Director of Food & Beverage
About The Position
Sunseeker Resort Florida Gulf Coast is seeking an experienced Director of Food & Beverage to provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for the resort’s Food & Beverage division. The role spans restaurants, bars, culinary operations, banquet and catering, special events, pool operations, recreation, and stewarding, with responsibility for service and quality standards, guest satisfaction, team engagement, and financial performance. The Executive Chef reports directly to the Director, who will partner closely with culinary leadership on food quality, menu development, cost controls, and execution. The Director will directly oversee the complete pool operation, including Food & Beverage and recreation. They will also lead the development and expansion of banquet, catering, and special-event operations in connection with the opening of a new event center and anticipated business growth. The role includes managing budgets and financial performance, driving revenue and profitability, building and developing teams, ensuring regulatory compliance, and working with resort departments and Sales and Catering leadership to deliver exceptional guest experiences.
Requirements
- At least 8 years of progressive Food & Beverage leadership experience.
- Experience leading multiple Food & Beverage outlets and diverse operations in a large, complex hospitality environment.
- Experience overseeing restaurants, bars, culinary operations, banquets, catering, and special events.
- Strong financial acumen, including experience with budgets, forecasting, labor, cost controls, revenue generation, and P&L performance.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and execute strategies that drive revenue and profitability.
- Strong culinary understanding and experience working with Executive Chefs and culinary leadership.
- Demonstrated success recruiting, developing, and retaining high-performing teams.
- Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to lead through change, growth, and operational complexity.
- Exceptional guest-service orientation and a passion for creating memorable experiences.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and other periods based on business needs.
Nice To Haves
- Progressive Food & Beverage leadership experience in a large, full-service or luxury resort environment.
- Proven success leading and scaling banquet, catering, and special-event operations, preferably in a high-volume resort or large-scale event environment.
- Experience overseeing pool operations, including both Food & Beverage and recreation.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for restaurants, bars, culinary, banquets, catering, special events, pool operations, recreation, and stewarding.
- Oversee the entire pool operation, including pool Food & Beverage and recreation, with responsibility for guest experience, safety, operational excellence, and financial performance.
- Lead and develop the Food & Beverage leadership team, including the Executive Chef, who reports to the Director.
- Partner with the Executive Chef and culinary leadership on food quality, menu development, culinary standards, cost controls, and execution.
- Lead banquet, catering, and special-event operations and develop them to support the new event center and anticipated growth.
- Establish and maintain consistent operational standards across Food & Beverage outlets and experiences.
- Drive revenue generation and profitability across the Food & Beverage division.
- Develop and manage annual budgets, forecasts, labor plans, and financial objectives.
- Monitor and analyze P&L performance, labor and food and beverage costs, inventory, purchasing, and other financial indicators.
- Identify opportunities to increase revenue, improve margins, enhance productivity, and strengthen financial performance.
- Coordinate Food & Beverage with culinary, banquet, catering, events, recreation, Sales, and other resort departments.
- Partner with Sales and Catering leadership to maximize group, banquet, catering, and special-event opportunities.
- Ensure successful Food & Beverage execution for resort-wide events, activations, group programs, and special events.
- Recruit, develop, coach, and retain high-performing leaders and team members.
- Foster accountability, collaboration, service excellence, and continuous improvement.
- Develop training, succession-planning, and leadership-development strategies.
- Maintain a visible leadership presence and regularly engage with guests and team members.
- Monitor guest feedback and satisfaction metrics and implement improvements to the guest experience.
- Ensure compliance with applicable health, safety, sanitation, licensing, and regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate with resort leadership on initiatives that improve guest experience and financial performance.
- Perform other duties as assigned to support the success of the resort.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
