Hotel Director of Food and Beverage - The Valley, a Hilton Curio Collection

Valor Hospitality Partners • Homewood, AL

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About The Position

Join our team as Director of Food and Beverage for The Valley Hotel, part of The Hilton Curio Collection. Lead the teams that include our banquet and event operations, terrace bar, bistro cafe, and the premier The Ironwood Restaurant. The Food and Beverage Director is responsible for overall operation of food and beverages, bars, and banquet departments delivering quality service, compliance of policies and procedures while meeting/exceeding financial goals. Manage all administrative functions such as scheduling, purchasing for the department, hiring and terminations of associates all in a fiscally responsible manner. Works closely with catering and convention services.

Requirements

• 2 or 4 year degree in hospitality management or related field.
• Minimum 3 years experience in a food & beverage leadership role.
• Ability to perform critical analysis and manage a wide-range of information.
• Requires advanced knowledge of business and management principles and practices involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Possess excellent oral, written and presentation skills.
• Ability to delegate, manage manpower and organize complex projects and establish priorities consistent with department/hotel objectives.
• Listen effectively.
• Operate department within the guidelines of the Foundation Document.
• Communicate to both, guests and fellow associates, professionally and positively.

Responsibilities

• Accomplish food & beverage human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining associates.
• Achieve food and beverage operational objectives by contributing information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews.
• Meet food and beverage financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
• Avoid legal challenges by conforming to the regulations of the alcoholic beverage commission.
• Maximize bar profitability by ensuring portion control; monitoring accuracy of charges.
• Publicize the food and beverage by designing and placing advertisements; inviting food editors to review the food and beverage.
• Maintain safe, secure, and healthy environment by establishing, following, and enforcing sanitation standards and procedures.
• Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications.
• Investigate, resolve, respond to guest needs, inquiries, comments and/or problems to ensure a quality experience.
• Update the cash management system and compile, generate and prepare various reports to aid in the administration of the Food and Beverage department.
• Perform Manager-on-Duty functions and shifts as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Daily Pay!
• Team Member Hotel Discount Program
• Uniforms Provided for most positions
• Benefits - Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and other supplemental options
• Paid PTO
• 401k with employer match
• Food and Beverage Discounts
• Tuition Reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees