Job Information
Marriott Multi Property Director of Food & Beverage (m/w/d) in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Additional Information Dir-Food&Beverage-Multiprop-AA I11156_1B
Job Number 24116358
Job Category Food and Beverage & Culinary
Location Sheraton Frankfurt Airport Hotel and Conference Center, Hugo-Eckener-Ring 15, Flughafen/ Terminal 1, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany
Schedule Full-Time
Located Remotely? N
Relocation? N
Position Type Management
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- J.W. “Bill” Marriott, Jr.
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JOB SUMMARY
Functions as the strategic business leader of the property’s food and beverage/culinary operation, including Restaurants/Bars, Room Service and Banquets/Catering, where applicable. Position oversees the development and implementation of departmental strategies and ensures implementation of the brand service strategy and brand initiatives. The position ensures the food and beverage/culinary operation meets the brand’s target customer needs, ensures employee satisfaction, and focuses on growing revenues and maximizing the financial performance of the department. Develops and implements property-wide strategies that deliver products and services to meet or exceed the needs and expectations of the brand’s target customer and property employees and provides a return on investment.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
Education and Experience
- High school diploma or GED; 6 years experience in the food and beverage, culinary, event management, or related professional area.
OR
- 2-year degree from an accredited university in Food Service Management, Hotel and Restaurant Management, Hospitality, Business Administration, or related major; 4 years experience in the food and beverage, culinary, event management, or related professional area.
Skills and Knowledge
Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Management of Financial Resources - Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Applied Business Knowledge - Understanding market dynamics, enterprise level objectives and important aspects of the company’s business to accurately diagnose strengths and weaknesses, anticipate opportunities and risks, identify issues, and develop strategies and plans. Aligning individual and team actions with strategies and plans to drive business results.
Management of Material Resources - Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
German Language proficient an advantage
Strong Catering & Restaurants background or Large Conference Hotels background
International Experience
At least 2nd time in the position as an Director of Food & Beverage
CORE WORK ACTIVITIES
Developing and Maintaining Food and Beverage/Culinary Goals
Sets expectations and holds food and beverage leadership team accountable for demonstrating desired service behaviors.
Reviews financial reports and statements to determine how Food and Beverage is performing against budget.
Makes recommendations for CAPEX funding of food and beverage equipment and renovations in accordance with brand business strategy.
Works with food and beverage leadership team to determine areas of concern and develops strategies to improve the department’s financial performance.
Establishes challenging, realistic and obtainable goals to guide operation and performance.
Strives to improve service performance.
Developing and Maintaining Budgets
Develops and manages Food and Beverage budget.
Monitors the department’s actual and projected sales to ensure revenue goals are met or exceeded and opportunities are identified and addressed.
Ensures cash control and liquor control policies are in place in food & beverage areas and followed by all related employees.
Focuses on maintaining profit margins without compromising guest or employee satisfaction.
Leading Food and Beverage/Culinary Team
Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others; advocates sound financial/business decision making; demonstrates honesty/integrity; leads by example.
Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
Achieves and exceeds goals including performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.
Serves as a role model to demonstrate appropriate behaviors.
Develops means to improve profit, including estimating cost and benefit, exploring new business opportunities, etc.
Identifies opportunities to increase profits and create value by challenging existing processes, encouraging innovation and driving necessary change.
Ensures that regular, on-going communication occurs in all areas of food and beverage (e.g., pre-meal briefings, staff meetings, culinary team).
Establishes and maintains open, collaborative relationships with direct reports and entire food & beverage team. Ensures direct reports do the same for their team.
Develops a food and beverage operating strategy that is aligned with the brand’s business strategy and leads its execution.
Identifies the developmental needs of others and coaches, mentors, or otherwise helps others to improve their knowledge or skills.
Stays aware of market trends and introduces new food and beverage products to meet or exceed customer expectations, generate increased revenue and ensure a competitive position in the market.
Ensuring Exceptional Customer Service
Provides services that are above and beyond for customer satisfaction and retention.
Improves service by communicating and assisting individuals to understand guest needs, providing guidance, feedback, and individual coaching when needed.
Reviews findings from comment cards and guest satisfaction results with F& B team and ensures appropriate corrective action is taken.
Reviews comment cards, guest satisfaction results and other data to identify areas of improvement.
Empowers employees to provide excellent guest service.
Estimates cost and benefit ratio, maintaining balance between profit and service satisfaction.
Shares plans to take corrective action based on comment cards and guest satisfaction results with property leadership.
Managing and Conducting Human Resource Activities
Provides guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
Coaches and supports food & beverage leadership team to effectively manage wages, food & beverage cost and controllable expenses (e.g., restaurant supplies, uniforms, etc.).
