Senior Food & Beverage Manager - Guinness Chicago

Senior Food & Beverage Manager - Guinness Chicago

Join our team as Senior Food & Beverage Manager and lead the hospitality experience at one of Chicago's most iconic destinations. In this role, you'll oversee all food and beverage operations, curate bold flavors, and deliver exceptional guest experiences that celebrate Guinness' rich heritage and innovative spirit. If you're a dynamic leader with a passion for hospitality, creativity, and team development, this is your chance to shape the vibe at a world-class brewery.

Compensation: The salaried rate for this position is $85,000.00 to $95,000.00. Benefits: Aramark offers comprehensive benefit programs and services for eligible employees including medical, dental, vision, and work/life resources. Additional benefits may include retirement savings plans like 401(k) and paid days off such as parental leave and disability coverage. Benefits vary by location and are subject to any legal requirements or limitations, employee eligibility status, and where the employee lives and/or works.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain systems and procedures for the ordering, receiving, storing, preparing and serving of food related products, as well as menu planning and development
• Ensures that requirements for appropriate sanitation and safety levels in respective areas are met
• Coordinates and supervises unit personnel regarding production, merchandising, quality and cost control, labor management and employee training
• Recruits, hires, develops and retains front line team. Conducts periodic inventory
• Maintains records to comply with ARAMARK, government and accrediting agency standards
• Interacts with Client Management and maintains effective client and customer relations at all levels with client organization
• May participate in sales process and negotiation of contracts
• Looks for opportunities to implement new products and services which support sales growth and client retention
• Manage the front of the house dining operation
• Develop and implement food service plans aligned with the client's mission and vision, to include sustainable practices
• Lead, mentor, engage and develop teams to maximize their contributions, including recruiting, assessing, training, coaching, and managing performance
• Ensure food services appropriately connects to the Executional Framework
• Coach employees by creating a shared understanding about what needs to be achieved and how to execute
• Reward and recognize employees
• Identify client needs and effectively communicate operational progress
• Build revenue and manage budget, including cost controls regarding food, beverage and labor
• Ensure the completion and maintenance of P&L statements
• Achieve food and labor targets
• Manage resources to ensure quality and cost control within budgetary guidelines
• Implement and maintain Aramark agenda for both labor and food initiatives
• Create value through efficient operations, appropriate cost controls and profit management
• Full compliance with Operational Excellence fundamentals, including food and labor
• Comply with all applicable policies, rules and regulations, including but not limited to those relating to safety, health, wage and hour

Qualifications:

• Requires at least 5 years of experience
• Requires at least 1-3 years of experience in a similar management role
• Requires previous experience in food service
• Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to develop and maintain effective client and customer rapport for mutually beneficial business relationships
• Ability to demonstrate excellent customer service using Aramark's standard model
• Ability to maintain an effective working relationship with other departments to a unified food service experience for all customers
• Requires occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 50 lb. Must be able to stand for extended periods of time.

About Aramark: Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet. At Aramark, we believe that every employee should enjoy equal employment opportunity and be free to participate in all aspects of the company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by applicable law.