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Food and Beverage Manager

K.B.C. Associates Ltd·London·Posted 6 days ago
💰 45-45k GBP/year
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Job description

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FOOD and Beverage Manager

You will take responsibility for a multi-outlet food and beverage operation, including restaurant service, fine dining, hospitality, and events within a premium, client-facing setting

The Role

  • Oversee the full food and beverage operation across restaurant, hospitality, and events
  • Lead and develop teams across multiple service areas
  • Maintain consistently high standards aligned with 4* service expectations
  • Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and clients
  • Manage budgets, forecasting, and cost control
  • Drive continuous improvement across service and operations
  • Ensure compliance with food safety, health & safety, and operational best practice

About You

  • Current or recent experience as a Food & Beverage Manager or senior hospitality manager
  • Background within a 4* or 5* hotel or high-end hospitality environment
  • Experience managing F&B operations
  • Confident working in a corporate, client-facing environment
  • Strong leadership skills with the ability to develop high-performing teams
  • Commercial awareness and experience managing budgets


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Key skills

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Must-have skills
Food and Beverage Management4* or 5* hotel experienceMulti-outlet F&B operationsBudget managementTeam leadershipFood safety complianceClient-facing hospitality
Nice-to-have
Event managementFine dining experienceCommercial forecastingPremium hospitality
Soft skills
LeadershipCommunicationCommercial awarenessRelationship buildingTeam developmentProblem solvingAttention to detail
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Application advice

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⭐ Highlight your multi-outlet F&B management experience at the top as the role specifically requires overseeing restaurant, hospitality and events simultaneously

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📊 Quantify your team leadership: "Led 25-person F&B team across 3 outlets, achieving 95% customer satisfaction"

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🌐 Emphasise your 4*/5* hotel background as this is explicitly mentioned as essential for the premium client-facing environment

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🎯 Include specific budget management achievements: "Managed £800k annual F&B budget, reducing costs by 12% whilst maintaining service standards"

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🤝 Showcase your stakeholder relationship skills as the role involves working with senior clients in a corporate setting

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  • Managed £650k annual F&B budget across 3 outlets, reducing operational costs by 15% whilst maintaining 4* service standards and 92% customer satisfaction
  • Led 28-person F&B team across restaurant and events operations, implementing training programmes that improved service delivery scores by 18%
  • Oversaw 120+ corporate events annually, generating £280k additional revenue through premium hospitality packages and fine dining experiences

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Dear Hiring Manager,

K.B.C. Associates' multi-outlet F&B operation represents exactly the premium hospitality challenge I'm seeking, combining restaurant service, fine dining and corporate events management. My background managing F&B operations in 4* hotel environments has equipped me with the commercial awareness and team leadership skills essential for this client-facing role.

My background in managing multi-outlet hospitality operations, maintaining premium service standards whilst driving cost control and team development, aligns perfectly with your requirements for overseeing restaurant, events and fine dining simultaneously.

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Interview questions

10 questions generated from this advert.

Technical

  • How do you manage food safety compliance across multiple F&B outlets?
  • What systems do you use for budget forecasting and cost control in hospitality?
  • How do you maintain 4* service standards during peak event periods?
  • Describe your approach to managing inventory across restaurant and events operations
  • What KPIs do you track to measure F&B operational performance?

Behavioural

  • Tell me about a time you had to manage a difficult client situation in a premium hospitality setting
  • Describe how you've developed underperforming team members in previous F&B roles
  • Give an example of how you've improved operational efficiency in a multi-outlet environment
  • Tell me about a time you had to manage competing priorities between restaurant service and events
  • Describe a situation where you had to implement cost-saving measures without compromising service quality
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Tell me about a time you had to manage a difficult client situation in a premium hospitality setting

During a high-profile corporate event for 150 guests, the client complained that our fine dining service was too slow, threatening to leave negative reviews. I immediately assessed the situation and discovered our kitchen was understaffed due to illness. I personally coordinated with our sister restaurant to bring in 2 additional chefs, restructured the service flow to prioritise the client's VIP table, and personally attended to their needs throughout the evening. I also arranged complimentary premium wine pairings as a gesture of goodwill. The client was so impressed with our recovery that they booked 3 additional events worth £45,000, and specifically requested our team for future functions.
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Describe how you've developed underperforming team members in previous F&B roles

I had a restaurant supervisor who was struggling with delegation and team motivation, resulting in 23% higher staff turnover in their section. I implemented a structured development plan including weekly one-to-ones, shadowing sessions with our top-performing supervisor, and specific training on conflict resolution and team communication. I also gave them responsibility for training new starters, which built their confidence and leadership skills. Over 4 months, their section's staff turnover dropped to 8%, customer satisfaction scores improved by 22%, and they were promoted to assistant F&B manager. This approach became our standard development framework across all outlets.

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