Director of Food & Beverage

• Behaves and acts in an exemplary fashion, embodying the brand mindset.

• Conveys the hotel's image and atmosphere by providing a warm and friendly welcome, being available and frequently visible in the hotel

• Helps employees improve their skills and provides support for career development

• Manages, motivates and organises personnel in order to improve the quality and creativity of F&B and Recreation services in line with brand standards. Makes suggestions for improvement.

• Takes part in the definition of hotel strategy and implements it in the F&B and Recreation departments

• Improves the departments' results by increasing sales, improving the management of points of sale (restaurants, bars, 24hr service etc), spend and profitability

• Steers and promotes all the F&B points of sale

• Ensures that all information is duly passed on to the applicable departments

• Organises and supervises the preparation of points of sale according to activity forecasts and product information

• Ensures the brand's reference standards are properly applied

• Ensures that sales materials are of good quality and ensures that pricing is in line with strategy

• In conjunction with the Director of Culinary Service (DOCS), prepares the menus, organises purchases and updates the cooking instructions

• Plans changes in the menu, sets prices and organises the work for the day in coordination with the DOCS

• Is responsible for keeping equipment and furniture in good condition, for keeping machinery and appliances in reliable working order, and for following up technical maintenance.

• Assures hotel management cover early mornings, evenings, weekends and on bank holidays

• Attends meetings for Heads of Department

• Passes on the management team's decisions

• Knows how all the hotel's departments operate and is able to replace another Head of Department in case of absence

• Ensures smooth operation and consistent services of Recreation

• May occasionally be asked to replace the General Manager

• Ensures that restaurant, pool, gym and tennis areas are kept clean

• Ensures that the equipment and cultural assets of the department remain in good condition and working order

• Sets up an action plan based on the hygiene analysis results and tracks implementation

• Applies the hotel's security regulations (in case of fire etc) and ensures they are respected

• Respects the hotel's commitments to the "Environment Charter" (saving energy, recycling, sorting waste etc) and ensures they are fulfilled

• Is responsible for the security of people and property in the area under his/her remit

As Labor Law

• At least 5 years' experience in the sector and impeccable knowledge of F&B professions and team management

• Computer literate

• Languages: English and a second language would be a plus