Food & Beverage Manager

Valor Hospitality Partners • Holiday Inn Lucedale, MS

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About The Position

Responsible for the overall operation of food and beverage, bars, and banquet departments, delivering quality service and ensuring compliance with policies and procedures while meeting or exceeding financial goals. Manages department administration, including scheduling, purchasing, hiring, and terminations, in a fiscally responsible manner. Works closely with catering and convention services.

Requirements

• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Budget management and financial acumen.
• Organizational skills for managing staff and events.
• Knowledge of food and beverage trends.
• Understanding of food cost and inventory management.
• Familiarity with health and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, select, orient, train, assign, schedule, coach, counsel, and discipline associates; communicate expectations and responsibilities; review performance and compensation actions; and enforce policies and procedures.
• Achieve operational objectives by contributing to strategic plans, preparing and completing action plans, implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards, resolving problems, completing audits, identifying trends, and implementing improvements.
• Meet financial objectives by forecasting requirements, preparing an annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions.
• Comply with alcoholic beverage commission regulations.
• Maximize bar profitability by ensuring portion control and monitoring charge accuracy.
• Promote food and beverage offerings through advertising, food-editor reviews, magazine feature ideas, and outreach to local businesses for social events.
• Maintain a safe, secure, and healthy environment by enforcing sanitation standards and procedures, supervising equipment maintenance, protecting assets, securing revenues, complying with legal regulations, and ensuring quality service.
• Keep job knowledge current through educational opportunities, professional publications, personal networks, and professional organizations.
• Investigate and resolve guest needs, inquiries, comments, and problems to ensure a quality experience and support future sales.
• Update the cash management system and compile, generate, and prepare reports for food-and-beverage administration.
• Perform Manager-on-Duty functions and shifts as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Team Member Hotel Discount Program
• Uniforms provided
• Health, dental, vision, life insurance, and other supplemental options
• Paid PTO beginning after ninety (90) days of employment
• Immediate eligibility for 401(k) and employer match
• Team Member Awards and Recognition programs throughout the year
• Food and Beverage Discounts
• Tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

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