Assistant Food & Beverage Manager in Auchterarder

We are currently seeking a forward-thinking, collaborative and strategic Assistant Food & Beverage Manager to join our F&B Leadership team.

ABOUT GLENEAGLES

One of the world’s most iconic luxury hotels and sporting estates, Gleneagles has been making memories for a century. Crowned ‘Employer of the Year’ at the 2024 Cateys and Number One Resort in the UK & Ireland by readers of the Travel + Leisure for their 2025 World’s Best Awards, everything we do is about surpassing expectations and creating unrivalled adventures for our guests.

WORKING AT GLENEAGLES

We’re devoted to making our people feel as valued as our guests. In this way, we strive to support the whole ‘you’ – not just the professional part but the personal part too. People join our team for all sorts of reasons. Some work here permanently to develop a career, some work seasonally, while others have a schedule to fit around their personal commitments. However long you plan to stay with us and whatever hours you’d prefer to work, we’re open to flexible working requests and offer hours, shift patterns and contract types to suit everyone. Location: Auchterarder, just off the A9. Gleneagles is also within easy reach of a number of Scottish towns and cities: Edinburgh City Centre (1hr), Glasgow or Dundee (50mins), Stirling and Perth (25mins).

Here’s a bit more detail on what we see you doing in this role:

• Leading the seamless execution of service across the F&B division with a strong consistent presence on the floor, conducting daily ambiance walk-throughs to ensure each outlet upholds its unique departmental standards.
• Liaising with our department manager and supervisory teams, proactively identifying & responding to the service needs across our outlets, adeptly redistributing our people & resources.
• Providing practical operational support, where required and determined by priority and risk, ensuring detailed service & operational handovers to our F&B managers and Director of F&B to ensure service continuity & maintaining of the highest standards.
• Maintaining a strong presence in daily service briefings, actively leading operational communications across department and division-wide chat groups to ensure seamless coordination and excellence in service delivery.
• Acting as the senior point of contact during key events, liaising with event organisers, and our Event Sales teams daily to provide input & decision making on group business and events planning and delivery.
• Collaborating with all our F&B Department Management teams in the evolution & innovation of the division through product, profit, people & finance.
• Reviewing, analysing and approving the menu & pricing structure of the division in line with increases and our targets across all F&B outlets.
• As senior F&B representative, you’ll represent the division at the weekly BEO operations meeting, attend daily VIP briefing meetings and manage the cascade of information across our F&B departments.
• Working closely with our Learning and Development Partner, you’ll support the implementation and design of central and division specific L&D strategy & programmes; actively involved in the delivery of skillset specific divisional training sessions as part of F&B training programmes.
• Interacting with our guests, always warm, professional, helpful and doing everything you can to exceed their expectations; playing your part in making their stay with us luxurious in every way.

The kind of person we’re looking for:

• You have a minimum of three years' incredible experience in fast paced, multi-outlet operations, ideally within luxury environments.
• Acting as the right hand to the F&B Leadership, you’ll oversee the division’s service excellence, guest satisfaction, and team engagement, ensuring a seamless and exceptional experience.
• As a member of the Senior F&B Management team, you’ll be working collaboratively with your key stakeholders, to ensure an aligned proactive approach to daily problem solving, diligent planning and implementation - ensuring that your departmental teams are supported and set up for success.
• A highly experienced operator, you bring passion to your daily presence on the floor, and you’re motivated to work within a dynamic, high-paced, forward-thinking, and innovative division.
• Tenacious in continuing to raise and challenge standards of not only what we do, but how we do it, you maintain a clear focus on the ultimate attention to detail, knowing that this is what sets your operation apart.
• Your numerical proficiency is strong, and you can complete fantastic, detailed analysis across a range of activities and processes including payroll analysis and management, CAPEX investment project management and implementation, sales and P&L analysis.
• Your numerical acumen is strong, and you excel in conducting detailed, insightful analysis across various operations, including payroll management, CAPEX investment planning and execution, as well as sales and P&L performance analysis.
• As confident and compassionate communicator, you’re also an open and honest leader; you’re comfortable in balancing and adapting your style when connecting and needing to influence people and situations; importantly, you’re consistent in your approach in bringing positivity to the day to day.
• You share your knowledge and time generously and you’re passionate about the development and support of your people.
• Highly motivated and possessing an immense sense of pride in your work; you’re passionate about delivering the high standards for our guests in line with the Gleneagles brand.
• You want to be part of a team that works hard, supports each other and above all has fun along the way.
• An individual who is truly passionate about food and drink, and the drive to constantly improve, evolve and elevate our product.

What’s in it for you:

• 30 days holiday (including bank holidays) that increases with service.
• Seasonal parties and local social events.
• 50% discount on Food & Beverage, Country Pursuits, Spa and Hair Salon (Mon-Thurs) and the Golf Driving Range.
• Golf Membership (with access to all 3 championship courses) for £50.00 per annum.
• Flexi points into your Perkbox wallet to spend as you choose.
• Free ‘pay day’ lunch and monthly drinks offers.
• A generous ‘refer a friend’ scheme.
• Stay with us as a guest at Gleneagles or Gleneagles Townhouse for up to 2 nights per year at £95.00 per night – a benefit available upon completion of 12 months service.
• Friends & Family discounted rate of £225 - £275 B&B per night at Gleneagles.
• Enjoy discounted rooms and restaurants rates with up to 50% off across the wider Ennismore brands and hotels.
• Subsidised, single occupancy, en-suite accommodation available on our estate.
• Pension scheme.
• Life Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Programme, offering support and confidential advice for you and your family when you need it most.
• Ongoing investment in your personal development with access to internal and external training qualifications and programmes.
• Internal career opportunities across a wider range of specialisms and departments.
• Monthly recognition programme.
• Volunteering day every year with a charitable partner of your choice.
• Complimentary access to our staff gym.
• Gleneagles Cycle Scheme to spread the cost of the bike that you really want and reduce your carbon footprint.

If you are our next Assistant Food & Beverage Manager, please forward your most recent CV to us today!