We are looking for an experienced Director of Food and Beverage to build a highly efficient, revenue-oriented, and optimized department while achieving a top level of customer satisfaction. Working alongside marketing, sales, and operations executives, the candidate will identify and develop new revenue growth opportunities. The right candidate is a high-energy, motivated professional with exceptional leadership skills, time management skills, good communication abilities, and a profound understanding of task tracking and project management approaches.
Event Cruises NYC and Liberty Cruise are New York-based brands offering a variety of public and private events and cruises. The portfolio of brands we own and manage include: TopView Sightseeing, Event Cruises NYC, Liberty Cruise, Bike Rental Central Park, and Attraction Pass. Our event and cruise team served over 500k customers annually, creating unforgettable experiences for New Yorkers and visitors. As we scale, we are looking for aspiring professionals to join the team and help drive the growth further. Our company is experiencing a great expansion and is planning on growing the fleet of vessels. The candidate would play a pivotal role in translating our vision into reality.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the entire food and beverage operation for any public, private, and special events.
• Develop and implement policies and procedures to continuously improve and optimize the department including but not limited to inventory products, labor cost, user experience.
• Design and execute an effective employee recruitment, training, and retention guide. Develop and approve all training programs and materials in the department.
• Ensure adequate resources and headcount for all events.
• Develop and implement an efficient scheduling system.
• Develop and approve all menus for all public, private, and special events.
• Collaborate with marketing and sales directors in all initiatives and promotions.
• Continuously improve and optimize the existing products and services and identify and develop new products and services to generate revenue growth and increase the team’s productivity.
• Collaborate with accounting and operations departments to forecast periodic budgets (weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually, and special events). Analyze and optimize all food, beverage, labor, and other department costs.
• Manage the day to day Food and Beverage operations and be responsible for its weekly P&L. Be revenue oriented.
• Responsible for inventory purchasing and receiving ensuring adequate quantity, company expected quality, and cost efficiency. Develop, implement, and optimize inventory management policies and procedures.
• Work with other teams in the organization and provide structured feedback about customers, partners, and market opportunities.
• Identify reporting gaps/needs and use data to target new opportunities.
• Motivate team members to exceed performance goals through training, mentoring, competitions, and creative incentives.

Qualifications and Skills:

• 5 years of food and beverage managerial experience is a must.
• A Bachelor's degree in Business Management or related.
• Thorough knowledge of food and beverage operations, sequence of service, guest engagement, staff supervision, and dynamic scheduling.
• Extensive understanding of food and beverage financials, cost controls, forecasting.
• Working knowledge of various software applications, including but not limited to Microsoft Office Suite and POS systems.
• A proven and consistent track record of exceeding objectives; planning and forecasting skills to capitalize on opportunities.
• Competitive, data-driven, and revenue oriented.
• Impeccable interpersonal, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Self-starter with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and make independent decisions.

Benefits:

• Competitive Pay
• Bonus pay
• 401k
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $100,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Holidays
• Night shift
• On call
• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Application Question(s):

• Are you able to work on site: 1) in our office and 2) on our vessels?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Food and Beverage Management: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location:

• Multiple locations

Work Remotely:

• No

Work Location: Multiple locations