Senior Food & Beverage Manager

WELCOME TO SWISSÔTEL CHICAGO

Swissôtel Chicago is a luxury 4 star/4 diamond hotel with 662 rooms and suites located in the heart of downtown Chicago. Inspired by our brand pillar, Vitality, our Swissôtel Chicago family is united by a common vision to re-engage, re-inspire and re-vitalize our commitment to delivering quality service, building quality relationships and living quality lives. 

 At Swissôtel Chicago, we put the emphasis on our people. We are extremely proud of our Vitality initiatives and offer a variety of wellness programs for our Colleagues, who – in turn – aspire to bring quality of life into our guests’ lives. Our goal is to provide a motivating and rewarding environment that attracts talented individuals who wish to develop their careers within a culture that values creativity and innovation in order to execute winning results aligned with our Vitality vision. Through our initiatives and Vitality culture, we have been named a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune for 8 years in a row!

Be Bold, Be Inspired, Be You.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

You are a creative, solution- driven, motivational and tactical leader who loves developing your team and delivering incredible experiences for your guests. You enjoy the thrill of exceeding goals, planning projects and keeping up with all the trends - and it just so happens you’ll be doing just that in an award-winning hotel.

Reporting to the Executive Chef & Director of Food and Beverage, you will be an active member of the Steering Committee and will effectively lead the Swissôtel Chicago F&B Outlets Division, which consists of the Amuse Lobby Lounge, 24/7 Amenity Store and In Room Dining. 

Summary of Responsibilities:

• Senior leader of the Food & Beverage Operations team
• Lead, mentor, and manage F&B manager, supervisor, and frontline staff.
• Demonstrate a commitment to personal guest service excellence.
• Conduct performance evaluations, training, and professional development programs.
• Ensure that guest and colleague concerns are resolved in a professional and timely manner.
• Review industry trends and competition for new and innovative product and service opportunities.

• Effective recruitment, selection, training and performance management for all positions within the department.
• Develop/update job descriptions, job task checklists, training manuals, systems and procedures for all positions and ensure they are clearly documented and easily accessible.
• Develop a strong team through consistently effective leadership, operations and succession planning.
• Coach and mentor leaders and colleagues to allow them to exceed guest expectations and provide a path for career development within Accor.
• Establish effective goals, measurements and action plans for the department in all pillars; Colleague Engagement, Guest Satisfaction and Financial results.
• Execute departmental Health & Safety trainings.
• Adhere to the crisis management and business continuity plans for the department
• Development of annual operations budget  - expenses, staffing levels and productivity
• Effective and timely interaction with all Hotel departments including participation and representation in hotel wide meetings / committees as required. 

 Operational Duties

• Ensure the proper opening and closing of all areas.
• Ensure all sites and VIP activities/reservations with the division are executed appropriately.
• Ensure the proper management of the Silverware system.
• Ensure all F&B Colleagues attend the appropriate Food Handlers Training.
• Maintaining bar and outlet brand standards,
• Maintaining health department standards including all required certifications.
• Maintaining liquor department standards.
• Dealing with any alleged food borne illness issues.
• Follow up with any guest review comments as required.

Marketing/Administrative Duties

• Create programs to drive revenues in the outlets, including unique events throughout the year, seasonal programming for holidays, etc. to drive F&B revenue.
• Manage social media content on behalf of the outlets to drive revenues, awareness, and reputation of our F&B programming.
• Ensure the outlets are reviewing upcoming business volumes and posting positions accordingly.
• Participate in the budget process for your respective F&B outlets.
• Review and revise outlet and room service menus.
• Ensure all corporate programming is in place.
• Complete month end review for Amuse, 24/7 and In Room Dining.
• Conduct monthly departmental meetings. 
• Create and distribute manager and colleague schedules.
• Ensure Payroll is submitted properly and on-time for each F&B department. 
• Attend weekly resume review meetings and email summary / points to team.
• Attend REVMAX weekly meetings and present revenue driven promotions and ideas.
• Attend pre cons.
• Any other tasks that may be assigned.

YOUR EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS INCLUDE:

• Minimum of 6 years of progressive experience in food and beverage, including at least 3 years in a managerial role.
• Working knowledge of In Room Dining, Serving & Bartending is an asset.
• Excellent communication, leadership and organizational skills.
• Highly motivated, organized, goal and results oriented individual who thrives under pressure
• Proven ability to effectively lead, motivate and develop a team and manage multiple outlets.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Silverware systems

WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU:

• Salary Range: $83,000 - $90,000
• Employee Benefit Card offering discounted rates at Accor worldwide
• Learning & Development programs through our Academies
• Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within our property and across the world!
• Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibilities, such as Sustainability, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
• Comprehensive Benefit Package which offers:
  •  Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability & AD&D insurance, Accidental Injury Insurance, Hospital Support, Critical Illness Insurance, 401K plan, Paid leave such as Vacation, Personal, Maternity/Paternity and Holiday.