Director of Food and Beverage

• Markets Food and Beverage services to clients and establishes Food and Beverage controls
• Foster & maintain positive client relations
• Daily management of the Food & Beverage departmental operations and personnel
• Creates Food and Beverage sales projections and budgets for facility events
• Responsible for stand inventory and per capita reports for each event and ongoing fiscal reporting
• Purchasing and overseeing distribution of all products to concessions outlets
• Responsible for daily concession food and beverage compliance and service concerns such as, Health Department regulations, Alcohol beverage service guidelines and standards, menu engineering/development and detailed costing for concessions operation
• Hires and trains new concession employees
• anticipates and schedules labor needs for event and non-event days
• Controls spoilage, cost of sales
• Inspects and tastes prepared food to maintain quality standards and sanitation regulations
• Is responsible for the overall direction and coordination of Food and Beverage units
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with Legends Global policies and applicable laws
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees
• planning, assigning, and directing work
• appraising performance
• rewarding
• disciplining employees in conjunction with Human Resources
• addressing complaints and resolving problems
• This position will work with limited supervision and will require the ability to interact with all levels of staff including management
• Requires ability to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays, in addition to normal business hours

• Certificate or degree from an accredited culinary school, college, or technical school preferred
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in management level position in Food & Beverage or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Previous experience in overall Food and Beverage operations, sales, inventory control, cost control and food preparation procedures
• Previous experience in food purchasing (Catering & Concession), including price negotiations
• Excellent knowledge of current culinary and concession trends, presentation, and food quality
• Previous experience in standardizing recipes, plating, and costing of menus
• Previous experience collaborating with sub-contractor vendors
• Serv Safe food and Serv Safe Alcohol certified
• Maintain PCI Compliance certification
• Alcohol awareness certificate and training capabilities
• Strong orientation to customer service and ability to collaborate with clients and staff members
• Results oriented individual with the ability to meet required budgetary goals
• Excellent organizational, multi-tasking, planning, written and verbal communication skills
• Attention to detail and service oriented
• Prior supervisory experience required
• Computer skills including proficiency with Microsoft Office programs
• Ability to be creative with buffet presentations and maintain a quality product

medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid vacation, and 401k plan