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Role Purpose

As Director of Food and Beverage you’ll lead and direct food and beverage operations (including restaurant, bar, in-room dining, culinary and banquet), ensuring quality service and standards are maintained to deliver a memorable guest experience. Always following government regulations concerning health, safety or other requirements.

Key Accountabilities

People

+ Direct everyday activity, plan and assign work ensuring you always have the right staffing numbers in F&B, Culinary and Banquet.

+ Develop your team and improve their performance through coaching and feedback, and create performance and development goals for colleagues.

+ Train colleagues to make sure they deliver with compliance and to the standards we expect.

+ Drive a great working environment for teams to thrive - linking up departments to create sense of one team.

+ Promote teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with other departments.

+ Recommend or initiate any HR related actions where needed.

Guest Experience

+ Make sure all food and beverage (F&B, Culinary and Banquet) equipment is in operational condition and regularly cleaned.

+ Make sure all food and beverage facilities including banquet/convention spaces are clean and properly stocked to anticipated business volume. Notify engineering immediately of any maintenance and repair needs.

+ Establish and achieve quality and guest satisfaction goals. Help guests with their requests and complaints - making sure you maintain a high level of guest satisfaction.

+ Analyse guest insights to identify and meet customer expectations and build on guest loyalty.

+ Regularly communicate with guests to ensure expectations are met.

Responsible Business

+ Manage hotel food and beverage marketing programmes and participate in and maintain system-wide food and beverage marketing programmes and promotions.

+ Keep an eye on competitor activity / industry innovation. Review and approve menu design and concepts with the Executive Chef.

+ Make sure food and drinks are secure and stored safely - always keep stock replenished to minimise waste.

+ Handle food and beverage inventory procedures. Determine minimum and maximum stocks for all food, beverage, material, and equipment.

+ Other ad-hoc duties - unexpected moments when we have to pull together to get a task done.

+ May also serve as manager on duty.

Financial

+ Help prepare the hotel’s annual budget and the setting of departmental goals.

+ Monitor budget and control expenses with a focus on food, beverage, and labour costs.

+ Working with the catering office, identify additional sales opportunities to enhance revenue.

+ Drive promotions that deliver great dining experiences for guests at a good value.

+ Make sure credit and financial transactions are handled securely.

Accountabilities

This is the top food and beverage job in a large, luxury hotel. Supervises a large number of employees in multiple major food and beverage outlets and kitchens, and banquet and convention facilities. Oversees multiple managers and supervisors.

Key Skills & Experiences

+ Bachelor’s degree / higher education qualification / equivalent in Hotel Management, culinary arts, or related field

+ 8+ years’ related experience, including F&B management experience. Experiences as Director of F&B in full-service hotels is highly desirable.

+ Must speak local language

+ Must obtain certifications or permits as required by local governmental agencies.

WHAT WE OFFER:

We give our people everything they need to succeed. From a competitive salary that rewards all your hard work to a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life – including an impressive room discount and some of the best training in the business.

The annual pay rate for this Exempt role is $110,000-$140,000. This rate is only applicable for jobs to be performed in Houston, Texas.

This is the starting rate we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may pay more or less than the posted rate, and the rate may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the pay range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401k, and many other benefits to eligible full-time employees.

You can apply for this role through the link below (or through the internal career site if you are a current employee).

Remarks: No amount of pay is considered wages or compensation until earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance by always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

IHG Hotels & Resorts gives every member of the team the room they need to belong, grow and make a difference in a collaborative environment. We know that to work well, we need to feel well – both inside and outside of work – and through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace. So, join us and you’ll become part of our ever-growing global family.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we’ve made a promise. As one of the world’s leading hotel groups, we’re here to deliver True Hospitality for Good. Making our guests and colleagues feel welcome, cared for, recognized and respected – wherever they are in the world. Want to be part of the journey?

Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today.

**Important information** :

+ The salary range listed is the lowest to highest pay scale we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the pay range will be based on several factors, including relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs.

+ No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until it is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or other form of compensation allocable to a particular employee remain in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

+ If you require reasonable accommodation during the application process, please click here .

+ IHG does not accept applications, inquiries, or unsolicited CVs/resumes from staffing or recruiting agencies. Please click here for our agency policy.

+ If you are a resident of or applying to a job opening in the State of Washington, please click here to read about applicable benefits.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We firmly believe that all our colleagues deserve to be treated equally and have the same opportunities to develop and grow their skills within our business and provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and colleagues without regard to an individual's, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.