Food & Beverage Director

The Town Center at Tuckers Cove, located in Punta Gorda, FL, is pleased to announce an excellent career opportunity for a Food & Beverage Director
! We are seeking a driven individual who is eager to learn, contribute, and grow within a fast-paced hospitality-focused property organization. As part of Troon
, you will contribute to a global leader in golf and community management.

$90,000 annually

The Food & Beverage Director directs and oversees all food and beverage facets including a la carte locations, banquet/event spaces, and satellite locations including the pool and halfway house.

• Clearly describe,assignand delegate responsibility and authority for the operation of the various food and beverage sub-departments (i.e., catering, restaurants, banquets, kitchens,purchasing and stewards).
• Prepares and monitors annual budget, revenue goals and the expenses for the food and beverage department as well as generating various (weekly, monthly etc.) business volume forecasts and planning accordingly.
• Reviews and analyzes various financial and data results/reports to monitor overall food and beverage performance and take any corrective actions that may be needed.
• Monitors market conditions that impact menu offerings, business volume, and profitability.
• Executes inventory control and calculation for monthly analysis and reconciliation.
  
  Identifies opportunities to control food costs, bar costs,and other expenses and act accordingly.
• Participates with thesous chef,lead line cook, food andbeveragemanagers andcateringmanagers in the creation of menus toentice a varietyofoutlets including restaurant and banquets while incorporating a menu pricing structure that will support the bottom-line goals.
• Directs ordering amounts (par levels), timing of orders, receiving, invoice settlement and accuracy, storage temperatures in all areas.
• Continually researches vendor opportunities, pricing, service, and evaluates vendor relationships to the benefit of the facility.
• Approves catering policies,contracts and pricing;oversee planning, execution and closure of events with event coordinator and food and beverage managers.
• Implements policies and procedures for thefood and beverage department including compliance of company, federal,stateand local standards and laws relating to quality of products and services.
• Responsible for interviewing, hiring, training, planning, assigning, directing work, evaluating performance, rewarding, and disciplining associates; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Manages department members that may include, but is not limited to sous chef, line cooks, stewards, food and beverage managers, bar manager, servers, bartenders, server assistants.
• Regular and reliable attendance.

• Bachelor’s degree (BA) from a four-yearcollege or university;two or more years relatedto experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Frequently stands, walks, tastes, smells, talks, hears, uses hands, and reaches with hands and arms.
• Occasionally sits, climbs, balances, stoops, kneels, crawls or crouches.
• Occasionally lifts up to 50 pounds.

• Can work in wet or humid conditions (non-weather), near moving mechanical parts, near fumes or airborne particles, with toxic or caustic chemicals and in extreme heat or cold (non-weather).
• Noise level is moderate.

• Food Safety and Applicable Sanitation Training, Alcohol Awareness Training.

• Ability to read and speak English may berequiredin order toperform the duties of the job (e.g.the associates maybe required to communicate with English speaking customers or co-workers, the manuals for the equipment the associates may use are in English).
• Must meet state age requirements for handling alcoholic beverages.
• Working knowledge of wine, spirits and regional cuisines.
• Demonstrates Leadership ability including skills to communicate and express ideas and directives clearly to associates.
• Strong problem analysis and problem resolution skills.
• Strong multi-tasking, organizational and time management skills to ensure a quick response to client needs.
• High level of active listening skills and strong client service skills which includes the ability to resolve issues/complaints with tact and diplomacy.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Professional and courteous demeanor.
• Ability to create high performance teams and to be a strong team player.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to company values.
• Organizational development abilities with a strong focus on individual and team advancement.
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft products such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Outlook.
• Ability to maintain effective financial accountability to the company and to the ownership.
• Complete and comprehensive understanding of the physical infrastructure, food and beverage controls and financial…