Executive Assistant Manager i/c of Food & Beverage

Kempinski Hotels SA; As Sudiyah; On-site; OMR 69,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Kempinski Hotels SA is seeking an Executive Assistant Manager i/c of Food & Beverage to lead operational excellence across F&B departments in Saudi Arabia. You will shape strategic plans, manage budgets, and drive revenue optimization while maintaining luxury standards.

The role requires 5 years as a Director of F&B, strong international experience, and excellent English communication. A second language is a plus, with a focus on guest satisfaction and team development in a premium hotel setting.

Qualifications

• 5 years' experience as Director of F&B.
• International experience across the Gulf region and Europe is essential.
• Sound training in various departments in international luxury hotels.
• English - excellent oral and written skills.
• Additional language - beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Participate in development and preparation of hotels strategic plan.
• Prepare budget and monitor revenues.
• Profit and Loss responsibility.
• Coordinate with Revenue Management and Sales to maximize F&B occupancy, rates, average check and profits.
• Optimize revenue by sales-promoting activities and controlling Revenue Management to achieve best Market Share.
• Control the duty roster for sub departments ensuring quality and cost efficiency.
• Oversee labor cost controls within budget and occupancy variances.
• Conduct interviews with possible future employees.
• Responsible for control of all operational tasks and delegation.
• Re-evaluate workflows to improve organization.
• Implement and evaluate procedures and policies.
• Ensure clear communications with other department heads.
• Create Career Development plans for employees as part of Talent Pool/High Potentials.
• Organize departmental meetings.
• Communicate strategy and targets to department heads and line staff and ensure implementation.
• Ensure up-to-date safety procedures with Fire & Safety team.
• Daily walk-throughs to ensure quality standards and cleanliness.
• Control the technical situation of departments in rooms divisions.
• Maintain high visibility with guests and employees.
• Maintain 85% LQA scoring.
• Manager on Duty weekdays and weekends.
• GM responsibility in absence.

Skills

F&B Director

International experience

English proficiency

Other language

Staff training

Job description

Executive Assistant Manager i/c of Food & Beverage

Department: Food & Beverage

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Saudi Arabia - Al Khobar

Description

The Executive Assistant Manager i/c of Food & Beverage is responsible to ensure the smooth and efficient running of all operational aspects of the Food & Beverage and to ensure that the various departments are run according to the standards set for the brand in general and the hotel specifically

Key Responsibilities

• 1-Participate in development and preparation of hotels strategic plan.
• 2-Prepare budget and monitor revenues.
• 3-Profit and Loss responsibility.
• 4-Coordinate with Revenue Management and Sales to maximize F&B occupancy, rates, average check and profits.
• 5-Optimize revenue by sales-promoting activities and controlling the Revenue Management. in order to achieve the best possible Revenue Penetration Market Share in the market.
• 6-Control the duty roster for sub departments guaranteeing the quality as well as considering the highest personnel cost efficiency.
• 7-Oversee all labor cost controls within budget limits and occupancy variances to maximize productivity.
• 8- Conduct interviews with possible future employees.
• 9-Responsible for control of all operational tasks as well as the respective delegation and control.
• 10-Re-evaluate work flows to improve and optimize organization.
• 11- Implement and evaluate procedures and policies.
• 12- Ensure clear communications with all other department heads.
• 13-Create Career Development plans for each employee which is part of the Talent Pool or High Potentials.
• 14-Regularly organize departmental meetings.
• 15-Communicate the strategy and targets of the management to their departmental heads and the line staff and ensuring implementation.
• 16-Ensure and communicate up-to-date procedures for all safety relevant measures with Fire & Safety team.
• 17-Conduct daily walk through to ensure quality standards and cleanliness in front and back of the house areas.
• 18-Control the technical situation of the departments in rooms divisions.
• 19- Maintain a high visibility with guests and employees.
• 20- Responsible for maintaining 85% scoring for LQA inspections.
• 21-Manager on Duty weekdays and weekends.
• 22-GM responsibility in his/her absence.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• 5 years' experience experience as Director of F&B.
• International experience across both the Gulf region and Europe is essential.
• Sound training in various departments in international luxury hotels.
• English - excellent oral and written skills
• Additional language - beneficial.