Corporate Manager Of Food & Beverage Brand Innovation

Are you a seasoned Food & Beverage professional or a project manager with a food and beverage background seeking that next step in your career? Family owned and operated Drury Hotels has the opportunity for you to reach that goal of moving into a corporate office position. We are seeking someone who has F&B multi-unit or project management experience and is proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint to effectively manage numerous projects focused on enhancing our F&B amenity.
Pay: $93,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year
Property Location:
13075 Manchester Rd - St. Louis, Missouri 63131
YOU BELONG AT DRURY HOTELS.
Getting a job is just the beginning. Finding a place where you belong is what truly matters. Who you are and what you do makes a difference at Drury Hotels. There's a place for you here today and tomorrow.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US
So. Much. More.
Just as our guests deserve more, so do you deserve more. Be valued for what you do and who you are ... and well compensated for all you accomplish.

• Incentives - Quarterly bonuses (we succeed together!) based on hotel results
• Work-life-balance - Flexible scheduling, paid time off, hotel discounts and free room nights
• Career growth - Mentorship, cross-training, development plans, management training, and more-over 200 internal promotions this year
• Health and well-being - Medical, dental, vision, prescription, life, disability and Team Member Assistance Program
• Retirement - Company-matched 401(k)
• Award-winning - Ranked among Forbes' Best Midsize Employers (2023)

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Acting as the food and beverage project manager leading the innovation, research and testing process, utilizing project management software (MS Project, Excel, etc.) to guide the process from inception to infield testing to project completion and post data analysis
• Developing high level PowerPoint decks promoting new F&B initiatives, leading presentations with senior leadership and developing job aids for frontline team members, supporting in-field rollouts
• Work side by side with frontline team members and managers in the field to develop, refine and analyze current recipe formats, food safety and sanitation processes and food waste reduction/sustainability initiatives
• Advising on kitchen design and equipment layout for planned new hotel construction and renovations

Bring your business acumen and creativity to our team to develop recipes and rollout new food offerings including leading relevant food and beverage communications to the field. If you have a solid understanding of Food safety/sanitation, food service procedures and a background working in professional kitchens, we need you to round out our team. Whether you have worked in hotel food service, restaurants, contract food services, healthcare food service or QSR for at least 5 years, this job is for you! You will thrive in this role if you have prior experience in F&B project management.
WHAT WE EXPECT OF YOU

• Multi-unit hospitality (hotel, restaurant or food service) experience preferred.
• Five or more years of hospitality/food service management experience preferred.
• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university preferred; preferably in a hospitality related field.
• You may travel up to 20% of the time and typical travel would be one overnight per trip.

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