Assistant Restaurant Manager – Upscale Dining (Food & Beverage)

At Holiday Inn Club Vacations, we believe in strengthening families. And we look for people who exhibit the courage, caring and creativity to help us become the most loved brand in family travel. We’re committed to growing our people, memberships, resorts and guest love. That’s why we need individuals who are passionate in life and bring those qualities to work every day. Do you instill confidence, trust and respect in those around you? Do you encourage success and build relationships? If so, we’re looking for you. 

COMPANY BENEFITS:

•Growth Opportunities
•401K
•Comprehensive Benefits – Health, Dental and Vision Plans.
•EAP – Employee Assistance Program
•PTO - Paid Time Off
•Discounts through IHG including additional discounted employee benefits through our company Perks website
•Tuition Reimbursement & Continuing Education Courses
•Outstanding Company Culture

The Assistant Manager - Food & Beverage will be responsible for bringing the brand promise to life in all of the resort recreational amenities and outlets. The role serves as guest advocate and key advisor to the Guest Engagement Senior Manager, Director, Senior Director or General Manager and leads the operation of resort activities, food & beverage, and retail outlet departments. Success in this role is measured primarily by onsite and post-stay guest survey responses evaluating the quality of the amenity and engagement offerings.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND TASKS

• Hiring, training, coaching and scheduling of assigned team members. Development of PDPs, evaluation and active coaching to develop Brandhearted guest engagement delivery staff. Demonstrate a culture of learning and mentorship for continual performance development
• Analyze and recommend adjustments to staffing, performance targets and resources to achieve results. Assist with managing department engagement plans, talent review and succession planning.
• Demonstrate Brandhearted leadership by putting the brand at the center of all business decisions. Regularly seek and use guest feedback to build relationships with guests and drive continuous improvement in guest satisfaction. Ensure that special needs and requests of guests, VIPs, and repeat visitors are fulfilled.
• Promote and reinforce a brand culture in which team members understand their role and are inspired to deliver the branded guest experience and brand standards.  Actively model the brand behaviors in all aspects of the business.  Balance the urgency of meeting budget goals with focus on team, individual, and brand success.
• Assist with managing the daily execution of well-defined activities and entertainment strategies and programs developed by others.  Assist to implement and maintain consistent delivery of guest engagement brand standards and ways of working that create fun and immersive experiences for the entire family.
• Execute pre-defined programs and policies within assigned area and teams that maintain a safe and secure environment for guests, team members and resort assets in compliance with owner’s policies and procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain partnership and compliance with third party vendors for contracts, performance standards and inspections.
• Assist in the development of departmental budgets and allocation of resources to meet financial goals.
• Operate departments successfully within budgetary guidelines. 

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Demonstrated ability to anticipate, prevent and solve complex problems, and deliver results in a fast paced setting
• Demonstrated professional verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Novice level mastery of Microsoft Office products. 

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE 

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent required
• Four year college degree preferred
• 2 years customer facing service/hospitality 

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• ServSafe certified preferred 
• Life Safety certified preferred