Food & Beverages Manager at Garden Top Hotel

Garden Top Hotel is a 4-star hotel with the aim of constantly anticipating our customer's expectations by offering superior excellent services, with exceptional facilities and innovations that consistently exceed these expectations. We are committed to providing our corporate and leisure travellers a consistent warm & friendly guest experience & fond memories through our nurtured / trained staff who experience joy and pride at work while adhering to our social responsibilities.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Food & Beverages Manager

Location: Amuwo Odofin, Lagos

Job Responsibilities

• Monitors present and future trends, practices and systems in the food & beverage industry to ensure that the hotel’s food & beverage operations are competitive in the market place.
• Conducts weekly inspections of the food & beverage regions to ensure the property and FF&E are kept in the best condition, and recommends preventive maintenance to the General Manager where needed.
• Participates in development of recognition programs for staff, advertising and promotional programs and campaigns to increase market awareness and penetration.
• Randomly inspects all food & beverage regions on a daily basis to ensure facilities and equipment are clean, well maintained and replaced if necessary.
• Checks the food & beverage outlets’ reservation lists, hotel arrival list, conference guest list, and VIP list to ensure that own staff is aware of VIP guests.
• Is proficient in all food & beverage procedures to be a resource when needed.
• Taking stock and inventory.
• Challenges employees within department to achieve optimum food cost percentage and service per employee.
• Controls and analyses departmental costs on an ongoing basis; takes action to control negative deviation.
• Monitors food & beverage sales regarding discounts.
• Audits food & beverage services and quality on a regular basis and develops and implements strategies to improve results.
• Plans and co-ordinates in-house activities and package plans with Executive Chef.
• Direct and Manage Food & Beverage Department to Achieve Food & Beverage Goals
• Utilizes leadership skills and motivation to maximize employee productivity and satisfaction.
• Monitors hotel’s overall service and team work daily, and makes recommendations for improvement to Department Heads.
• Selects and develops strategies to improve guest service, food production techniques and efficiency.
• Analyses financial reports relating to food & beverage, and takes corrective action and follow-up.
• Achieves goals for “willingness to return”, “customer complaints per thousand” and “customer comment index”
• Manages and co-ordinates pricing and preparation of menus, beverages, and wine lists by taking the following into consideration.

Requirements

• He or she should possess B.Sc or HND in any discipline and must have worked as Food & Beverages Manager in a reputable hotel with a working experience of 3 - 8 years which will be an added advantage.

Application Closing Date
16th December, 2022.