EN - Food & Beverage Manager

Join  us at Accor,  where  life pulses  with  passion! Mercure Grand Hotel "Bahrain"​ As a pioneer in the art of responsible hospitality, the Accor Group gathers more than 45 brands, 5,600 hotels, 10,000 restaurants, and lifestyle destinations in 110 countries. While each brand has its own personality, where you will be able to truly find yourself, they all share a common ambition: to keep innovating and challenging the status-quo.​ By joining us, you will become a Heartist®, because hospitality is, first and foremost, a work of heart.​ You will join a caring environment and a team where you can be all you are. You will be in a supportive place to grow, to fulfil yourself, to discover other professions and to pursue career opportunities, in your hotel or in other hospitality environments, in your country or anywhere in the world!​ You will enjoy exclusive benefits, specific to the sector and beyond, as well as strong recognition for your daily commitment.​ Everything you will do with us, regardless of your profession, will offer a deep sense of meaning, to create lasting, memorable and impactful experiences for your customers, for your colleagues and for the planet. Hospitality   is a  work of  heart , ​ Join us and  become a  Heartist ®.

Job Description

Food & Beverage Manager

Are you a passionate foodie who is not afraid of thinking outside the box? Then, we have the job for you! As a Food & Beverage Manager, you will strategically lead the team to take guest satisfaction to the next level.  .Ensures the high standard of services provided for guests and the attainment of the department's qualitative and quantitative targets

• Conveys the hotel's image and atmosphere through his/her exemplary attitude, warm and friendly welcome, availability and frequent presence in the field

• Manages and motivates the teams in order to improve sales and the quality of F&B services 

• Improves the department's results by increasing sales and the productivity of F&B points of sale

• Leads and brings life to Mercure projects and identity features in the department (Echanson, service certification etc)• Enhances guest satisfaction

• Handles guest comments and complaints, ensuring follow-up

• Develops close relationships with guests to encourage loyalty

• Ensures guests receive a warm and personalised welcome. • Develops excellent relations with guests

• Prepares the commercial action plan for the department and ensures implementation

• Sets daily sales targets for the team 

• Analyses guests' comments and shares them with the team 

• Launches and deploys marketing initiatives in the local area in order to increase revenue

• Works in close collaboration with the sales department to ensure a high standard of service and satisfaction for meetings customers

• Knows the market and customer expectations

• Keeps close track of what the competition is doing

• Uses sense of creativity and innovation to facilitate commercial operations. • Draws up the department's annual budget in line with hotel strategy • Ensures that management results are in line with the hotel's targets • Guarantees the respect of procedures governing cash operations, administration and audits, in line with the brand's internal audit guidelines • Adapts department organisation as required and manages headcount for optimum "prime cost"• Draws up, implements and ensures that internal checks are properly carried out • Supervises purchasing for the restaurant and kitchen, manages stocks and checks that AccorShop purchasing targets are met as decided by the brand • Ensures that the equipment and cultural assets of the department remain in good condition and working order • Checks inventories that have been carried out • Takes part in "Debtor" meetings and implements actions to recover debt

Qualifications

Your experience and skills include:

Service focused personality is essential and previous leadership experience required

Proven ability to build and maintain good relationships with all stakeholders

Communicate thoughts, actions and opportunities clearly with strong networking skills

Ability to lead by example, believe in a strong team culture and set the scene for high performance

Additional Information

Your team and working environment:

In 1-2 sentences, introduce the team, property or office environment in a way that reflects the culture

Note: Customization may be included for any specific local or legislative requirements, such as work permits

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.