Food and Beverage Manager

**Hospitality and Outdoor
- New Vacancy
- F&B Manager**

**4* Resort
- Drakensberg, KZN**

A well-known Resort situated in one of the most scenic parts of the Drakensberg is looking for an incredible and experienced F&B Manager to run their multifaceted F&B profile.

**Requirements**:

- At least 5 years Food and Beverage/Restaurant Management experience at a recognised luxury establishment
- Computer literate
- Microsoft suite, POS systems, administration and stock control
- Proven record of exceptional F&B service and protocols
- Knowledge of the highest level of F&B customer service in a luxury environment.
- Excellent people skills
- especially with staff
- committed to upskilling and creating an exceptional F&B team
- Good culinary knowledge
- Pairings, chef duties and cooking methods.
- Experience in Banqueting and Restaurant Management needed
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of stock procedures and control
- Wastage, variances, procurement etc.
- In depth knowledge of planning, budgeting and departmental administration.
- Excellent financial acumen (Costing, VAT, beverage Controls)
- Driven and professional individual
- Very flexible and adaptable
- understands hospitality work hours and is committed to be very hands on
- Guest Centric
- Guest relations skills and professional conduct essential
- Excellent English communication skills
- Written and Verbal. Zulu will be advantageous.

**Description**
- Experience in budgets and forecasting skills require (financial management and record-keeping essential)
- Guest focus philosophy
- Team player with positive attitude, enthusiasm and emotional control.
- Leadership skills with passion for development and skills transfer.
- Maintain discipline in the department according to company standards, address deviations according to disciplinary company standards.
- Manage and drive service excellence
- Constantly looking for new opportunities or ideas to promote and innovate the brand
- To ensure that effective training programs for the staff are being conducted on a regular basis as outlined in the departmental training plan.
- Maintain responsibility for service, sales, expenses and profit goals as directed and as outlined in the beverage plans and budgets, whilst promoting the company goals of guest service and satisfaction, team work, reporting requirements and financial performance.
- Supervise service, manage service standards, and ensure that service staff are fully prepared for each guest service, including confidence in food/menu descriptions and wine pairing recommendations.

**Package on offer**
- R 30 000 neg CTC
- Accommodation (no pets/dependents)
- Other company benefits

**Starting Date**: ASAP