Assistant Food and Beverage Manager

Imperial London Hotels; Shifnal; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

ILH Training Academy programmes

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Complimentary uniform dry-cleaning

Season Ticket Loan

Workplace Pension

Hotel discount

Discounted drinks

Health Cash Plan

Shopping discounts

Job summary

Imperial London Hotels in Bloomsbury is recruiting an Assistant Food & Beverage Manager for the Holiday Inn Bloomsbury Hotel. You will support the F&B Manager in overseeing daily food and beverage operations and ensuring high service standards.

Based in central London, the role offers a salary of £32,900 plus benefits, and 28 days holiday rising with length of service, plus access to ILH Training Academy programmes.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in fast-paced hospitality with a passion for F&B.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Bar services and beverages for events and daily operations.
• Collaborate with F&B Manager and teams on performance and updates.
• Respond to customer feedback professionally and promptly.
• Manage stock ordering and inventory for outlets.
• Review daily sales and beverage costs, forecast future opportunities.

Skills

Head Bartender

Assistant Bar Manager

Job description

Assistant Food & Beverage Manager

Holiday Inn Bloomsbury Hotel

£32,900.00 + Benefits

We are part of the Imperial London Family of Hotels, a family‑run company with over 185 years of history. We’re rewriting the traditional hospitality mindset, paving the way for a fresh approach at our 8 hotels in Bloomsbury. Our purpose is to provide authentic London experiences and memorable stays to all our guests. And we believe that starts with the right team.

We are now recruiting an Assistant Food & Beverage Manager at our Holiday Inn Bloomsbury Hotel. Nestled in Russell Square in the vibrant heart of Bloomsbury, London. Our newly acquired and refurbished IHG Brand, Holiday Inn Bloomsbury Hotel with 317 rooms. It’s a lively place to be, offering a Starbucks ground floor coffee bar, Media Lounge & co‑working space area and the Stylish Artful Critic Bar, 13 Meeting Rooms and 1 Ballroom.

Putting our guests at the heart of everything you do, you make it your mission to ensure that you and your team deliver an exceptional guest experience and memorable stay. You will be supporting the Food & Beverage Manager in overseeing the food & beverage operations and ensuring high standards of service, compliance to health and safety practices, whilst maximising guest satisfaction consistently on each shift.

Key Duties

• Oversee Bar services and maintain responsibility for beverages in these spaces, ensuring that all functions run smoothly, and customer requirements are met.
• Liaise regularly with F&B Manager and operational teams both front of house and back of house on departmental performance and that they are updated on information or issues.
• Receive and respond to all customer feedback ensuring satisfaction regularly ensuring all guest feedback is dealt with in a professional and efficient manner.
• Take responsibility for stock ordering and inventory for each outlet, ensure that all equipment and materials are ready for service.
• Review daily sales and beverage costs and track against budget, plan and forecast future sales and revenue opportunities.

What We’d Like From You

• Previous experience gained as Head Bartender or Assistant Bar Manager within a fast‑paced environment with a passion for all things food and beverage.
• A Passion for hospitality – you are all about creating memorable experiences that leaves our guests wanting to come back again and again.
• Personable and engaging able to build rapport easily, with great communication skills both with internal departments and guests alike.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Not afraid to roll up your sleeves you can multi‑task and also adapt to changing priorities, keeping a calm approach when under pressure.
• You will be a natural leader, with the ability to motivate, develop and coach the teams skills to reach their full potential.

What You’ll Get In Return

• 28 days holiday, rising to 33 with length of service
• Access to ILH Training Academy programmes, apprenticeships and supported study
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Complimentary uniform dry‑cleaning, plus discounted personal dry‑cleaning
• Interest‑free Season Ticket Loan
• Workplace Pension
• Team member flat rate and 50% friends and family hotel discount
• 50% discount across ILH F&B outlets
• Discounted drinks at Blooms Café
• Employee‑funded Health Cash Plan
• Local Bloomsbury discounts
• Early Pay access
• Shopping discounts with selected retailers
• Salary sacrifice schemes including nursery care, cycle to work, and technology
• Access to mental health first‑aiders, wellbeing support and the Employee Assistance Programme
• You can explore additional benefits here.

40 hours (5 Days out of 7 Days weekly rota)

About Us

With a 185-year legacy, our company combines the stability of a long-standing 7th generation family business with the innovation of a startup. We have big plans for growth, and we need someone who shares our excitement for the future, whilst upholding our core values of positivity, care, collaboration, growth, and pride. We are the Imperial London Family of Hotels, a family‑run company dedicated to rewriting the traditional hospitality mindset. We operate 8 hotels and 9 restaurants in the heart of Bloomsbury, London and we believe that great hospitality starts with the right people.