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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive Food & Beverage leadership experience in luxury and upscale hospitality environments, with a strong focus on beverage program development, financial controls, and operational excellence. Proven ability to drive profitability and guest satisfaction through innovative beverage strategies and effective team development.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Food & Beverage Leadership ExperienceBeverage Program DevelopmentP&L ManagementInventory ManagementOperational Reporting
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Hard Skills
Beverage Cost ControlMenu EngineeringFinancial AnalysisCocktail StrategyPurchasingCost ControlsOperational ProceduresBeverage Trends AnalysisBudgetingForecasting
Soft Skills
Exceptional CommunicationRelationship-BuildingInfluencing SkillsCollaborative MindsetAdaptability
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft Office SuiteBevager
Industry Keywords
Luxury HospitalityMulti-Property OperationsIndependent HotelsLifestyle HotelsBar CultureGuest ExperienceOperational AssessmentsRenovationsConcept LaunchesHotel Management Agreements
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Support Food & Beverage operations across the Makeready portfolio through strategic guidance, operational leadership, and hands-on support
- Ensure consistent execution of brand standards, service culture, operational procedures, and Food & Beverage best practices
- Support restaurant, bar, lounge, banquet, catering, and in-room dining operations to drive quality, efficiency, profitability, and guest satisfaction
- Conduct regular property visits and operational assessments
- Review workflows, staffing models, service standards, menu execution, operating procedures, and productivity
- Provide Task Force leadership and operational support during leadership transitions, performance recovery, openings, renovations, and critical business needs
- Oversee beverage strategy and portfolio-wide beverage standards
- Lead development, implementation, and ongoing evolution of the Makeready Core Beverage Program
- Establish and reinforce standards for cocktails, wine, beer, spirits, non-alcoholic beverages, coffee, and other beverage offerings
- Partner with property Food & Beverage leaders to align beverage programs with each hotel’s positioning, concept, market, and guest experience
- Evaluate beverage menus, product mix, pricing, presentation, preparation, and service standards
- Increase beverage revenue through menu engineering, pricing strategies, seasonal programming, promotions, activations, and upselling
- Monitor beverage trends, emerging products, bar concepts, consumer preferences, and industry practices
- Support development of signature cocktails, beverage experiences, and programming across properties
- Perform additional responsibilities and duties as assigned
Requirements
What you’ll need- Significant Food & Beverage leadership experience within luxury, lifestyle, independent, or upper-upscale hospitality environments
- Previous experience as a Corporate Director, Regional Director, Multi-Property Food & Beverage leader, Director of Food & Beverage, or comparable senior operational leader
- Demonstrated expertise in beverage and bar operations, including beverage program development, cocktail strategy, wine and spirits, purchasing, inventory management, cost controls, menu engineering, and profitability
- Proven success supporting multi-property Food & Beverage operations including restaurants, bars, lounges, banquets, and catering
- Strong understanding of beverage costs, inventory management, financial controls, purchasing, and operational reporting
- Experience implementing or managing beverage inventory and cost-control systems
- Strong understanding of beverage trends, bar culture, spirits, wine, beer, non-alcoholic programming, and evolving consumer preferences
- Demonstrated ability to analyze financial and operational performance and translate data into actionable strategies
- Strong knowledge of P&L management, beverage cost, food cost, labor productivity, inventory controls, budgeting, and forecasting
- Demonstrated ability to coach, train, and develop Food & Beverage leaders and teams
- Creative and innovative mindset balanced by strong operational and financial discipline
- Exceptional communication, relationship-building, and influencing skills
- Highly collaborative, adaptable, and comfortable working in a decentralized, multi-property environment
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams
- Ability to travel up to 30–40% to support property visits and new openings
- Bevager experience preferred
- Experience supporting new openings, concept launches, renovations, or operational transitions preferred
- Familiarity with hotel management agreements, franchise agreements, and hotel ownership structures preferred
- Experience evaluating independent, lifestyle, luxury, branded, and/or full-service hotels preferred
Benefits
Comp & perks- Accommodating PTO/PTO exchange
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- Maternity/paternity leave
- Pet insurance
- Company-matched dependent care
- Company-matched 401k
- Student loan repayment program
- Additional ancillary benefits
- Equal opportunity workplace