Concessions Operations Director — Guest Experience Leader

Compass Group USA; Notre Dame (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Life Insurance/ AD

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Flexible Time Off Plan

Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state

Personal Leave

Associate Shopping Program

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Job summary

Levy is seeking a Concessions Operations Leader to oversee all concessions activities at live events. You’ll recruit and train team members, partner with location leadership to drive guest satisfaction and financial results, and manage promotions, inventory, and loss prevention.

The role requires 5+ years in food and beverage operations, a bachelor’s degree in hospitality management (preferred), strong computer skills, and the ability to work evenings and weekends according to event schedules.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a food and beverage operational position.
• Bachelor s degree in hospitality management is preferred.
• High level of computer literacy.
• Passion for hospitality, food, and retail.
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
• Able to work evenings and weekends, as dictated by event schedule.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing all aspects of concessions operations
• Ensuring the recruitment and training of team members in our standards and procedures
• Working with the location leadership team to continually drive improvements in guest satisfaction and financial results
• Driving engagement within the concessions department
• Overseeing all aspects of season planning and event preparation in the concessions department to ensure maximum event readiness
• Ensuring point of sale updates and regular maintenance checks are completed
• Completing calorific analysis of menu items in partnership with the culinary team
• Ensuring the timely implementation and communication of promotions
• Overseeing loss prevention activities including managing cash drops/collection, completing cash variance logs, and overseeing the nightly Goods Out of Stock (GOS) procedure
• Working in partnership with other departments to ensure accurate completion of the requisition process
• Working with the culinary and purchasing team to ensure regular updates to the concessions theoretical matrix to ensure accurate theoretical margin calculations
• Ensuring compliance with all Payment Card Information rules
• Implementing concessions Production Sheet to ensure accurate production and minimal wastage
• Conducting progressive coaching with team members
• Completion of monthly financial reporting and action planning
• Ensuring regular maintenance, cleaning and inspection of all concessions areas and equipment
• Ensuring all appropriate alcohol service signage is placed and that Responsible Service of Alcohol protocols are followed
• Completion and processing of alcohol incident logs to identify recurring issues or trends
• Managing team member meal breaks
• Overseeing recruitment activities for team members and non-profit groups
• Holding pre-shift meetings to set the tone for events
• Support location "Keys to the Future" activities to develop future leaders
• Support team member orientation training
• Lead NPO Group management and communication
• Oversee service standards during events to ensure a high level of the guest experience
• Ensuring accurate end of month inventory completion
• Partnering with purchasing team to manage product transfers and requisition sheets to accurately track products during events
• Managing and resolving guest complaints
• Managing team member incidents/accidents and following all required reporting procedures
• Managing the onboarding of new management employees in line with our #bestdayever process
• Conduct monthly safety training for team members
• Managing team member scheduling in line with demand forecasts
• Verifying payroll, entering gratuities
• Subcontractor communications - ensure they have all correct paperwork in, scheduled properly, staffing has done appropriate trainings, etc.
• Responsible for the accurate and timely completion of month-end inventory for the concessions department
• Completing building walkthroughs during events
• Working with location partners to manage the implementation standards agreed through sponsorship deals
• Supporting other locations/properties, as needed

Skills

Food & beverage operations experience

Computer literacy

Interpersonal & stakeholder management

Hospitality, food, and retail passion

Evenings & weekend availability

Education

Bachelor's degree in hospitality management (preferred)

Job description

Levy is seeking a Concessions Operations Leader to oversee all concessions activities at live events. You’ll recruit and train team members, partner with location leadership to drive guest satisfaction and financial results, and manage promotions, inventory, and loss prevention.

The role requires 5+ years in food and beverage operations, a bachelor’s degree in hospitality management (preferred), strong computer skills, and the ability to work evenings and weekends according to event schedules.