Food & Beverage Manager - Quality 4-Star Hotel
- A basic salary of circa £45'000 negotiable
- A bonus structure of 20% of annual salary
- Access to healthcare initiatives
- Discounted F&B and rooms across the group
- Annual leave allowances that increase through length of service
- Other company benefits.
We are recruiting for an experienced, energetic and commercially minded Food & Beverage Manager to join a prestigious, high-volume 4-star hotel.
This is an excellent opportunity to take a leading role within a substantial hotel operation, offering a diverse mix of restaurant and bar service, corporate hospitality, conferences, banqueting and large-scale events.
Our client is looking for a hands-on Food & Beverage Manager who thrives in a busy environment, leads from the front and understands how to combine exceptional guest experiences with strong commercial performance.
The Role
As Food & Beverage Manager, you will take responsibility for driving operational standards, developing the team and ensuring the smooth delivery of food and beverage services across the hotel.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Leading and motivating a sizeable food and beverage team, creating a positive, service-driven culture.
- Overseeing busy conference, banqueting and event operations, including large-scale functions.
- Ensuring consistently high standards of service across all food and beverage outlets.
- Working closely with the Executive Chef and senior management to deliver a seamless guest experience.
- Driving revenue, managing labour costs, controlling expenditure and maximising departmental profitability.
- Recruiting, training and developing colleagues, building a strong management team.
- Identifying opportunities to improve operational efficiency, guest satisfaction and commercial performance.
- Maintaining excellent standards of food safety, licensing and health and safety compliance.
About You
We are looking for an established Food & Beverage Manager with a proven track record of successfully managing substantial hotel food and beverage operations.
You will ideally offer:
- Experience within a quality 4-star or 5-star hotel with significant food and beverage operations.
- A strong background in conference and banqueting, alongside restaurant and bar management.
- Proven experience managing sizeable teams in a busy, demanding environment.
- Excellent financial awareness, including payroll, stock control, budgeting and departmental profitability.
- A genuine passion for hospitality, with the personality and presence to inspire your team.
- A hands-on, highly visible management style and the ability to remain calm under pressure.
- Strong organisational skills and the confidence to manage multiple operations simultaneously.
The Opportunity
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious Food & Beverage Manager to make a real impact within a well-established, high-profile hotel operation.
Our client requires someone who can bring energy, structure and fresh ideas to the department, developing the team whilst maintaining excellent service standards and delivering strong financial results.
If you are a driven, commercially astute hospitality professional who enjoys the buzz of a busy hotel, we would welcome your application.
Apply today for a confidential discussion with James Webber Recruitment.
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Food and Beverage Manager in Leeds employer: James Webber Recruitment
As an Interim Operations Manager at our prestigious 4-star hotel, you will be part of a dynamic team that values excellence and innovation in hospitality. We offer competitive salaries, opportunities for career advancement within a thriving company, and exclusive benefits such as discounted room rates for you and your friends, all within a supportive and collaborative work culture that prioritises employee growth and satisfaction.
