Set Food and Beverage objectives and guidelines and ensure all subordinates follow thoroughly.
Ensure the profitability, efficiency and creative running of each Food and Beverage restaurant, bar and banqueting. Maintain a team of well-trained and motivated Food and Beverage staff in order to keep up the image of the hotel. Attend morning briefings with the department heads concerning operational requirements, feedback, plans, actions, etc. Maintain complete knowledge and comply with all hotel and departmental policies and procedures. To supervise the function of all F&B employees, facilities and financial performance to ensure maximum departmental profit and cost efficiency is achieved. To control and analyze, on an on-going basis, in order to optimize the following: o Quality levels of products and service o Guest Satisfaction o Quality Measurements (such as LQE & MO Pillars & Forbes) o Merchandising and Marketing o Financial Performance o Hygiene and cleanliness To coordinate and supervise the preparation, presentation and service of food and beverage products to ensure the highest quality at all times. To keep an up-to-date standard recipe file for F&B items to include: o Sales History o Sales Mix o Actual costs o Potential costs o Par stock o Production time To ensure maintenance and programming of all F&B systems. To ensure that all hardware is operational and updated. To organize annual maintenance of the contingency systems that supports IT&T equipment and systems. Identify F&B technology trends that might be suitable and appropriate for the operation To participate in public relation activities or promotional activities designed at enhancing the image and profitability of the food and beverage department of the hotel. To work with Sales and Public Relations to manage the roll out of the annual promotional schedule and to create additional programs or promotions to improve the profitability and image of the F&B operation. To encourage usage of social media for F&B brand awareness, guest feedback and increased revenues and assess outcome. To monitors and analyze the competitors' operations in order to assess their activities and trends and to ensure that we keep getting better to keep us the best. To review and analyze market trends globally and locally in order to keep up to date in our operation.