Director of Food & Beverage

• Provide strategic leadership and full operational oversight of all Food & Beverage outlets, restaurants, bars, banqueting, events, and culinary operations. • Ensure all F&B operations consistently meet hotel brand standards, service excellence expectations, and established operating procedures. • Drive F&B revenue, profitability, and financial performance by achieving budgeted targets, controlling costs, and maximising business opportunities. • Develop and implement F&B strategies, annual budgets, business plans, and revenue-generating initiatives aligned with hotel objectives. • Lead, manage, and develop the entire F&B team, ensuring operational efficiency, accountability, productivity, and high performance. • Oversee the complete guest dining experience, ensuring exceptional service delivery, effective complaint resolution, and guest satisfaction. • Collaborate closely with the Executive Chef to maintain food quality, menu innovation, consistency, and profitability. • Ensure strict compliance with Accor brand standards, HACCP, food safety, hygiene, health and safety regulations, and local statutory requirements. • Monitor departmental performance, financial results, guest feedback, and operational KPIs, implementing corrective actions where necessary. • Identify market trends, introduce innovative dining concepts, and implement promotions to strengthen competitiveness and revenue growth. • Oversee manpower planning, recruitment, training, succession planning, and performance management across the F&B division. • Maintain effective control of inventory, purchasing, operating equipment, departmental expenses, and resources to maximise profitability. • Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and other departments to maximise F&B business opportunities and overall hotel performance. • Conduct regular operational reviews, outlet inspections, and departmental meetings to ensure service consistency, brand compliance, and continuous improvement.Company Description • Minimum 8 years of progressive Food & Beverage experience in luxury hotels, including senior leadership responsibilities. • Proven experience in a senior F&B leadership role within the UAE hospitality industry is mandatory. • Strong knowledge of luxury hospitality operations, Accor brand standards, and exceptional guest service delivery. • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple F&B outlets, banqueting operations, financial performance, and large teams. • Strong commercial awareness, budgeting, cost control, revenue management, and business development skills. • Excellent knowledge of the Dubai F&B market, emerging culinary trends, and guest expectations. • Well-established professional network within Dubai's hospitality and F&B industry. • Excellent leadership, communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills. • Fluent in written and spoken English, with strong presentation and negotiation abilities. • Dynamic, innovative, self-motivated, and results-driven, with the ability to inspire and develop high-performing teams. • Strong commitment to professional integrity, operational excellence, and continuous improvement. • Passionate about delivering personalised luxury experiences and consistently exceeding guest expectations.