Food & Beverage Manager

Wenty Leagues; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Wenty Leagues in Sydney is seeking an exceptional Food & Beverage Manager to provide commercial and operational leadership across dining outlets, bars, culinary operations, functions and events.

You will lead through an experienced management team, delivering strong governance on food safety, RSA, WHS and risk while growing revenue and profitability for a portfolio central to the club’s member experience.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading large, complex and high-volume Food & Beverage operations.
• 3–5 years’ experience in a comparable senior F&B, hospitality or multi-venue leadership role.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, with an understanding of revenue, margin, labour, cost control.
• Demonstrated leadership across dining, bars, culinary operations, functions and events, procurement and supplier relationships.

Responsibilities

• Drive the financial and commercial performance of the Food & Beverage portfolio, including revenue, profitability, labour, margins and costs.
• Provide senior operational leadership across dining, bars, culinary, functions and events, procurement and inventory.
• Grow revenue and profitability while protecting and evolving an already successful Food & Beverage offering.
• Lead the development of menus, concepts and experiences that strengthen visitation, membership engagement and repeat business.
• Oversee Wenty Events, procurement, supplier performance and key contractor catering relationships.
• Lead and develop an experienced Food & Beverage management team.
• Maintain strong governance across food safety, liquor licensing, RSA, WHS and operational risk.

Skills

Executive leadership

F&B operations

Commercial & financial acumen

Stakeholder management

Multi-venue leadership

Job description

A significant hospitality business. An established market. An opportunity to lead what comes next.

Wenty Leagues is a well-established Western Sydney hospitality and entertainment destination, built around creating memorable experiences for our members, guests and people. Wenty Leagues is a place that genuinely reflects our vision of“your home away from home.”

Our dining, beverage and events operations generate substantial revenue, attract strong patronage and have built an offering that understands and responds to its market. Our venue gives people a reason to visit, stay, return and remain connected with the Club and is a significant part of our business and our membership proposition.

We are now seeking an exceptional Food & Beverage Manager to provide the commercial and operational leadership of this highly successful portfolio.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, you will provide senior commercial and operational leadership across internally operated dining outlets, bars, culinary operations, functions and events, warehouse and procurement. Together with significant supplier and contracted catering relationships.

With further dining development planned for 2027, the mandate is clear:

Understand what drives our success. Protect it. Strengthen it. Lead it.

About the Role

This is a senior leadership position carrying significant responsibility for the commercial performance, operational strength and future development of Wenty Leagues’ Food & Beverage portfolio.

You will lead through an experienced management team, with responsibility for:

• Driving the financial and commercial performance of the Food & Beverage portfolio, including revenue, profitability, labour, margins and costs.
• Providing senior operational leadership across dining, bars, culinary, functions and events, procurement and inventory.
• Growing revenue and profitability while protecting and evolving an already successful Food & Beverage offering.
• Using financial and operational insights to drive performance and identify commercial opportunities.
• Lead the development of menus, concepts and experiences that strengthen visitation, membership engagement and repeat business.
• Oversee Wenty Events, procurement, supplier performance and key contractor catering relationships.
• Lead and develop an experienced Food & Beverage management team.
• Maintain strong governance across food safety, liquor licensing, RSA, WHS and operational risk.
• Work closely with the CEO, COO and Executive Team.
• Play a key role in the future development of the Club’s dining portfolio, including planned growth from 2027.

About You

• Significant experience leading large, complex and high-volume Food & Beverage operations.
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in a comparable senior F&B, hospitality or multi-venue leadership role.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, with a sound understanding of revenue, margin, labour, cost control and overall business performance.
• Demonstrated leadership across dining, bars, culinary operations, functions and events, procurement and supplier relationships.
• Proven ability to lead experienced managers and drive accountability through a strong leadership team.
• Comfortable operating with substantial revenue and expenditure and using financial insights to guide commercial decisions.
• Visible, decisive and commercially focused, with the ability to stay connected to the operation while maintaining a broader strategic view.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and confidence working with senior leaders, contractors, suppliers and key business partners.

At Wenty Leagues, you’ll be joining a successful, ambitious organisation where Food & Beverage is central to the member experience and future growth of the Club.

We are proud of the standards we set, the people who deliver them and the culture we continue to build through our HEART values: Helpful, Ethical, Agile, Respectful and Teamwork.

If you are ready to lead a significant operation, make a genuine impact and be part of a business that is continuing to evolve, this is an opportunity worth exploring.