Director of Food & Beverage at Kempinski Hotels

Description

• To contribute to and to support Kempinski’s vision of becoming the undisputed leader in the hospitality industry, making our Food & Beverage offer a key differentiating factor for the Kempinski brand. To drive the top line of the Food & Beverage Department in Villa Rosa Kempinski while ensuring sustainable and profitable operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensuring all rules & regulations are strictly established and adhered to within the hotel including hotel’s policy on fire and safety as well as hygiene regulations including HACCP.
• Ensuring the sales are driven to the department’s full potential and budgets and forecasts are adhered to.
• Ensuring all costs are in line with sales without compromising quality, i.e. minimum 85% LQA score.
• Ensuring the department is driven in an entrepreneurial manner, looking for opportunities to generate more business at all times.
• Ensuring innovation and new ideas are fostered, implemented and shared with other hotels via corporate office.
• Ensuring internal talents are grown to ensure a smooth transition in case of promotions and transfers.
• Prepare/consolidate the yearly budget for the department in cooperation with the Finance Department.
• Prepare the monthly income statement for each outlet and the department as a whole, hold the monthly performance meeting with the Outlet Management.
• Establish good partnerships with suppliers and involve them in activities that will strengthen working relationships, e.g. invite them to the hotel.
• Conduct the competitor analysis through on-site inspections to assess the local food & beverage offering including both hotel outlets and stand-alone restaurants.
• Analyse the global trends by reviewing print and web based media and attend local/regional trade shows and gastranomic events.
• Additional responsibilities and tasks can be added at any time according to the needs of the business and of the hotel.

Job Requirements

• BA/BSc in Hospitality Management or related field or MBA.
• Minimum five 5 years in an F&B management role with minimum 3 years experience in a 5* hotel, preferably experience in a successful stand alone food & beverage operation.
• Ability to work and communicate in a multinational environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to establish and retain effective working relationships with hotel staff and clients/vendors.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Computer literacy adapted to the field of Food & Beverage.