Director of Food and Beverage

At The Wave Resort, food and beverage is how guests remember us. Weddings on the coast, corporate retreats, milestone celebrations: banquets and events drive our F&B business. Our restaurant, bar, and lounge round out the guest experience.

We’re looking for a leader who builds strong teams, works closely with Sales and Event Services /Operations, and makes every event feel effortless for our clients and guests.

• Lead an event-driven operation. Own banquets, catering, weddings, and group events from BEO to breakdown, along with our restaurant, bar, lounge, and culinary outlets.
• Partner across the property. Work with Sales and Catering/Event Services on forecasts, menus, pricing, pre-event meetings, and post-event reviews. When a client is happy, the whole team gets the credit.
• Develop your leaders. Coach and mentor the Assistant Director of F&B and our banquet and outlet managers. Help them grow, delegate with trust, and build a bench that doesn’t depend on any one person.
• Run the business side. Build the F&B budget, forecast revenue and labor against event volume, choose strong vendor partners, and find ways to improve profitability.
• Set the standard. Champion guest service, food safety, sanitation, and responsible alcohol service, and make those standards part of how the team works every day.
• Build the team with HR. Partner on recruiting, onboarding, training, and performance conversations to create a place people want to stay.

• 4+ years of progressive F&B management experience, including 2+ years leading banquet, catering, or large-scale event operations in a hotel, resort, or event venue. A bachelor’s degree can substitute.
• Hands-on experience with high-volume weddings, meetings, and social events, including BEO review, banquet labor scheduling, and banquet beverage service.
• A track record of developing managers, not just supervising them.
• Comfort turning financial data into an operational plan.
• Strong communication skills with guests, clients, and team members at every level.
• Knowledge of food safety, sanitation, and alcohol awareness standards, and the ability to train others in them.

• • Believe the best events come from strong partnerships between the kitchen, the floor, and Sales.
  • Lead by being present on the floor, not only from the office.
  • Get energy from developing people and watching them grow into bigger roles.
  • Stay calm and organized when three events are running at the same time.