Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Restaurant Manager

Company: Holiday Inn Stamford
Description
Exciting and rewarding career opportunity for a solid candidate looking to rapidly grow a food and beverage career. This Restaurant Manager position is an outstanding occasion to be recognized and rewarded within a growth-oriented hotel company. Areas of responsibility include leading our Bristol Cafe restaurant, the lobby bar and Room Service.

As Restaurant Manager you will be responsible for:
Maintaining customer satisfaction as the driving philosophy of the F&B department. Demonstrate a commitment to customer service by inquiring about service quality and responding promptly to guest needs. Ensure that consistency of service and standards are met.
Demonstrate leadership to the staff with an emphasis on training.
Manage department within budget. Accurately forecast revenues/expenses. Assist in preparing annual departmental budget that accurately reflects the department's operations plan. Anticipate revenue/cost problems and report discrepancies to F&B Director. Analyze financial and operating information on an ongoing basis in order to adjust labor, supplies, materials and other costs to achieve budget.
Know the general operations of department and how all hotel departments work together to achieve business objectives and to meet customer expectations. Know the commonly occurring challenges of the F&B business and how to overcome them. Know restaurant standards, maintain favorable health department scores and manage a preventive maintenance program for all equipment.
Assist in the preparation of the F&B budget and maximize department resources to contribute to the successful achievement of the budget. Identify major revenue and expense opportunities and possible problems. Identify and select vendors that provide quality service and competitive prices, and monitor to ensure quality of goods and service is met. Adjust inventory, department labor schedules, staff assignment and supplies based upon demand without loss in quality service. Keep repair costs down by maintaining equipment. Work with local vendors to keep costs down.

Job Requirements:
Demonstrate positive leadership characteristics, Ensure consistency of product and service, maintain wine inventory while exercising knowledge of current Restaurant trends, policies and standards, Maintain a clean, organized & safe work environment
Communicate with staff, sales people and other departments on a regular basis to understand the needs of potential inhouse guest and clients in the community
Monitor reservations, promote and develop special occasions
Join a winning team today!

You may apply directly to the hotel at:
Holiday Inn Stamford Downtown
Human Resources
700 main St
Stamford, CT 06901
Applications will be accepted only on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10:00am until 2:00 pm

Contact: Charlotte Bodiford
Phone: (001)203.358.8400
Fax: (001)203-961-1474