Food and Beverage Manager – Hotel in Milan

Food and Beverage Manager – Hotel in Milan

Job Description

Do you like working with trendy quality food concepts? The Company client, a hotel part of an International Group in the heart of Milan, is looking for an experienced and dynamic F&B; Manager to lead their busy restaurants and bars division.

The Company is looking for a natural-born leader with a strong overall operational, marketing, and commercial focus, an ambassador that will continue developing the venues as destinations in Milan.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• The management and leadership of the F&B; Division circa 50 staff and managers
• Manage the various F&B; outlets and run the day-to-day operations providing high levels of service
• Maintain a continual focus on achieving profitability through revenue generation and adequate cost controls.
• Stock control, ordering, and wastage
• Support the meetings and events operations from a strategic point of view
• Training new employees and assisting in the recruiting new team members
• Preserve excellent levels of internal and external guest satisfaction
• Collaborate with the kitchen to create exceptional menus, purchase goods, and continuously make necessary improvements
• Incentivize team members to maximize sales and revenue
• Lead F&B; team by attracting, recruiting, training, and appraising talented personnel
• Establish targets, KPI’s, schedules, policies, and procedures
• Comply with all health and safety regulations
• Ensure clientele satisfaction to generate loyalty for the group
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with all regulations and HACCP norms at all times.

REQUIREMENTS

• To be the right candidate, you must be/have:
• Min 4 years of experience leading F&B; departments in a Lifestyle hotel with multiple outlets
• Familiar with the local market (Milan)
• Be a leader to a dynamic team
• Strong commercial acumen (with strong Marketing, PR, and Sales understanding)
• Experience in managing budgets, revenue proposals, and forecasting results
• Passionate about the operation with a hands-on attitude
• Up to date with food and beverages trends and best practices
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills
•  Strong leadership and people management background
• Ability to work under pressure; accountable and resilient
• Guest-oriented and service-minded
• Strong interpersonal and problem-solving abilities
• Highly responsible & reliable
• Fluent in English and Italian is a must

Salary: Local package up to €60k – €70k per annum plus bonus and benefits.Average Salary:£70,000