Food & Beverage Manager -

The Hyatt Regency Sonoma Wine Country has begun a search for a Food & Beverage Manager. With a focus on Banquets .The ideal candidate is a strong food and beverage leader with an innate vision to advance the enterprise and eager to serve. If you love serving from your heart and want to be part of a winning team, we'd love to interview you.

This position will provide leadership and management for the Food & Beverage Division, including all Restaurants, Beverage, Bar, Catering and Banquet Operations, and integrate its functions to serve local F&B and hotel guests. The food and Beverage Manager oversees management, budget and operation of the food service establishment, catering services and kitchen, and maintains a close liaison with the sales department to ensure maximum profitability.

Essential Functions :

• Review work procedures and operational problems to determine ways to improve service, performance, or safety
• Monitor budgets and payroll records, and review financial transactions to ensure that expenditures are authorized and budgeted
• Develops and maintains effective communications between all operating departments including the hotel. Uses purchasing and inventory knowledge to track costs, transfers, waste, promo and forecasting in all revenue centers for Food & Beverage
• Approves menus by consulting with GM, Controller and Chef; reviews potential food and beverage menus, evaluates past popularity of menu options and develops new menus based on trends
• Communicates the goals and objectives of the Company and inspires/empowers employees to achieve those goals
• Seeks alternative forms of advertising and promotion including but not limited to electronic marketing and communication (website, e-mail, Facebook, Twitter)
• Establishes and maintains annual revenue and cost projections which are to be reviewed and revised on a quarterly basis
• Organize and direct worker training programs, resolve personnel problems, hire new staff, and evaluate employee performance in dining and lodging facilities

• Must have excellent leadership skills
• Previous experience as Food and Beverage Manager
• College education or equivalent, hotel or business administration degree preferred High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Organizational skills to function effectively with attention to detail while meeting established deadlines
• Excellent organizational, multi-tasking, planning, written and verbal communication skills
• Maintain physical stamina and proper mental attitude and ability to deal effectively with guests, management, employees and outside contacts while working under pressure and meeting deadlines