Opening F&B Manager: Shape Singapore's Dining Experience

Placeholder; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Avani Singapore is opening a new Food & Beverage leadership role to guide early operations and ongoing dining excellence. You will lead pre-opening workstreams and oversee all restaurants, bars, and in-room dining with a focus on guest experience and commercial performance.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in F&B leadership within international brands, strong budget control, and a passion for service excellence.

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Hospitality Management, Hotel Management, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in Food & Beverage leadership within international brands.
• Strong operational knowledge of restaurant, bar, banquet, and in-room dining operations.
• Proven experience leading and developing high-performing Food & Beverage teams.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience managing budgets, profitability, and cost controls.
• Previous pre-opening hotel experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of Singapore's dining scene, guest expectations, and emerging trends.
• Previous F&B leadership in Singapore hospitality would be advantageous.
• Passion for service excellence, team development, and guest experience.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Fluent in English

Responsibilities

• Lead the Food & Beverage pre-opening workstream, including outlet setup, team mobilisation, SOPs, service standards and training.
• Oversee day-to-day operation of all restaurants, bars, in-room dining and banquet operations.
• Collaborate with Director of Culinary to create fresh menu concepts and a playful, personality-led service style.
• Build restaurants/bars that Singapore talks about and wants to revisit.
• Bring venues to life with music, atmosphere, service rituals, storytelling and Avani personality.
• Recruit, develop, and lead high-performing F&B teams while fostering a strong service culture.
• Drive quality standards and commercial performance across dining outlets.
• Manage labour, expenses, productivity and financial controls.
• Deliver revenue-driving promotions, events and partnerships.
• Monitor market trends, guest preferences and competitor activity to stay relevant.
• Ensure hygiene, safety and brand standards across all outlets.

Skills

F&B leadership

Budget management

Operational excellence

Team development

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Pre-opening experience

Singapore dining scene

Fluent English

Guest experience

Education

Hospitality management degree

Job description

Avani Singapore is opening a new Food & Beverage leadership role to guide early operations and ongoing dining excellence. You will lead pre-opening workstreams and oversee all restaurants, bars, and in-room dining with a focus on guest experience and commercial performance.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in F&B leadership within international brands, strong budget control, and a passion for service excellence.