Senior Manager, Restaurants and Bars, EMEA at Marriott International

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JOB SUMMARY The Sen Mgr. Restaurants & Bars develops and facilitates R&B program development in the areas of food service design, food & food & beverage service, training, and on hand operations. The position assists in the day-to-day project management of discipline and field-driven F&B development projects. Directs and works with the food and food & beverage/culinary management team and employees to successfully execute all restaurant & bar operations. Strives to continually improve guest and employee satisfaction and maximize the financial performance in areas of responsibility. Program or Product Design, Development, and Implementation – supports the design of single brand and or multi-brand global restaurant & bar programs Program/Product Launch – aids in the development, preparation and deployment of program or product launch materials Program/Product Sustainment – manages or assists with all restaurant & bar programs and product sustainment activities, including retiring programs as necessary Entrepreneurial Mindset – ability to think out of the box and be innovative. Looks at food & beverage concepts from a progressive viewpoint and out with a corporate direction. CANDIDATE PROFILE Education and Experience Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in Food Service Management, Hotel and Restaurant Management, Hospitality, Business Administration, or related major. Minimum 8 years of experience in Food & beverage and/or restaurant service industry. Ideally minimum 2-3 years working at senior leadership experience in a standalone/innovative concept food & beverage outlet/environment. Bar, Restaurant & Events including extensive understanding of cocktails, mixology skills, wine & grape, liquor and non-alcoholic food & beverages including Coffee concepts. Must have knowledge of product branding as per hotel brand guidelines and concepts. Merchandising of products essential in an outlet Food & beverage brand environment. Excellent communication skills, project management and ability to work on numerous projects simultaneously Irregular Hours – ability to be on the floor at key outlets/events as required. Being present in the operations at key peak hours for food & beverage teams. Expertise in variety of food & beverages (i.e., beer, wines, cocktails, non-alcoholic food & beverages) Experience implementing restaurant and bar related projects Bar and retail merchandising Advanced experience using programs and software such as Microsoft Office, InDesign, iBook’s, Adobe photo shop and/or other presentation software CORE WORK ACTIVITIES Program or Product Design, Development and Implementation: Supports design of brand or multi-brand food & beverage programs/products in partnership with Brand Operations leaders and Global Restaurant and Bars leader Actively engages industry and internal resources to support the development of leading concepts and programs to deliver sustainable competitive advantage across all brands Tracks progress of work and provides updates to stakeholders on progress of design and development activities Conducts research and analysis pertinent to the development of the project(s) assigned Assists in identifying industry trends, and competitive situations and opportunities that are relevant to the restaurant and bar business Assists other F&B Team members on brand, department and continent-driven projects Develops professional relationships in Industry Organizations and with suppliers to help achieve business strategies Using word processing, InDesign, iBook’s, Excel, photo shop and/or other presentation software, creates and contributes to concept documents, mood boards and other materials to support concept development exercises Identifies market trends by reviews of sales modes and statistics – utilize Micros and Cost Control Centers such as online purchasing systems by market and by brands. Enhance Continent led initiatives in different markets at same time. Participate and coordinate corporate brand