Food and Beverage Manager

Job Title: Food & Beverage Manager
Department: Food & Beverage
Reports to: General Manager
Status: Full-Time
Pay: $72,000 - $75,000 / Year

About The Eden
The Eden is a 70-room independent boutique hotel in Santa Monica, where
Streamline Moderne architecture, lush landscaping, and ocean views create a
serene, design-forward escape. Grounded in sustainability, wellness, and exceptional service,
The Eden offers a curated coastal experience just steps from the Pacific. The
F&B program includes an artisan coffee bar, a poolside cocktail bar, and a light, wellness-
driven kitchen.

Position Overview
The Food & Beverage Manager serves as the department head for multiple small
outlets—owning staffing, standards, and margins across the coffee bar, Poolside at
The Eden bar, and wellness-driven kitchen. This is a floor-forward leadership role with full
responsibility for labor planning, inventory and COGS control, training, and guest experience,
in partnership with the General Manager and Culinary/Bar leads.

Key Responsibilities
● Lead and own daily operations as department head across the coffee bar, poolside bar, and
wellness kitchen
● Model guest service, barista skills, and food presentation standards; handle service recovery
and VIP experiences
● Directly manage baristas, bartenders, and servers; partner with kitchen leadership; develop
and coach shift leads/supervisors

● Build weekly schedules to labor targets; ensure payroll accuracy and compliance with meal
and rest breaks
● Maintain A-grade health standards; ensure daily temperature logs, sanitizer ppm, and date
labeling; oversee equipment PM; complete incident documentation
● Own inventory, pars, ordering, and receiving for all outlets; conduct regular counts; track
waste and shrink
● Administer POS/KDS settings, menu updates, pricing, and third-party delivery platforms;
ensure accurate modifiers and taxes
● Participate in menu engineering and costing; review product mix; align pricing and
merchandising with brand, wellness, and sustainability standards
● Own F&B financial discipline: manage labor and COGS to budget; complete daily cash
controls and support month-end close and P&L reviews
● Coordinate with Rooms, Sales/Events, and Finance on group amenities, small events/pop-
ups, and accurate reporting
● Keyholder responsibilities; ensure opening/closing checklist completion and a secure cash
handling environment
● Respond to guest inquiries; analyze feedback and implement corrective actions
● Other tasks as assigned

Qualifications
● 3–5+ years of multi-outlet F&B leadership in boutique/lifestyle hotels or specialty cafe/bar
environments
● Proven ability to manage schedules, inventory, and prime costs (labor and COGS);
comfortable interpreting a P&L
● Strong working knowledge of barista service, casual bar operations, and light kitchen
coordination
● Excellent leadership and communication; able to coach in the moment, develop
supervisors, and uphold SOPs/standards
● Proficiency with Google Sheets/Excel for scheduling, inventory, and basic analysis

● Certifications: ServSafe Manager (or equivalent) and California Responsible Beverage
Service (RBS); ensure California Food Handler for non-managerial staff under your
supervision
● Flexible availability including mornings, weekends, and holidays

Perks &Benefits
● Competitive Salary
● Health, vision, and dental insurance
● Paid time off and holidays
● Growth opportunities in a creative, independent hospitality environment

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:
● Dental insurance
● Employee discount
● Health insurance
● Paid time off
● Vision insurance

Work Location: In person