Female Food and Beverage Manager

Upmarket Business Hotel in Cape Town (Airport Region) is seeking an experienced F&B Manager

Minimum Experience or Qualification :

• Diploma in Hotel or Food & Beverage Management
• Must have at least 5 years experience in an upmarket business Hotel; of which 3 years should be managing a food and beverage outlet
• Solid wine and food knowledge​
• SA Citizen with clear criminal and credit record
• Valid SA Drivers License
• Strong administrative skills
• High on discipline
• Computer literate with working knowledge of Microsoft Office Outlook, Word and Excel
• Experience at operator level of a Point of Sales System – exposure to EasiPos advantageous
• Experience at operator level of a Stock Management System
• Highly presentable
• Solid English verbal and written communication skills
• Fluent with hospitality language and terminology, particularly food and beverage vocabulary
• Exposure and understanding of restaurant financials
• Experience with stock control, stock count and resolving of stock discrepancies
• Experience in Service Recovery
• Able to work flexible hours, weekends and holidays

Key Performance Objectives:

• To support the outlet management in the day-to-day operation; being actively present in the operation and dealing with guests during peak meal times.
• To control and manage the operating equipment store; including the purchasing and issuing of operating equipment to the outlets.
• To plan and execute food and Beverage special events and make contributions to Food and Beverage promotional ideas to drive revenue and PR throughout the department.
• To finalise the rosters ensuring sufficient labour is available in line with business levels while actively controlling labour costs.
• To manage operating costs in accordance with budgetary requirements.
• To coordinate the training within the department.