Food and Beverage Manager

Compass Group, North America; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance/AD

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Holiday Time Off

Job summary

Culinaire, a member of Compass Group USA, seeks a Food and Beverage Manager to oversee off-premise catering operations from the corporate office. The role emphasizes staff leadership, budget adherence, beverage program development, and superior guest service across diverse accounts.

The ideal candidate will have luxury catering experience, excellent communication, strong planning skills, and the ability to manage large inventories and budgets. Salary $75,000–$90,000, with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience managing others with strong communication demonstrated across diverse teams.
• Excellent planning and decision-making abilities with strong computer skills.
• Ability to manage large inventories and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Schedules, trains, manages, and develops staff
• Manages budget and inventory
• Trains and supervises beverage service
• Assists with catering events tied to shows
• Establishes beverage program and seasonal specials
• Purchases beverages
• Oversees culinary program with culinary/marketing teams
• Maintains positive relationships with staff, venue, client, production
• Works with vendors to improve cost results
• Coordinates attendance and staffing with venue managers
• Oversees financial aspects of bar/concession operations

Skills

People management

Communication skills

Budget management

Staff training

Inventory management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree (preferred)

Tools

Excel

Job description

Culinaire

Position Title: Food and Beverage Manager

Salary: $75,000 to $90,000

Other Forms of Compensation:

CULINAIRE provides upscale food and beverage management services to a very diverse collection of national accounts to include art museums, cultural landmarks, hotels, performing arts centers, restaurants, and special event venues. While our portfolio is diverse, the one constant in every operation that we manage is our total commitment to our associates to put their career path, safety and success as our top priority, as well as to provide sophisticated, delicious food and warm service to our guests.

www.culinaireintl.com

Job Summary

The Food and Beverage Manager ,holds duties related to assisting with day to day operations in at the corporate office at Culinaire to oversee day to day operationms for all off-premise catering. The position entails a need for excellent communication skills; ability to multi-task, strong team leadership and ensures superior food and beverage quality and strong customer service skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Schedules, trains, manages, and develops staff

• Manages budget and inventory

• Trains and supervises alcoholic beverage service

• Assists with catering events tied to shows

• Establishes beverage program and seasonal specials

• Purchases alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages

• Manages culinary program in conjunction with WPC culinary and marketing team

• Maintains a positive working relationship with staff, venue client and production team

• Works with vendors to increase positive cost results

• Works in conjunction with venue house managers regarding attendance and staffing to achieve maximum results

• Oversees financial aspects of first class bar/concession stand operations

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience managing others - Strong Communicator and demonstrated by ability to interact successfully with a variety of people

• Off=premise luxury catering exp

• Excellent computer skills, self-motivation, excellent planning skills and able to make timely and competent decisions

• Ability to keep track of large inventories and budgets

• Ability to work the business hours as the workday usually extends from late afternoon into nights and weekends

• Have a quick grasp on what needs to be done and demonstrates a desire to lead

• Creativity while not overseeing the attention to detail

• Working knowledge of the business as well as has knowledge of the market

• Finance, Loss Prevention, and HR experiences

• Prefer a college degree and management experience, particularly in the beverage industry

• Certification in service training, alcohol service, safe food handling and first aid

• Experience with knowledge of all state and local alcohol laws

• Certified by the National Bar & Restaurant Management Association

• Open to working an events driven schedule

Culinaire is a member of Compass Group USA

Associates at Culinaire are offered many fantastic benefits.

• Medical

• Dental

• Vision

• Life Insurance/ AD

• Disability Insurance

• Retirement Plan

• Paid Time Off

• Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)

• Associate Shopping Program

• Health and Wellness Programs

• Discount Marketplace

• Identity Theft Protection

• Pet Insurance

• Commuter Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

• Paid Parental Leave

• Personal Leave

Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.For positions in Washington State, Maryland, or to be performed Remotely, click here (https://www.compass-usa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Culinaire-Landing-Page_Feb2026.pdf) or copy/paste the link below for paid time off benefits information.

https://www.compass-usa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Culinaire-Landing-Page_Feb2026.pdf

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history (including relevant driving history), in a manner consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York Fair Chance Act.

Certain positions may require Florida Level 2 background screening. Details: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Culinaire maintains a drug-free workplace.