Director of Food & Beverage (067)

Software Placement Group; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Unknown company in Des Moines, IA seeks a Director of Food & Beverage to lead the complete F&B experience at a 145-room boutique hotel. This role covers restaurant, bar, banquets, catering, and in-room dining with influence on beverage programs and guest service.

The position sits on the Executive Committee, focusing on standards, profitability, and leadership development, with growth paths toward GM or VP-level roles.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in elevated restaurant or hotel operations.
• Credibility across events, banquets, weddings, and private events.
• Passion for beverage programs including wine, spirits, and cocktails.
• Strong financials: budgeting, forecasting, labor, costs, and profitability.
• Experience hiring, developing, and holding managers accountable.
• Collaborative with culinary and sales leadership.
• Executive presence and strategic thinking for senior leadership.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Shape and lead the full restaurant, bar, banquet, catering, and in-room dining experience.
• Develop and oversee the wine, spirits, and cocktail program.
• Serve as a member of the Executive Committee, influencing culture and systems.
• Rebuild and develop the senior F&B leadership team with standards and accountability.
• Partner with culinary leadership to align F&B vision and execution.
• Manage budgeting, forecasting, labor, product costs, inventory, and profitability.
• Hire, develop, and hold managers accountable across F&B.
• Collaborate with chefs, sales leaders, hotel executives, and corporate partners.
• Contribute broadly as a senior property leader with growth potential.

Skills

Leadership experience

F&B program development

Budgeting & forecasting

Executive presence

Hiring & development

Collaborative with chefs

Bev program expertise

Strategic thinking

Job description

Location: Des Moines, IA | Schedule: Full-time, on-site | Compensation: Up to $105,000 base plus an Executive Committee incentive of up to 20%, with potential relocation assistance

Overview

A design-forward, independently minded lifestyle hotel company with a portfolio that includes several Michelin Key properties is seeking a Director of Food & Beverage to lead the complete F&B experience at a 145-room boutique hotel housed in a beautifully restored historic building in a growing Midwestern city. F&B is central to the hotel's identity, and this Executive Committee role offers broad influence over restaurant and bar operations, banquets and catering, in-room dining, and the wine, spirits, and cocktail program.

What you'll do

• Shape and lead the full restaurant, bar, banquet, catering, and in-room dining experience
• Develop and oversee the wine, spirits, and cocktail program
• Serve as a member of the Executive Committee, influencing product, service culture, and operating systems
• Rebuild and develop the senior F&B leadership team, establishing standards and accountability
• Partner closely with culinary leadership to align F&B vision and execution
• Manage budgeting, forecasting, labor, product costs, inventory, and overall profitability
• Hire, develop, and hold managers accountable across the F&B organization
• Collaborate with chefs, sales leaders, hotel executives, and corporate partners
• Contribute broadly as a senior property leader with visibility toward future GM, corporate, or VP-level growth

Required qualifications

• Leadership experience in an elevated, modern restaurant, bar, lifestyle hotel, luxury property, resort, or sophisticated multi-outlet operation
• Credibility across restaurant service, banquets, catering, weddings, and private events
• A well-rounded passion for beverage, including wine, spirits, and craft cocktails
• Strong judgment distinguishing a good F&B program from a great one
• Financial command of budgeting, forecasting, labor, product costs, inventory, and profitability
• Experience hiring, developing, and holding managers accountable
• A collaborative approach with chefs, sales leaders, hotel executives, and corporate partners
• Executive presence, sound judgment, and the ability to contribute broadly as a senior property leader
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship

Compensation and benefits

• Compensation up to $105,000 base
• Executive Committee incentive of up to 20%
• Potential relocation assistance

Why this role

This is a chance to rebuild and lead a senior F&B team from the ground up, with direct access to hotel and corporate leaders and a visible platform for continued growth toward GM, corporate, or VP-level responsibility, in a lively downtown with a growing culinary and cultural scene and a cost of living that gives the compensation greater purchasing power than in major coastal markets.