What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vice President – Restaurant Group position at Aventura Mall?
About the Job
(Job Summary)
The Vice President of Turnberry Restaurant Group is a senior leadership role at Turnberry, responsible for driving operational excellence across the restaurant and hospitality division. Reporting directly to the Executive Team, the VP will have oversight of all Food & Beverage outlets, ensuring alignment with company standards and fostering effective communication across the culinary platform. This role encompasses strategic business planning, service innovation, revenue generation, employee development, and management of departmental costs and operating profit across multiple properties.
What You Do:
(Duties/Responsibilities)
- Creates and manages detailed financial plans for all restaurants to meet or exceed the company’s plan in the areas of budget spending, labor efficiency, material efficiency, menu engineering effectiveness, guest service, order accuracy and delivery efficiency across all revenue centers.
- Drives operational planning and leads decision making to achieve financial results to optimize top-line sales and bottom-line profitability.
- Works with the Leadership Team to always ensure high quality products and consistent preparation of menu items and specifications in all restaurants.
- Organize calls with regularity across F&B platform to encourage cross communication and education across platforms
- Monitors the competitive landscape and attends industry events to stay abreast of new initiatives and ways to stay ahead.
- Maintains expert level of knowledge and responsibility for forward progress in the areas of food knowledge & acumen, P&L, budgets, scheduling/labor, catering services and execution of catering events.
- Create and nurture an environment that emphasizes motivation, empowerment, creativity, teamwork, continuous improvement, and a passion for providing exceptional service
- Embraces an agile work environment and guides others through change and continuous improvement.
- Strategize with the team on opportunities for brand growth, vertical and horizontal integration across platforms, technological enablement, prospective partnerships, and vertical growth opportunities across platforms for team members
- Understands current operational challenges in all locations and provides insight and direction for optimization and improvement. Foster a culture of candor in communication, relenting desire for improvement, meticulous attention to guest experience, and a capacity for concepts and team members to transform and evolve.
This job description does not imply that the listed duties are the only responsibilities to be performed by the employee in this position. Employees may be required to carry out other job-related tasks assigned by their supervisor or management.
What You Bring to the Table:
(Requirements)
- 5 years of leadership experience with a significant amount as Vice President (or similar) within the restaurant/hospitality industry with a history of a progressive career track.
- Experience in aggressively expanding early-stage restaurant/multi-unit concepts regionally as well as nationally.
- Proven track record of delivering strong financial results throughout career and within a growth, multi-concept restaurant company.
- Executive presence and maturity. Strong relationship builder with personal characteristics that include accountability, inclusiveness, fairness, humility, forward and creative thinking combined with sound judgment and the highest standards of honesty, integrity, and discretion.
- Open to new ideas, coaching and on-going development.
- Quick to adapt, pivot, learn and teach new skills.
- Excellent project management skills and proficient computer skills.
- Availability to work a flexible schedule which will include long hours, nights, and weekends.
- Effectively operates independently with minimal direction.
