Director Premium Food Services - Calgary, AB

JOB SUMMARY

Position: Director Premium Food Services
Company: Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation
Job Location: Calgary, AB

Job type: Full-time

WORK PERFORMED

• Developing and Maintaining Food and Beverage
• Set expectations and hold food and beverage leadership team accountable for demonstrating CSEC Values.
• Utilize Data to drive fan experience & profitability
• Drive innovation, challenge status quo, challenge the team to be leaders in the Food & Beverage.
• Establish challenging, realistic and obtainable goals to guide operation
• Developing and Maintaining Budgets
• Develops and manages Food and Beverage budget for Restaurants, Suites & Catering
• Monitors the department’s actual and projected sales to ensure revenue goals are met or exceeded and opportunities are identified and addressed.
• Ensures liquor control policies are followed and updated as the industry evolves.
• Focuses on maintaining profit margins without compromising guest or associate satisfaction.
• Ensure department heads input schedules according to labor standards/ productivity standards
• Leading Food & Beverage Team
• Utilize interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others; advocate sound financial/business decision making; demonstrate honesty/integrity; lead by example.
• Encourage and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
• Achieve and exceed goals including performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.
• Serve as a role model to demonstrate appropriate behaviors.
• Implement systems in place to ensure that all colleagues have the tools and resources they need to perform their jobs in an efficient manner
• Develop means to improve profit, including estimating cost and benefit, exploring new business opportunities, etc.
• Identify opportunities to increase profits and create value by challenging existing processes, encouraging innovation and driving necessary change.
• Ensures that regular, on-going communication occurs in all areas of food and beverage (e.g., pre-event briefings, staff meetings).
• Ensure that the information is widely shared and communicated. Practice open and honest communication with all colleagues.
• Create an environment where the workplace is structured in such a way where the F&B colleagues can achieve their goals.
• Conduct audits to ensure the outlet colleagues are following CSEC policies and procedures
• Develop a platform to celebrate, recognize the efforts of the colleagues for their contributions and accomplishments.
• Cultivate a culture where the colleagues remain engaged and reduce turnover.
• Regularly audit outlets and reviews
• Establish and maintains open, collaborative relationships with direct reports and entire food & beverage team. Ensures direct reports do the same for their team.
• Develop a food and beverage operating strategy that is aligned with the CSEC business strategy and leads its execution.
• Provide strategic leadership around staff planning, recruitment and training programs.
• Actively mentor and coach staff.
• Use adult learning principles to conduct training for new and existing employees
• Practice safe behaviors
• All other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Post-secondary education focused on Business Management along with Adult Educations and Training certificates within the hospitality field is ideal.
• 5+ years of progressive management and experience within a hospitality venue.
• Knowledge of the hospitality industry and a multifaceted organization.
• Must be able to take direction and work independently in a fast paced environment.

To Apply - Follow the link to the company website for further information.