Hires food & beverage leadership team members who demonstrate strong functional expertise, creativity and entrepreneurial leadership to meet the business needs of the operation.
Sets goals and expectations for direct reports using the performance review process and holds staff accountable for successful performance.
Ensures that expectations and objectives are clearly communicated to subordinates; subordinates are also open to raise questions and/or concerns.
Brings issues to the attention of Human Resources as necessary.
Ensures employees are treated fairly and equitably.
Coaches team by providing specific feedback to improve performance.
Additional Responsibilities
Informs and/or update the executives, the peers and the subordinates on relevant information in a timely manner.
Provides information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Analyzes information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Estimate food, liquor, wine, and other beverage consumption in order to anticipate amounts to be purchased or requisitioned.
Order and purchase equipment and supplies.
MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES
Leadership
Adaptability – Develops strategies and identifies resources to implement and manage change; models flexibility in adjusting priorities; and communicates the need for change in a positive way that encourages commitment.
Communication - Actively listens and uses appropriate communication styles to deliver complex information in a clear concise way and influences others to accept a point of view, gain consensus, or take action.
Problem Solving and Decision Making - Models and sets expectations for solving complex problems, collecting and comparing information to evaluate alternatives, considering their potential impact before making decisions, involving others to gain agreement and support, and guiding others to implement solutions.
Professional Demeanor - Exhibits behavioral styles that convey confidence and command respect from others; makes a good first impression and represents the company in alignment with its values.
Managing Execution
Building and Contributing to Teams - Leads and participates as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of common goals while fostering cohesion and collaboration among team members.
Driving for Results - Focuses and guides others in accomplishing work objectives.
Planning and Organizing - Gathers information and resources required to set a plan of action for self and/or others; prioritizes and arranges work requirements self and/or others to accomplish goals and ensure work is completed.
Building Relationships
Coworker Relationships - Develops and uses collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.
Customer Relationships - Develops and sustains relationships based on an understanding of customer needs and actions consistent with the company’s service standards.
Global Mindset - Supports employees and business partners with diverse styles, abilities, motivations, and/or cultural perspectives; utilizes differences to drive innovation, engagement and enhance business results; and ensures employees are given the opportunity to contribute to their full potential.
Generating Talent and Organizational Capability
Organizational Capability - Evaluates and adapts the structure of organizational units, jobs, and work processes to best fit the needs and/or support the goals of an organizational unit.
Talent Management - Provides guidance and feedback to help individuals develop and strengthen skills and abilities needed to accomplish work objectives.
Learning and Applying Professional Expertise
Applied Learning - Seeks and makes the most of learning opportunities to improve performance of self and/or others.
Business Acumen - Understands and utilizes business information (e.g., data related to employee engagement, guest satisfaction, and property financial performance) to manage everyday operations and generate innovative solutions to approach business and administrative challenges.
Technical Acumen - Understands and utilizes professional skills and knowledge in a specific functional area to conduct and manage everyday business operations and generate innovative solutions to approach function-specific work challenges.
Food Production and Presentation - Knowledge of techniques and equipment for preparing and presenting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques and sanitation standards. Willingness to adhere to internal company standards.
Food and Beverage Marketing - Knowledge of local and internal marketing efforts to drive revenue. Develops and executes marketing plans using relevant information as appropriate such as feedback gathered from customers.
Food and Beverage Inventory - Knowledge of procedures and techniques for food storage and rotation, quality assurance audit requirements, merchandising food products, inventory and supply storage, and shift production.
Finance/Accounting - Knowledge and understanding of financial knowledge, controls, inventory, costs, expenses, and all cash handling procedures and policies.
Purchasing and Materials Management - Knowledge of practices and procedures needed to maintain material, equipment and supplies; including vendor identification and contract negotiation, supply requisition and purchasing, and inventory control.
Basic Competencies - Fundamental competencies required for accomplishing basic work activities.
Basic Computer Skills - Uses basic computer hardware and software (e.g., personal computers, word processing software, Internet browsers, etc.).
Mathematical Reasoning - Demonstrates ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly, correctly, and in a way that allows one to solve work-related issues.
Oral Comprehension - Demonstrates ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Reading Comprehension - Demonstrates understanding of written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Writing - Communicates effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Be able.
Sie haben Lust, sich jeden Tag weiterzuentwickeln, Neues zu lernen und Teil eines familiären und ambitionierten Teams zu sein.
Sie behalten auch in stressigen Situationen einen kühlen Kopf.
Sie konnten bereits Erfahrung in einer ähnlichen gastorientierten Position machen.
Ihre kommunikative Art zeichnet Sie aus und Sie fühlen sich sowohl in der deutschen als auch englischen Sprache überaus wohl, jede weitere Fremdsprache ist von Vorteil.
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