Director of Food and Beverage

What You Will Be Doing

Provide strategic vision and leadership for all food and beverage operations, ensuring concepts, programming, and service models align with brand standards, ownership objectives, market demand, and emerging industry trends.

Oversee all Food & Beverage operations, including restaurants, bars, lounges, kitchens, in-room dining, banquets, catering, and experiential dining programs, ensuring consistent execution of quality, service, cleanliness, and safety standards.

Lead the development and evolution of food and beverage concepts, including menu and beverage programming, presentation, merchandising, pricing strategies, and experiential offerings that drive differentiation, guest engagement, and profitability.

Maintain full compliance with all health, safety, sanitation, regulatory, brand, and audit requirements, ensuring a safe environment for guests and associates.

Own the financial performance of the Food & Beverage department, including revenue generation, GOP, labor productivity, cost controls, inventory management, purchasing, and vendor relationships.

Drive revenue growth across outlets, banquets, and catering through effective pricing, menu engineering, demand optimization, suggestive selling, and targeted promotions, partnerships, and special events.

Provide leadership and oversight for banquet and catering operations, including menu development, service execution, event logistics, and client satisfaction for group, convention, and social events.

Collaborate closely with the Executive Chef to ensure menu relevance, food quality, consistency, operational efficiency, and alignment between culinary and service teams.

Partner effectively with Sales, Events, Rooms, Finance, and other hotel leadership teams to support group bookings, large-scale events, seamless execution, and overall business objectives.

Participate in key client interactions as needed, including tastings, site visits, planning meetings, and post-event reviews, to support sales efforts and enhance client relationships.

Recruit, develop, and retain high-performing Food & Beverage leaders and associates, fostering a culture of accountability, inclusion, teamwork, professional growth, and succession planning.

Ensure a respectful, safe, and well-managed workplace that promotes high morale, productivity, and compliance with company policies and employment standards

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in hospitality management, business administration, or related field preferred.
• Minimum 5–7 years of progressive Food & Beverage leadership experience, preferably within upscale or luxury hotels.
• Proven experience managing large banquets and catering operations.
• Strong financial acumen with demonstrated success in revenue growth, budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.
• Experience with Marriott systems, brand standards, and reporting tools preferred.
• Exceptional leadership, organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume environment while maintaining attention to detail.
• Experience with Food & Beverage concept branding and experiential dining preferred.

Benefits

• 100K-125K salary range
• Eligible for customary Executive Committee benefits and annual Executive Committee bonus
• Singing privileges at The Omaha Marriott Downtown food & beverage outlets
• Room discounts at Marcus Hotels & Resorts and Marriott properties
• Discounts at other Marcus Hotels & Resorts restaurants, cafes, lounges, golfing, skiing, and spa
• "Two for One" movie theater coupons at Marcus Theatres
• Free employee parking and meal during shift
• Paid time off
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (offered after 1 month of employment)
• Company-paid life insurance
• Employee assistance program offer
• 401k with employer match

About the Role

The Omaha Marriott Downtown at the Capitol District is an upscale hotel located in the heart of downtown Omaha. It is part of the Marcus Hotels and Resorts portfolio and is committed to providing outstanding guest experiences.

Requirements

This position requires a Bachelor's degree in hospitality management, business administration, or a related field. Minimum 5-7 years of progressive Food & Beverage leadership experience, preferably within upscale or luxury hotels, is required. Proven experience managing large banquets and catering operations is essential. Strong financial acumen and experience with Marriott systems, brand standards, and reporting tools are preferred. Exceptional leadership, organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills are necessary. Experience with Food & Beverage concept branding and experiential dining is a plus.

Skills

Strategic vision and leadership for all food and beverage operations.

Overseeing all Food & Beverage operations, including restaurants, bars, lounges, kitchens, in-room dining, banquets, catering, and experiential dining programs.

Developing and evolving food and beverage concepts, including menu and beverage programming, presentation, merchandising, pricing strategies, and experiential offerings.

Maintaining full compliance with all health, safety, sanitation, regulatory, brand, and audit requirements.

Managing the financial performance of the Food & Beverage department, including revenue generation, GOP, labor productivity, cost controls, inventory management, purchasing, and vendor relationships.

Driving revenue growth across outlets, banquets, and catering through effective pricing, menu engineering, demand optimization, suggestive selling, and targeted promotions, partnerships, and special events.

Providing leadership and oversight for banquet and catering operations, including menu development, service execution, event logistics, and client satisfaction for group, convention, and social events.

Collaborating closely with the Executive Chef to ensure menu relevance, food quality, consistency, operational efficiency, and alignment between culinary and service teams.

Partnering effectively with Sales, Events, Rooms, Finance, and other hotel leadership teams to support group bookings, large-scale events, seamless execution, and overall business objectives.

Participating in key client interactions as needed, including tastings, site visits, planning meetings, and post-event reviews.

Recruiting, developing, and retaining high-performing Food & Beverage leaders and associates.

Ensuring a respectful, safe, and well-managed workplace that promotes high morale, productivity, and compliance with company policies and employment standards.

Qualifications

Eligible for customary Executive Committee benefits and annual Executive Committee bonus.

Singing privileges at The Omaha Marriott Downtown food & beverage outlets.

Room discounts at Marcus Hotels & Resorts and Marriott properties.

Discounts at other Marcus Hotels & Resorts restaurants, cafes, lounges, golfing, skiing, and spa.

"Two for One" movie theater coupons at Marcus Theatres.

Free employee parking and meal during shift.

Paid time off.

Medical, dental, and vision insurance (offered after 1 month of employment).

Company-paid life insurance.

Employee assistance program offer.

401k with employer match.