Corporate Director of F&B - Kessler

Kessler Hospitality’s portfolio of artistically inspired boutique hotels boasts unique design, luxurious accommodations, enriching ambiance, and intuitive service. With properties in Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina or South Carolina, each hotel’s exquisite art, music, and cultural influences are deliberately approachable. Designed to inspire and to encourage unforgettable experiences, Kessler guests are immersed in redefined Bohemian luxury, from a cutting-edge downtown icon to a premier luxury lodge, Savannah’s entertainment destination, and an elite ski lodge. Kessler Hospitality was the founding member of the Marriott Autograph Collection, introduced with seven Autograph Collection branded hotels. Each property is a bold, original hotel carefully created with style and the individualist traveler in mind.

Founded by Richard Kessler in 1984, Kessler Collection® is a visionary hospitality brand that develops, owns and manages luxury boutique hotels, restaurants and retail. We integrate experiences throughout hotel development, ownership and third-party management ventures, creating value for our owners and loyalty from our guests.

The overall purpose of the Corporate Director of Food and Beverage is to oversee, direct, and coordinate the food and beverage operations by performing the following duties personally or through subordinates. They are to provide inspiring and strategic leadership while directing the activities of the Food and Beverage Operations in support of the mission, core values, standards and goals established by the company.

Primary areas of responsibility include, but are not limited to the following:

• Assist in evaluating and directing outlets physically, conceptually, operationally and financially
• Implement and ensure compliance to food, beverage and service specifications, policies, procedures and SOPs
• Manage Point of Sale database relating to menu items, price adjustments, global settings and assist with technical support; assure that systems being used to its capacity.
• Implement cost and inventory controls and direct day to day operation activities to maximize efficiency and profitability at each location.
• Supports food and beverage operations at all locations to ensure guest satisfaction.
• Provide analysis, training and support for under-performing Food and Beverage operations
• Ensure staffing guides support business forecast and achieve balance between guest satisfaction and profit goals for each location
• Ensure that all standards for safety and sanitation are maintained.
• Inspects food service facilities to ensure that equipment and buildings meet requirements of state and local health laws and internal regulations.
• Assists each location needed with monthly sales projections and annual budget process.
• Inspects and tastes prepared food and beverage to maintain quality control standards.

• Bachelor's degree or comparable education or relevant work experience - required
• 5+ years of relevant work experience in similar scope and title - required
• Experience within luxury brand/markets - required
• Experience with F&B Point of Sale Systems- preferred
• To perform this role successfully, an individual must have experience achieving desired result(s) in their areas of responsibility. The requirements Iisted below are representative of observable behaviors and essential knowledge, skiIIs, and abilities required of a successful incumbent within our culture.
• Results oriented individual with the ability to meet required budgetary goals.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organizational, planning, and communication.
• Ability to undertake and complete multiple tasks.
• Comprehensive knowledge of food and beverage facility operations.
• Extensive knowledge of various systems used in F&B Operations, especially POS, Reservation, Purchasing and Inventory Management Systems.
• Ability to maintain and develop effective relationships and lead diverse work teams across multi-functional areas.