Assistant Director of Food and Beverage

Who We Are

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Life House Palm Springs

The Role

Assistant Director of F&B

The Assistant Director of F&Bhas a passion for all things food and beverage and is responsible for controlling costs and maximizing budgeted revenue. This key leadership role will oversee daily operations of the restaurant including inventory and labor management, staff training and development, culinary programming and all F&B related technology platforms. The Assistant Director of F&B is a passionate leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys creating memorable guest experiences.

Responsibilities

• Maximizes food and beverage revenues while controlling costs in alignment with budget.
• Develops and implements strategies to maximize budget effectiveness.
• Manages scheduling and approves timesheets for front-of-house and culinary teams using When I Work.
• Oversees inventory ordering, ensuring optimal prices and purchasing decisions to meet financial targets.
• Manages vendor list and ordering guides, ensuring regular updates.
• Actively recruits, hires, and coaches talent.
• Participates in running service, interacts with guests, and coaches staff positively.
• Conducts ongoing training and development in food, beverage, service, and hospitality.
• Oversees culinary programming, including menu development and staff menu training.
• Utilizes technology for administrative tasks and responds to online reviews.
• Well versed in every F&B position with the ability to cover call offs or assist in peak times of business.

Ideal Candidate

• Strong business acumen.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Excellent time management and multi-tasking skills.
• Detail oriented and highly organized.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and people skills.
• Works with professionalism and is self-driven.
• Excellent leadership and team management skills with a passion for growing and developing talent.
• Demonstrates a deep understanding and appreciation of food and beverage culture including the trends, the disruptors, the behaviors and the complexities/opportunities.
• Has a passion for hospitality, service, food and beverage.

Requirements & Experience

• 2-5 years of hospitality experience in upscale full-service restaurants.
• Open availability including evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Flexibility and willingness to adapt to ongoing changes.
• Ability to inspire, motivate and develop employees.
• Ability to identify problems and solve them.
• Proven track record in building high-performance teams.
• Professional and confident verbal and written communication with guests, employees and ownership.
• Riverside County Food Handler’s Card, ServSafe and TiPs certified (or equivalent).
• Clear understanding of the English language (verbal and written).
• Experience working with various scheduling, administrative, technology systems and their integrations including Gusto, MarketMan, etc.
• Familiarity with Apple products and applications.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive compensation, starting at $65,000-$75,000 annually
• Excellent benefits package
• Robust onboarding on our proprietary technology
• Opportunity to work in an environment fostering an innovative approach to hotel operations, which encourages initiative and sharpens leadership skills
• Working with highly talented people who are extremely passionate about their craft
• Leadership and professional development growth opportunities
• Paid time off & vacation
• Hotel Discount Program
• Career growth opportunities within a network of dozens of hotels across the US and Mexico

Other Duties

This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that a team member in this position may be asked to perform from time to time. This job description reflects the job content at the time of writing and will be subject to periodic change based upon changing operational and environmental requirements. Such changes will be discussed with the team member and the job description amended accordingly. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the team member occupying this position. Team members will be required to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" employment relationship.

About Life Hospitality

Life House Palm Springs is managed by Life Hospitality, the hotel management arm of , – an operations, branding, and software company with a mission to make travel more accessible by making hotels easier to operate and more profitable with tech-enabled, best-in-class operations. We approach operations with a tech-driven mindset. From hotel operations to

F&B, we give you tools and resources to run your hotel most efficiently so you can focus on what matters most: the guest experience. We manage a portfolio of over 50 hotels across the US and Mexico and growing to 50 in 2024. You can find all Life Hospitality openings at https://www.lifehospitality.careers.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $65,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance

Shift:

• 10 hour shift

Language:

• English (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)
• Night Shift (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Palm Springs, CA 92264: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $65,000 - $75,000