Latest Job Vacancies: Director of Food and Beverage - Jumeirah Preopening Bahrain, Jumeirah Group, Bahrain

Director of Food and Beverage - Jumeirah Preopening Bahrain, Jumeirah Group, Bahrain

About Jumeirah & the Hotel:

Jumeirah Group, a member of Dubai Holding, has been making a distinguished impact on the global hospitality market for more than two decades with its Stay Different™ brand promise.

Its award winning destinations, such as the iconic Burj Al Arab Jumeirah, position service beyond expectations, elevated dining destinations and surprising architecture and design at the heart of every guest experience.

Today, Jumeirah operates a world-class portfolio of 23 properties across the Middle East, Europe and Asia and employs over 8,000 colleagues, representing over 106 nationalities.

As Jumeirah continues to expand its global portfolio and scales up its operations to the next level of growth, it remains fully committed to developing and empowering our colleagues to excel in world class environments.

Jumeirah is committed to embedding equality, diversity, and inclusion in all its practices, embracing a culture that celebrates diversity.

About the Job:

An opportunity has arisen for a Director of F&B to join the preopening team in Jumeriah Bahrain. The main duties and responsibilities of this role:

To provide leadership and direction across all aspects of Food and Beverage (F&B) operations across the SBU, including the provision of high-quality service and Guest experiences, through the delivery of an overall smooth and economical running of F&B operations in line with the Group’s policies and standards.

Direct the implementation of the Food & Beverage operational strategy, in line with the corporate direction and guidelines in order to reinforce the Group’s vision and ensuring the provision of a world class guest experience.
Support, in conjunction with the SBU General Manager, the definition of the SBU overall strategy in terms of pricing, placement and branding of the F&B outlets within the SBU to ensure these provide the brand expectation.
Participate in the preparation of the group’s Food & Beverages annual business plan, and Sales and Marketing Plans and ensure performance is monitored and reported so that any necessary actions are taken in a timely manner
Contribute to the preparation of the SBU budget and monitor the financial performance of the F&B outlet(s) versus the budget so that areas of unsatisfactory performance are identified, rectified promptly and potential performance improvement opportunities are capitalised upon.
Plan, direct and monitor services and F&B standards in all outlets and kitchens ensuring that managers take corrective actions as necessary in adherence to Jumeirah policies and standards.
Monitor closely the profitability of all F&B outlets in order to provide solutions to improve performance and direct in implementing corrective measures.
Monitor the activities and trends of competitor hotels, restaurants and bars and identify and act on opportunities to modernize equipment, service methods, and product presentation so that guest satisfaction is improved continuously and the competitive advantage of the hotel is sustained.
Ensure all F&B employees adhere to uniform and grooming standards, and that hygiene standards are relentlessly enforced to demonstrate a professional image consistent with the Jumeirah brand.
Participate in public relations activities, sales calls or other promotional activities designed at enhancing the image and profitability of the F&B department and the SBU.
Manage the effective achievement of objectives through setting individual objectives, managing performance, developing staff and providing formal and informal feedback in order to maximize overall performance and team motivation while continuing to deploy resources effectively for growth and further strengthening the employee value proposition.
Recommend improvements to departmental policy and manage the implementation of procedures and controls covering all areas of activity so that all relevant procedural requirements are fulfilled while ensuring that Jumeirah Group delivers world class services, excellence, and innovation.
Motivate subordinates and identify opportunities for participating in change initiatives, programmes and projects taking into account international best practices, improvement of business processes, cost reduction and productivity improvement.

About you:
The ideal candidate for this position will have the following experience and qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality, Business or any relevant field from an accredited and renowned University.
At least 8 years of relevant experience in progressively more responsible F&B operations roles within the international hospitality sect; 5 years of which led F&B Operations within a market-leading hotel band.
Management experience in high-end free-standing restaurants
Experience in F&B project work - restaurant refurbishment or development
Experience in large conference facilities
Expert F&B operations and product knowledge.
Expert project management, planning and implementation skills.
Advanced knowledge of core hotel operations.
Advanced planning and scheduling skills.
Very good command of speaking, reading, and writing English language.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Strong customer service orientation.