Director of Food & Beverage

Legends Global • Oakland, CA

11d • $100,000 - $120,000 • Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for daily management of the Food and Beverage Department to include concessions, mobile carts, general event catering, culinary, catering sales, menu development, financials, and budgets. The Director of Food & Beverage directs and coordinates the entire food and beverage operation by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors.

Requirements

• Certificate or degree from an accredited culinary school, college, or technical school preferred.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in management level position in Food & Beverage or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Previous experience in overall Food and Beverage operations, sales, inventory control, cost control and food preparation procedures.
• Previous experience in food purchasing (Catering & Concession), including price negotiations.
• Excellent knowledge of current culinary and concession trends, presentation, and food quality.
• Previous experience in standardizing recipes, plating, and costing of menus.
• Previous experience collaborating with sub-contractor vendors.
• Serv Safe food and Serv Safe Alcohol certified.
• Maintain PCI Compliance certification.
• Alcohol awareness certificate and training capabilities.
• Strong orientation to customer service and ability to collaborate with clients and staff members.
• Results oriented individual with the ability to meet required budgetary goals.
• Excellent organizational, multi-tasking, planning, written and verbal communication skills.
• Attention to detail and service oriented.
• Prior supervisory experience required.
• Computer skills including proficiency with Microsoft Office programs.
• Ability to be creative with buffet presentations and maintain a quality product.

Responsibilities

• Markets Food and Beverage services to clients and establishes Food and Beverage controls.
• Foster & maintain positive client relations.
• Daily management of the Food & Beverage departmental operations and personnel.
• Creates Food and Beverage sales projections and budgets for facility events.
• Responsible for stand inventory and per capita reports for each event and ongoing fiscal reporting.
• Purchasing and overseeing distribution of all products to concessions outlets.
• Responsible for daily concession food and beverage compliance and service concerns such as, Health Department regulations, Alcohol beverage service guidelines and standards, menu engineering/development and detailed costing for concessions operation.
• Hires and trains new concession employees; anticipates and schedules labor needs for event and non-event days.
• Controls spoilage, cost of sales.
• Inspects and tastes prepared food to maintain quality standards and sanitation regulations.
• Is responsible for the overall direction and coordination of Food and Beverage units.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with Legends Global policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding; disciplining employees in conjunction with Human Resources; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• This position will work with limited supervision and will require the ability to interact with all levels of staff including management.
• Requires ability to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays, in addition to normal business hours.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, commensurate with experience, and a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid vacation, and 401k plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed