FOOD AND BEVERAGE DIRECTOR – EASTERN EUROPE

ACCOR SERVICES

Location: Warsaw, Budapest or Bucharest

Main Scope

As the Food and Beverage Director, you will be responsible for leading the Food & Beverage function for managed EMP brands hotels (Economy, Midscale & Premium) across all of the 18 countries in the Eastern Europe sub-hub; which is part of the Northern Europe region. By embracing the F&B vision and strategy, you will support VP F&B Northern Europe, Accor operations, hotels and asset owners / partners to make restaurants, bars and cafes the heartbeat of the hotels, by creating vibrant, on-trend, and authentic venues that are current and relevant to their marketplace, that delight guests and support achievement of financial objectives and guest satisfaction targets.

Your responsibilities

• Often working alone, in a matrix organization to evolve existing F&B concepts and offers, propose and deliver the most appropriate F&B solutions for new hotels, takeovers and renovations.
• Responsible for driving F&B quality and standards for all meal occasions, including breakfast, lunch, dinner, bars / beverages, snacks, grab & go, MICE / C&B and virtual restaurants.
• You will evolve the food and drinks offer and service experience to delight in-hotel guests and attract non-hotel residents in the local areas.
• By being open and receptive to new trends, innovations and technologies, and embracing them, ensure that Accor is ahead of competition and provides solutions for partners / hotels across the breadth of the food and beverage function
• Support achievement of regional F&B RPS targets (quality)
• Support operations / hotels to achieve F&B revenue & profit targets
• Maintain & evolve existing F&B concepts
• Enhance, evolve and maintain core brand standard F&B menus & offers
• Propose and manage F&B elements of projects for new hotels, major renovations and take-overs
• Create authentic, current and on-trend F&B concepts and materials
• Develop / create interesting and effective revenue driving initiatives and activations with other Accor Support Office teams (Marketing, Procurement etc.
• Effectively Manage F&B department budget
• Propose F&B solutions and services to appropriate franchise partners / hotels to generate incremental fees revenue for Accor

Our requirements

• Fluent in English and knowledge of a second European language
• Pre-& post opening experience (hotels & restaurants)
• Branded venue roll-out
• Concept creation & evolution
• Menu & offer development
• Commercially savvy
• P&L / financial acumen
• Driven, passionate leader
• Self-starter and finisher
• Flexibility to travel within Europe

What is in it for you

• Unique opportunity to develop your career with worldwide Augmented Hospitality leaders
• Office with modern design & activity based working concept
• Package of benefits and perks of working for Accor, including discounts for hotels worldwide, Sports Card and private medical healthcare
• Annual bonus scheme and attractive renumeration package
• Work in a multi-national team
• Hybrid way of working (3 days in the office + 2 days remotely)
• Talent development opportunities
• Corporate Social Responsibility activities