Director Food & Beverage (gn)

Negotiable
Experience
Unlimited
Job Type
Full Time
Location
Hungary, Budapest
Job Description

lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">The
InterContinental Berlin offers the Luxury of Space:  558 rooms and suites
and, with 55 event rooms and an event capacity for up to 3,000 people, it is one
of the leading and highest-grossing conference and event hotels
in Europe.

We are delighted to have just been awarded the title
“Europe's Leading Conference Hotel 2024” through the World Travel
Awards.

Do you want to continue this exciting
and successful journey with us and are you open to a wider world of experience
and new opportunities? Then you are welcome to the world's most renowned luxury
hotel brand.

 

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team needs you as our new

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Director of Food & Beverage

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What you will do:

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is different, but you’ll mostly be:

People

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  • As the Director of Food & Beverage, you will direct everyday
    activity, plan and assign work ensuring you always have the right staffing
    numbers.

  • Develop your team and improve their performance through coaching
    and feedback, and create performance and development goals
    for colleagues.

  • Train colleagues to make sure they deliver with compliance and to
    the standards we expect.

  • Drive a great working environment for teams to thrive - linking up
    departments to create sense of one team.

  • style="background-color: white; line-height: normal;"> lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;">Promote teamwork and quality service
    through daily communication and coordination with other
    departments.

  • Recommend or initiate any HR related actions where
    needed

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    Guest
    Experience

    • style="background-color: white; line-height: normal;"> lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;">Make sure all food and beverage equipment
      is in operational condition and regularly cleaned.

    • style="background-color: white; line-height: normal;"> lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;">Make sure all food and beverage facilities
      including banquet/convention spaces are clean and properly stocked
      to anticipated business volume. Notify engineering immediately of any
      maintenance and repair needs.

    • style="background-color: white; line-height: normal;"> lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;">Establish and achieve quality and guest
      satisfaction goals. Help guests with their requests and complaints - making sure
      you maintain a high level of guest satisfaction.

    • style="background-color: white; line-height: normal;"> lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;">Analyze guest insights to identify
      and meet customer expectations and build on guest
      loyalty.

    • Regularly communicate with guests to ensure expectations
      are met

       

     

    Responsible Business

    • style="color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-family: "Gill Sans MT",
      sans-serif;">Manage hotel food
      and beverage marketing programs and participate in and maintain system-wide food
      and beverage marketing programs and promotions.

    • style="background-color: white; line-height: normal;"> lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;">Keep an eye on competitor activity /
      industry innovation. Together with the Assistant Director of Food &
      Beverage, review and approve menu design and concepts with the Executive
      Chef.

    • Make sure
      food and drinks are secure and stored safely - always keep stock replenished
      to minimize waste.

    • Handle food and beverage inventory procedures.

      Determine minimum and maximum stocks for all food, beverage, material,
      and equipment.

    • Other ad-hoc duties - unexpected moments when we have to pull together
      to get a task done.

    • Also serves as manager on duty

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    Help prepare the hotel’s annual budget and the setting
    of departmental goals.

  • style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">Monitor budget
    and control expenses with a focus on food, beverage, and labor
    costs.

  • style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">Working with
    the catering office, identify additional sales opportunities to enhance
    revenue.

  • style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">Drive promotions
    that deliver great dining experiences for guests at a good
    value.

  • style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in;
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    transactions are handled securely

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    style="background-color: white; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"> style="color: rgb(76, 76, 76); font-family: "Gill Sans MT",
    sans-serif;">Accountabilities

     

    style="font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">This is not only the “Number 1”
    Food & Beverage leadership role within a large luxury convention hotel —
    overseeing extensive teams of employees and leaders across multiple major
    restaurants, kitchens, and banquet operations — but also a position on
    the hotel’s Executive Committee, where you and your peers will help lead
    and shape the overall direction and success of the property.

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    style="background-color: white; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"> style="color: rgb(76, 76, 76); font-family: "Gill Sans MT",
    sans-serif;">What We need from you:

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  • style="background-color: white;"> style="font-size: 11pt;">4+ years’ related leadership
    experience

  • style="color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-family: "Gill Sans MT",
    sans-serif;">Bachelor’s degree /
    higher education qualification in Hotel Management, culinary arts, or related
    experience needed

  • Must speak
    German and be truly proficient in English

  • style="background-color: white;"> style="font-size: 11pt;">Alcohol awareness certification and/or food service
    permit or valid health/food handler card, as required by local
    law

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    What we offer:

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  • style="background-color: white;">Permanent employment contract

  • style="background-color: white;">Competitive compensation package

  • style="background-color: white;"> style="font-size: 11pt;">Complimentary parking based
    on availability

  • Vacation
    payment and annual bonus

  • Corporate
    Benefits

  • style="color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-family: "Gill Sans MT",
    sans-serif;">Orientation seminar
    and intensive training

  • Regular development
    opportunities

  • Room for your
    personal & professional development 

  • style="background-color: white;"> style="font-size: 11pt;">Exchange and transfer options within
    IHG

  • style="color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-family: "Gill Sans MT",
    sans-serif;">Worldwide hotel
    discounts at over 6000 IHG Hotels as well as discounts in their
    restaurants

  • style="color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-family: "Gill Sans MT",
    sans-serif;">Dry Cleaning
    allowance

  • style="color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-family: "Gill Sans MT",
    sans-serif;">Regular team events
    and parties

  • lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;">A well-balanced and varied buffet and free
    hot and soft drinks in the staff restaurant

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    style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">At IHG, we’ve made
    a promise. As one of the world’s leading hotel groups, we’re here to deliver
    True Hospitality for Good. Making our guests and colleagues feel welcome, cared
    for, recognised and respected – wherever they are in the world. Want to be part
    of the journey?

     

    If you don't want to miss out on this excellent
    opportunity, please submit your application
    on careers.ihg.com.

     

    InterContinental Berlin

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    sans-serif;">Budapester
    Strasse 2 

    10787 Berlin, Germany

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