Corporate Director of Food and Beverage

Additional Information: This hotel is owned and operated by an independent franchisee, Colwen Management, Inc. The franchisee is a separate company and a separate employer from Marriott International, Inc.  The franchisee solely controls all aspects of the hotel’s employment policies and practices, including hiring, firing, discipline, staffing, compensation, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment.  If you accept a position at this hotel, you will be employed by a franchisee and not by Marriott International, Inc.

Colwen Hotels is looking for a dynamic leader to join their team at the Renaissance Boston Patriot Place Hotel as a Corporate Director of Food and Beverage.    This position will directly lead the Food and Beverage operations at the Renaissance Boston Patriot Place as well as provide leadership and support to their assigned region of hotels.  This position requires exceptional leadership and vision.  The ideal candidate will possess a proven track record as a Food and Beverage Director with innovation, financial acumen, brand experience and the ability to drive service excellence.  This key role will be based at the Renaissance Boston Patriot Place and drive excellence at this hotel and within our portfolio for a group of hotels. This individual will work in concert with our other Corporate Director of Food & Beverage.

Colwen Hotels is a hospitality group built on hard work, character, and authenticity. We cultivate ideas and empower individuals to bring forward- thinking concepts to life to enrich guest experiences. Staying ahead of the curve is what has made us who we are today, and we strive to keep our ideas fresh.  We currently have 40 hotels in our portfolio operating across 10 states.  With our continued growth and project pipeline, we are able to provide our associates with exciting career advancement growth and opportunities.

General Responsibilities:

– Responsible for Brand and Colwen Hotel standards of operation.
– Position will participate in the development of new standards, menus and operational guidelines.
– Provide feedback on the hotel annual marketing plan on key strategies to drive outlet and catering revenues, marketing, and in-house promotions.
– Work closely with the Colwen Operations team by providing strategic leadership to the F&B leaders to drive revenue with innovative ideas.
– Conduct monthly Food and Beverage conference calls with General Managers, Director of Food and Beverage, Operations and Executive Chef which provides a training topic and Questions and Answers to provide knowledge on key corporate initiatives.
– Re-energize independent restaurant concepts including evaluating Frequent Guest program, entertainment, and outlet websites.
– Review all monthly performance metrics, not limited to guest satisfaction, revenue, food cost, beverage cost, labor cost and align trends in food and beverage outlets. Goal setting established for each property to drive increase in average check, and additional covers through marketing and awareness.
– Assist with the interview process of prospective Director of Food and Beverage, Executive Chefs and cooks at property level providing feedback to General Manager on all candidates.
– Complete inspections and review Brand Quality Assurance, ensuring that high impact and safety items are addressed immediately.
– This position will travel to the hotels within their area of responsibility for property visits, training and development, meetings and potential conferences for training and knowledge.

Requirements:

– Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in Hotel Management or related field or equivalent education/experience required.
– Seven plus years of related hotel and F&B experience required.
– Well versed in utilization of service automation and mobile technology. 
– Excellent relationship and trust building skills with the ability to communicate and collaborate cross functionally.
– Highly self-motivated, strong work ethic and continuous improvement attitude. 
– Ability to implement best practices across an organization
– Tips, ServeSafe Certification required.

We’ve got you covered: Benefits & Perks

– Medical Insurance with Company-Funded HRA
– Dental Insurance
– Vision Insurance
– Flexible Spending Accounts
– Wide-Array of Supplemental Insurance Offerings
– Paid Time Off Programs
– Employee Assistance Program
– 401K Plan – Traditional & Roth Options with Employer Match
– Hotel Discount Travel Program for Associates & Family
– Exclusive Associate Discounts – Travel, Entertainment, & Retail
– Training and Development Programs
– Career Advancement Opportunities

This company is an equal opportunity employer.

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