Food & Beverage Manager

Voco Leicester; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent hotel chain in Leicester is seeking a Food & Beverage Manager to create memorable dining experiences for guests. The role involves overseeing the F&B department, ensuring high service standards, and managing budgets. Ideal candidates will have successful supervisory experience in the Food and Beverage industry, a passion for trends, and strong leadership skills. This position offers numerous employee benefits and development opportunities.

Benefits

Annual Conference Event and Awards

Career development opportunities

Employee discounts at major retailers

50% off food and beverage in hotels

24/7 mental health support

Qualifications

• Successful experience in a supervisory/management position in Food and Beverage.
• Passion for the industry and staying updated with trends.
• Strong numeracy and competence in managing resources.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the food and beverage department to ensure high-quality service.
• Promote customer satisfaction by anticipating and responding to needs.
• Monitor budgets and control expenses effectively.

Skills

Leadership

Food and Beverage Knowledge

Budget Management

Customer Service

Job description

The role

Our Food & Beverage Managers focus is to create positively memorable dining experiences for our guests. Through positive leadership of the F&B team, you will be responsible for delivering an efficient, effective and profitable service that meets revenue and cost targets.

The role reports directly to the General Manager and is part of a team based from our attractive hotel in Leicester, LE2 7QS.

Food & Beverage Manager duties include:

• Overseeing the food and beverage department, ensuring a consistently outstanding level of service is delivered to all guests and diners
• Promoting a culture that anticipates customer needs wherever possible, and to react to these to enhance customer satisfaction
• Establishing and achieving quality and guest satisfaction goals
• Keeping your knowledge up to date, enabling you to make recommendations to guests
• Monitoring budgets and controlling expenses and labour costs
• Proactively engaging in marketing your hotels restaurant, both in house and externally
• Drive promotions that deliver Outstanding dining experiences for guests

Full details of the role will be discussed with the shortlisted candidates. If you’d like to find out more about the role before applying, why not reach out to our resourcing team at [e-mail].

Benefits

• Annual Conference Event and Awards
• Robust career development opportunities and support for personal growth
• Attractive discounts across many major retailers, restaurants, and events
• Complementary Employee, Family and Friends discounts in hotels across the Kew Green Hotels portfolio and at partner hotels worldwide!
• 50% off food and beverage while you stay in our hotels
• 24/7, 365 days Employee Assistance Line for mental health and wellbeing support, financial and legal advice

What you’ll bring to the team

• Demonstrable success in a Food and Beverage Supervisory/Management position.
• A passion for the Food and Beverage industry and keeping up to date with trends.
• A strong leadership, capable of motivating and influencing other to work to defined procedures and standards.
• Numerate, computer literate and able to manage resources within agreed budgets.
• Good understanding of food hygiene and health & safety procedures.

Next steps

A member of the hotel team will be in touch to book a 15-minute chat so we can get to know you better. We will explain the role in detail, and you can highlight your skills to us. If successful at this stage, you will meet General Manager and/or Operations Manager.

Who are Kew Green Hotels?

Kew Green Hotels is a rapidly expanding global company, with a diverse portfolio across leading hotel chains, including IHG Hotels & Resorts, Marriott International, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and Hilton, what unites us all is our values. Please view our website for more details.

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