Snr. Assistant F&b Manager

**Job Number** 24173391
**Job Category** Food and Beverage & Culinary
**Location** Protea Hotel Fire & Ice Pretoria Menlyn, Summit Place Precinct, Menlyn, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa VIEW ON MAP
**Schedule** Full-Time
**Located Remotely?** N
**Relocation?** N
**Position Type** Management
**JOB SUMMARY**

Supervise and lead Food and Beverage (F&B)/culinary daily operations, and monitors compliance with all F&B policies, standards, and procedures. Assists in the maintaining of all F&B supplies, Supervises staffing levels to verify that guest service, operational needs, and financial objectives are met. Manages day-to-day operations, monitors quality, and standards and meets the expectations of the customers on a daily basis. Maintains the operating budget, and verifies that standards and legal obligations are followed.

**CANDIDATE PROFILE**

**Requirements**:
Grade 12 (Matric or equivalent), formal hotel management qualification and at least 2 years’ experience in the same or a similar position.

Exceptional computer literacy with special focus on POS, Opera, Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook

Excellent communication skills in English, written, verbal and telephone etiquette

Fully literate and numerate (able to perform relative calculations, statistics and be able to interpret / compile accounts and financial statements / budgets / forecasts / trading summaries / reports / invoices)

A high level of leadership and motivational skills

Must be GUEST service driven, dynamic and resourceful, extremely passionate for this industry, a TEAM player with a positive & JUICED attitude

Must be able to maintain physical stamina to personally supervise all areas of responsibility

Flexibility to work shifts: morning, evening, late shifts and night shifts were needed

Time and resource management, planning and organizational skills are essential

Assertiveness, patience, self-disciplined & attention to detail are essential

Ability to work accurately under pressure

Have a vast knowledge regarding food safety and general hygiene

High value placed on integrity & reliability (be able to work with money)

Valid driver’s license and own transportation will be a distinct advantage

Well groomed, presentable and professional manner

Creative flair with the ability to think out of the box

TEAM player with a positive attitude.

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

**Assisting in Food and Beverage Operations**
- Creates and nurtures a property environment that emphasizes motivation, empowerment, teamwork, continuous improvement and a passion for providing service.
- Provides excellent customer service to all employees.
- Responds quickly and proactively to employee's concerns.
- Uses coaching skills throughout the property.
- Demonstrates self confidence, energy and enthusiasm.
- Motivates and encourages staff to solve guest and employee related concerns.

**Ensuring Exceptional Customer Service**
- Provides excellent customer service.
- Responds quickly and proactively to guest's concerns.
- Understands the brand's service culture.
- Sets service expectations for all guests internally and externally.
- Takes ownership of a guest complaint/problem until it is resolved or it has been addressed by the appropriate manager or employee.
- Follows up to ensure complaints have been addressed to the guest's satisfaction.
- Develops a relationship with all guests to build repeated clientele internally and externally.

**Main Responsibilities**

The acquisition and maintenance of GUESTS

Drive the broader goals of the Hotel, in terms of the Food & Beverage department, by planning and achieving objectives.

Managing effective operations of all F&B areas (restaurant, bar, room service, kitchen, conference & events and social spaces)

Managing of daily food and beverage cost of sales, proactive action on variances and achieving acceptable margins.

Ensuring that the required F&B procedures, operational and administrative systems and controls are in place.

Daily / weekly and monthly stock takes to be conducted of food, beverages, consumables and operational equipment and compiling of trading summaries and variance reports

Overseeing and assisting with daily, weekly and monthly beverage, paper supplies and operating equipment stock takes.

Regular operating stock and operating equipment stocks are conducted and variance reports reconciled.

Interacting with GUESTS to receive valuable feedback and thus being a salesperson, researcher and problem solver.

Ensuring GUEST comment results meet and exceed set targets

Safe and proper control/usage/maintenance of all F&B equipment.

Ensuring that the cleanliness and hygiene of all F&B areas are of the highest standard

Forecasting volumes of business to maintain sufficient stock levels and schedule STAFF to meet operational requirements within budgeted parameters.

Facilitate the development of STAFF through the training plan in line with the Hotel’s standard

Implementation and maintenance of the F&