Driector of Food & Beverage - The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa

Join our team at The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa, managed by East West Hospitality. We are looking for an experienced Director of Food & Beverage. The Director of Food and Beverage provides visionary and operational oversight and support to the F&B; operations at The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa to deliver the best resort F&B; experience in the valley. Reporting to the General Manager, the Director of F&B; has primary responsibility for administering all aspects of the food and beverage operations by developing, leading and mentoring the team and implementing strategic plans necessary for short and long-term growth. Responsibilities Include: -Coach, Mentor and develop staff while providing oversight and direction to employees -Foster a spirit of teamwork and unity among food and beverage department that allows for disagreement over ideas, conflict and expeditious conflict resolution, and the appreciation of diversity as well as cohesiveness, support and working effectively together to enable each employee and the department to succeed -Achieve budgeted revenue goals through promotion, product and pricing of all food and beverage operations -Manage clear and effective information flow to all stakeholders -Understand the unique F&B; needs and requirements of full-service brand hotels and effectively collaborate with -Hotel Operations, Spa & Club, Brand Relations & QA, Revenue Strategies and Legal to ensure that initiatives and programs are well communicated to all stakeholders and that any issues resulting from those programs are quickly identified and resolved -Working knowledge of industry and Westin quality assurance programs to include various audit requirements and any accompanying computer-based systems to protect brand integrity and improve F&B; guest satisfaction and review scores -Test and/or pilot F&B; products, programs, concepts and services, identifying operational implications prior to full-scale rollout -Work with Executive Chef and RSR, develop menus and recipes -Lead efforts relating to the recruitment, hiring, and training of key F&B; management -Identify, support and promote the development of F&B; talent through effective training programs and initiatives -Establish and maintain a strong training program and ongoing initiatives to support a culture of excellence -Ensure standard operating procedures and tools exist for all F&B; operations.