Food & Beverage Outlets Manager

Description

Are you a foodie with a passion for hospitality? Le Meridien St Louis Clayton is looking for an Outlets Manager to lead a team of experienced F&B associates. The Outlets Manager will lead associates with hospitality and style in our hotel restaurant, Café la Vie, coffee bar, and IRD. In addition, the Outlets Manager leads operations on our roof top pool deck where guests savour the good life by chasing an endless summer.

With Crescent Hotels & Resorts you have an opportunity to elevate your career and shine bright with a company that cares. Benefits include tiered medical plans so you can have the coverage right for you, your family, and furry friends, a matching 401k, and world-wide hotel discounts with paid time off to utilize them!

If you are considering taking the next step in your career journey, don’t wait! Le Meridien St Louis Clayton is the place you belong!

As a Food & Beverage Outlets Manager you will be responsible for ensuring the efficient operation of the restaurant, bar, coffee station, and in-room dining with a focus on exceptional guest service.

REPORTS TO: DIRECTOR OF FOOD & BEVERAGE

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Responsible for the oversight of personnel. Interview, hire, train, conduct performance evaluations, and recommend discipline and/or termination when appropriate.
• Maintain open-door policy and communicate with associates openly and honestly to resolve any concerns
• Plan and direct the functions of administration and planning of the outlets to meet the daily needs of the operation.
• Develop, implement and monitor schedules for the operation of all outlets to achieve a profitable result.
• Oversee operations of 3 meal restaurant, bar, in-room dining, and coffee bar.

• Create and implement upscale craft cocktail program, including the Le Meridien sparkling program
• Manage day to day operations of the coffee bar, and implement Le Meridien coffee culture standards
• Work in conjunction with culinary team to change F&B programing seasonally
• Manage in-room dining program.
• Oversee banquet operations as necessary.
• Implement effective control of food, beverage and labor costs of outlets to hotel standards.

• Ensure all outlets are in compliance with corporate and brand standards.
• Champion guest service focus in all outlets.
• Abide by all State, Federal and Corporate requirements pertaining to food safety and the serving of alcoholic beverages.

• Perform any other job duties assigned by management.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong communication skills
• Strong customer service skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to lift, push, and pull up to 50 lbs with or without reasonable accommodation
• Knowledge of Micros system preferred
• Craft Cocktail background and knowledge preferred
• Café/Coffee background a plus