and critically think under pressure.
- Strong business acumen.
