Director Food and Beverage, West Region
Job Overview
The Director of Food and Beverage-West Region provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for food and beverage programs across managed communities throughout the region. This role partners with association boards, developers, and on-site management teams to enhance resident experiences, improve operational efficiency, drive revenue growth and profitability, and ensure financial accountability.
Compensation
$140,000-$150,000 + 15% Bonus
Location
This role can be located at one of our offices in California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas or Colorado. FirstService Residential will compensate the successful candidate in accordance with the posted range. The salary or wage paid to the successful candidate will be commensurate with experience, education, and specific job responsibilities.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership support and operating expertise in food and beverage (F&B) as a value-added service to managed communities across the region
- Drive increase in additional F&B revenue, Profits and Loss (P&L) accountability to operating budgets through financial reporting and F&B operations
- Create implementation plans to support the execution of F&B programs, products, pricing and menu changes in conjunction with the association board, developer and management teams
- Conduct evaluations and present recommendations, strategic options and business plans to associations in the areas of F&B
- Support growth and sales process to communities with F&B operations
- Aid in talent needs of F&B teams including recruitment and development
- Manage F&B teams to maximize profitability and develop a service culture
- Work on site to support and/or cover for property position deficits
- Practice and adhere to FirstService Residential Global Service Standards
- Always conduct business with the highest standards of personal, professional and ethical conduct
- Perform or assist with any operations as required to maintain workflow and to meet schedules
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in F&B Management or similar 4-year degree
- Ten (10) years progressive leadership responsibility
- Strong financial skills for budgeting, monitoring food and beverage financial performance
- Strong understanding of bar operations, casual and upscale dining and kitchen procedures
- Ability to work on site and cover vacancies in the restaurant for extended periods of time until a suitable replacement is hired and on-boarded
- Strong leadership, teaching, diagnostic and analytic skills
- Results oriented; working within approved budget; conserves company resources; knows the goals of the company
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent general math skills. Strong user of Microsoft Office tools
- Strong written and verbal communication skills. Must be an active listener who can anticipate issues and drive for mutually satisfactory resolution
- Service-oriented mindset, with multi-tasking abilities and a flexible, resilient attitude