Food and Beverage Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Holiday Time Off

Associate Shopping Program

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

FSAs

Personal Leave

Job summary

Culinaire, part of Compass Group USA, seeks a Food and Beverage Manager to oversee day-to-day off-premise catering operations from the corporate office. The role requires strong communication, leadership, and a focus on delivering high-quality food, beverage, and customer service for a diverse client base including museums, hotels, and venues.

Responsibilities include staffing, budget and inventory control, beverage program development, and coordination with culinary and marketing teams.

Qualifications

• Experience managing others and strong communication
• Excellent computer skills and planning abilities
• Ability to track large inventories and budgets
• Willingness to work late afternoons, nights, and weekends
• Interest in leading and coordinating a beverage program
• Knowledge of beverage industry and local laws
• Certification in service training and alcohol service preferred
• National Bar & Restaurant Management Association certification preferred

Responsibilities

• Schedules, trains, 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 beverages and oversees supply orders
• Coordinates culinary program with marketing team
• Maintains relations with staff, venue clients, and production team
• Collaborates with vendors to improve cost efficiency
• Works with venue managers on attendance and staffing
• Oversees financial aspects of bar/concession operations

Skills

Strong communicator

Budget management

Inventory management

Alcohol service

Leadership

Job description

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Position Title: Food and Beverage Manager

Salary: $75,000 to $90,000

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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.

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
• 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 ofall state and local alcohol laws
• Certified by the National Bar & Restaurant Management Association
• Open to working an events driven schedule

Associates at Culinaire are offered many fantastic benefits.

• Medical
• 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
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• 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 or copy/paste the link below for paid time off benefits information.

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.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Culinaire maintains a drug‑free workplace.