Director Of Food & Beverage - Graduate Iowa City

Graduate Hotels® is seeking a Director of Food & Beverage to join Graduate Iowa City and its brilliant team of hospitality enthusiasts.
Graduate Hotels creates authentic, spirited spaces that connect travelers, students and locals alike. Through thoughtfully curated design, creative F&B and community-focused events, we create hotels worthy of their communities.
We are a diverse team of experience makers and storytellers. As a Graduate Hotels team member, you are the local insider shaping guest experiences. Our goal is to make every guest feel like a local even if it's their first time in town. In order to help you deliver on that goal, we encourage our team members to embody the same mindset as our guests through Graduate experiences and encouraged community exploration.
Graduate Hotels is proud to be Great Place to Work-Certified™, proving that our associates feel our commitment to cultivate a culture of inspirational and supportive leadership.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Involved with all day-to-day functions including staff management, guest interactions, office administration duties, vendor communications, and labor costs
• Reports to General Manager and regional leadership to ensure that financial targets are being met and appropriate accounting procedures are being followed consistently. If financial targets are not being met, provide an analysis of the problem and determine a specific plan of action
• Ensures F&B associates are providing excellent guest service by circulating through dining areas, lounges and event spaces
• Acts as a liaison to third party kitchen management partner to ensure that quality and consistency of product and efficiency matches standards and specifications
• Seeks opportunities to improve satisfaction and immediately handles any guests concerns or complaints
• Responsible for selection, development and retention of food and beverage staff
• Oversees all aspects of the hotel’s food and beverage planning and service, with duties to include leadership of staff, cost management, preparation and presentation of food and drinks, and adherence to quality and safety standards
• Provides direction and directives to managers and staff in the performance of their duties, establishing work priorities and in achieving management objectives
• Works with hotel sales team to ensure that banquet operations are to the standards of the hotel and specifications of the clients
• Ensures operational standards are met regarding sanitation codes and laws, food storage, and loss prevention

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of High School education, post-high school education preferred
• Minimum of 5 years training in food and beverage operations
• Bachelors Level and/or Culinary Degree preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Familiarity with food and beverage costs controls
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally
• Ability to provide legible communication and directions
• Demonstrated ability to lead a team
• Excellent time management skills
• Excellent attention to detail

About Graduate Hotels®
Graduate Hotels is a hand-crafted collection of hotels that reside in dynamic university-anchored towns across the country. Each hotel pays homage to the heritage of its unique town through cultural nods to the local community. Launched in 2014, there are 35 hotels across the U.S. and U.K. Graduate Hotels is owned by Adventurous Journeys (AJ) Capital Partners, a vertically integrated real estate developer, owner and operator. For more information on Graduate Hotels, please visit www.graduatehotels.com.

• Graduate Hotels is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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