Food and Beverage Manager a Modern 4-Star Hotel - Myrtle Management Consultants

Myrtle Management Consultants - Our client is a modern 4-star hotel located in the heart of the Garden City, Port -Harcourt with global affiliations. It embodies the very best of Nigeria in the refinement of interior design, it offers the perfect blend of comfort and convenience for its visitors. 

They are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Food and Beverage Manager 

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description
Planning and Organising:

• Participate in the preparation of the hotel's strategic and marketing plans.  Prepare the Food and Beverage Department budget.
• Ensure that all  Food & Beverage Standards are being adhered to.
• Keep aware of trends, systems, practices, and equipment in Food and Beverage preparation and service in the hospitality field.

Operations:

• To be aware of the best external competitor offerings in the local market, and to continually work with hotel colleagues to improve our own offerings with the goal of being the best in the market for creativity, service, choice, and value for money.
• Directly responsible for all Restaurants, Culinary and Catering areas, ensuring a smooth-running, profitable operation within the framework of the Hotel.
• Supervise the functioning of all Food and Beverage employees, facilities, sales, and costs, to ensure maximum departmental profit is achieved.
• Take personal responsibility for maximizing quality levels of product and service and guest satisfaction.
• Attain high sanitation standards throughout the Food and Beverage operation by enforcing Sanitation Checklist.
• To ensure that everyone in the departments is properly looking after all hotel property and facilities.
• To ensure that departments conduct a maintenance inspection on a monthly basis.
• Supervise and co-ordinate pricing and preparation of menus, beverage and wine lists, and liaise with local suppliers.

Administration:

• Establish and maintain effective employee relations.
• Liaise with HR in all employee matters including interviewing and hiring, employee orientation, performance appraisals, coaching, counselling, and dismissal if necessary to ensure appropriate staffing and productivity. 
• With the hotel training manager, identify training needs and develop and deliver the required training for department employees to meet the needs of the business.  Support the training of Departmental Trainers to continue to improve hotel service levels.
• To be a sales champion for the hotel, generating and following up on business referrals and potential sales leads to maximize business for the hotel.
• Above all, to lead by example through hands on approach to motivate our Team Member to excel.

Qualifications

• Culinary School Diploma in Food Service Management or related field 
• 5 years of F&B management experience preferred 
• 2 years of hotel industry experience preferred 
• Knowledge of food and cooking methods and wine preferred 
• Have a friendly, positive attitude, with a passion for providing quality customer service;
• Have waiter / waitressing or bar experience, including wine service;
• Have RSA qualifications;
• Be impeccably presented with excellent communication skills;
• Be confident and work well with other team members as well as autonomously;
• Demonstrate leadership skills;
• Be reliable and act with a sense of urgency.

Application Closing Date
21st February, 2022.