F&B Manager

Belmond; Italia; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent contract

Bonus scheme

Accommodation

Life and health insurance

Job summary

A luxury hotel group in Venice seeks a talented F&B Manager to oversee its Food and Beverage division. This permanent full-time role will involve managing daily operations across multiple venues, ensuring guest satisfaction, and maintaining high standards. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in leadership roles within luxury hotels, be fluent in Italian, and possess exceptional problem-solving skills. This position also offers competitive allowances and benefits including accommodation and insurance.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in F&B leadership roles, preferably in luxury settings.
• Fluency in Italian is a must; English and French are pluses.
• Strong understanding of financial performance and budgeting.
• Ability to lead, support, and motivate the team during renovation.
• Strong guest service orientation.
• Exceptional leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Remarkable problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Good understanding of inventory, cost control, and budgeting.

Responsibilities

• Supervise daily operations of all F&B venues.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Manage budgets and develop new F&B strategies.
• Provide leadership during renovations.
• Manage budgets, financial performance, and forecasts.
• Develop new F&B strategies to keep improving quality and guest satisfaction while monitoring market trends and competitor activities.
• Provide leadership, vision, and direction during the renovation of many venues.
• Ensure the execution of Leading Quality Assurance standards and action plans for improvements when necessary.

Skills

Food and Beverage leadership

Guest service orientation

Problem-solving skills

Team motivation and leadership

Luxury hotel experience

Job description

The iconic Hotel Cipriani, a Belmond Hotel in Venice, is recruiting a talented and motivated F&B Manager to oversee and enhance the entire Food and Beverage division of the hotel, including the kitchen. This is a permanent full‑time position to start during the first few months of next year (2026). The F&B Manager reports directly to the Hotel's General Manager. As F&B Manager at Hotel Cipriani you will be responsible for the smooth and profitable operation of eight venues: the restaurants Cip's Club and Il Porticciolo, the Michelin‑starred Oro Restaurant, the Bar Gabbiano and Bacaro Dior, the Breakfast, Rooms Service, and Banqueting departments.

Responsibilities

• Supervise daily operations of all F&B venues.
• Monitor guest satisfaction.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and food hygiene regulations.
• Supervise recruitment, lead talent development and performance management, suggest training necessities.
• Manage budgets, financial performance, and forecasts.
• Develop new F&B strategies to keep improving quality and guest satisfaction while monitoring market trends and competitor activities.
• Provide leadership, vision, and direction during the renovation of many venues.
• Ensure the execution of Leading Quality Assurance standards and action plans for improvements when necessary.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in F&B leadership roles; international experience within luxury hotels or resorts is a plus.
• Demonstrated success in managing high‑quality F&B venues.
• Italian speaking is a must, fluency in English; good knowledge of French will be beneficial.
• Ability to lead, support, and motivate the team during renovation.
• Strong guest service orientation.
• Exceptional leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Remarkable problem‑solving and decision‑making skills.
• Good understanding of inventory, cost control, and budgeting.

Candidates must be eligible to work in Italy at the moment of application. Candidates lacking the above‑mentioned requirements cannot be taken into consideration.

Benefits

• Permanent contract with competitive allowances.
• Bonus scheme.
• Accommodation.
• Life and health insurance.