Senior Food & Beverage Manager

<p>We’re looking for a people-focused Senior Food & Beverage Manager to join our team at Cliveden. In this role you will be directly responsible for every aspect of our Food and Beverage operation.   You will lead your team to ensure the visitor experience is a at the forefront of our success. You’ll manage and develop your team and lead them to consistently deliver excellent customer service.</p>
<p><strong>The Hours: </strong>37.5 hours per week. No Evenings and no split shifts. 5 days worked over the course of the week with weekends and Bank Holidays included on a flexible rota basis. A typical shift would be 9am to 5pm but flexibility will be required during our peak periods.</p>
<p><strong>The Salary:</strong> £33535 per year</p>
<p><strong>Duration: </strong>Permanent role</p>
<p><strong>What you will be doing:</strong></p>
<p>Combining catering know-how with a strong commercial acumen, it will be your responsibility to oversee the management and development of the Food and Beverage team and the offer at Cliveden</p>
<p>The ability to lead a team and the experience in managing, leading and developing people is essential. You’ll know exactly how to get the most out of your team and you’ll ensure they are fully trained and motivated to deliver a first-class service that makes our visitors want to return.</p>
<p>It will be up to you to make key decisions and put the right resources in place to impress our customers whilst upholding food safety requirements. Keeping costs controlled and visitor spend up; you will take care of every aspect of the Food and Beverage department. </p>
<p>You will be joining the team at a very exciting time as we will be coming towards the end of a refurbishment project in our main café. This high-profile project will require energetic leadership to move the operation back from its temporary space to the new, high-quality café; a wonderful opportunity to manage and make a resounding success!</p>
<p><strong>To be successful in the role you’ll need to have/be:</strong></p>
<p>Experience as a leader of people, managing teams of regular staff, seasonal staff and volunteers</p>
<p>The ability to inspire your teams to deliver the best service possible</p>
<p>The ability to identify new opportunities and make strategic decisions for the future of the commercial departments</p>
<p>Excellent communication skills</p>
<p>Strong people management skills</p>
<p>Coaching teams & individual development to improve performance </p>
<p>Experience of working with financial budgets, along with maximising income and controlling costs.  </p>