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Director of Food & Beverage | Des Moines, IA | $90,000 to $105,000 incentive
A 145-room boutique hotel in a restored historic building, part of a respected lifestyle hotel company, is seeking a Director of Food and Beverage to lead the complete F&B experience. As a member of the Executive Committee, you'll shape the restaurant and bar experience, banquets and catering, in-room dining, and the wine, spirits, and cocktail program, with real influence over product, service culture, and financial performance. The senior F&B team is being rebuilt, creating an opportunity to establish standards and build a close partnership with culinary leadership.
What You'll Do:
$90,000 to $105,000 base salary plus Executive Committee incentive up to 20%, relocation assistance may be available, medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k, and paid time off.
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply directly.
A 145-room boutique hotel in a restored historic building, part of a respected lifestyle hotel company, is seeking a Director of Food and Beverage to lead the complete F&B experience. As a member of the Executive Committee, you'll shape the restaurant and bar experience, banquets and catering, in-room dining, and the wine, spirits, and cocktail program, with real influence over product, service culture, and financial performance. The senior F&B team is being rebuilt, creating an opportunity to establish standards and build a close partnership with culinary leadership.
What You'll Do:
- Lead restaurant service, bar operations, banquets, catering, weddings, and private events
- Shape the wine, spirits, and craft cocktail program
- Own budgeting, forecasting, labor, product costs, inventory, and profitability
- Hire, develop, and hold managers accountable
- Collaborate with chefs, sales leaders, hotel executives, and corporate partners
- Serve as a senior property leader on the Executive Committee
- Leadership experience in an elevated, modern restaurant, bar, lifestyle hotel, luxury property, resort, or sophisticated multi-outlet operation
- Credibility across restaurant service, banquets, catering, weddings, and private events
- Strong beverage knowledge, including wine, spirits, and craft cocktails
- Financial command of budgeting, forecasting, labor, product costs, inventory, and profitability
- Experience hiring, developing, and holding managers accountable
- Experience at a luxury or design-forward independent hotel property
- Track record of building or rebuilding a senior F&B team
- Interest in growing toward GM, corporate, or VP-level responsibility
$90,000 to $105,000 base salary plus Executive Committee incentive up to 20%, relocation assistance may be available, medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k, and paid time off.
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply directly.
Salary : $90,000 - $105,000