Director of Food & Beverage

We are looking for a Director of Food & Beverage, US to join us at Ennismore.  Based in Miami or Louisville, the Director of F&B, US will support both pre-opening and current property teams, to ensure that our guests have a consistent brand experience, and strategic plans are in place for all F&B operations.

We’re growing quickly and have ambitious plans for our future, so we need someone who will support the VP of Food & Beverage, Americas to strategically implement F&B strategy and coordinate F&B operations across our Ennismore sites to optimize P&L opportunities and maintain the key quality standards that meet the company’s mission and brand values are met as we continue to expand.

What you’ll do…

Existing Hotels

• Support the General Managers and their Directors of F&B in developing a strategic plan to ensure that all KPOs meet their budgeted food and beverage targets.
• Manage the ownership relationship in regard to the F&B operations and support the hotel operations team to deliver budgets and P&L results directly to ownership.
• Liaise with Ennismore’s F&B platform and any external F&B consultants to manage the contracted deliverables and oversee and approve any conceptual changes required when KPO’s are not being achieved.
• Work as a bridge between the brand team and the hotel F&B team to assist in the creation and execution of a strategic action plan for all outlets.
• Liaise with the 21c Chief Operating Officer to align on F&B priorities across all 21c.
• Regular, on-going communication and leadership with direct reports across all 21c.
• Conduct monthly deep dive reviews with the Directors of F&B for struggling F&B operations and approves strategic action plans based on need periods in all outlets.
• Regularly visit hotels to audit operations and F&B performance, as well as to review the performance of the hotel teams.
• Manage and direct the F&B team in order to support and deliver brand standards, menu changes, service standards and budgeted KPO’s.
• Use data collection methods to compile, display, track, and analyze defect trends, and to champion and celebrate property success.
• Review guest feedback and audit scores with F&B team ensuring appropriate action is taken.
• Stay visible and communicate with F&B team on a regular basis to obtain feedback on evolution of brand standards, quality of product, service levels and overall satisfaction.
• Manage the recruitment process for hotel HOD level F&B management, along with the hotel team.
• https://careers.accor.com/global/en/job/director-of-food-and-beverage-us-in-miami-united-states-jid-51095