Senior Food & Beverage Manager

Senior Food & Beverage Manager

Downtown L.A. Proper Hotel has masterfully transformed a Renaissance Revival landmark building, part of Curlett & Beelman's iconic architectural stamp on L.A. Designer Kelly Wearstler seamlessly elevates 148 rooms and suites with compelling creative design, vintage California influences, and a trove of original works by L.A. artists. Discover a trio of inviting dining destinations in one historic location, helmed by James Beard Award-winners Suzanne Goin and Caroline Styne, along with a refined split-level rooftop pool-deck with uninterrupted views of city lights; plus 12,000 square feet of event spaces, including two suites that integrate the building's sporting-club past by repurposing the vintage basketball court and indoor pool into inspired, unexpected design elements.

Position Overview

The Senior Food & Beverage Manager is responsible for assistance in leading, developing, and elevating all food and beverage operations within Downtown L.A. Proper Hotel. This role demands a passionate hospitality professional with a refined understanding of luxury service, culinary excellence, financial acumen, and team leadership. The Senior F&B Manager ensures exceptional guest experiences, operational excellence, and strong financial performance across all dining concepts, bars, in-room dining, and private events.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Guest Experience

• Champion a culture of genuine hospitality, high performance, and attention to detail across all F&B outlets
• Ensure service standards reflect the hotel's luxury positioning and brand identity
• Lead by example on the floor, engaging with guests and resolving service issues with discretion and professionalism
• Partner with the culinary team to curate distinctive, high-quality dining experiences

Operations Management

• Oversee daily operations of all food and beverage venues, including restaurants, bars, lounges, in-room dining, and events
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, sanitation, and alcohol service regulations
• Develop and refine SOPs, service sequences, and quality control procedures
• Manage outlet scheduling, labor deployment, and operational efficiencies

Financial & Strategic Performance

• Develop and manage annual F&B budgets, forecasts, and profit strategies
• Drive revenue growth through innovative programming, menu development, pricing strategies, and experiential offerings
• Monitor financial performance including cost of goods, labor, and controllable expenses
• Analyze KPIs and implement corrective actions to maintain profitability

Talent Development & Culture

• Recruit, train, mentor, and retain top-tier hospitality professionals
• Conduct performance evaluations and deliver ongoing coaching and feedback
• Foster a collaborative environment between front-of-house, back-of-house, and hotel leadership
• Support leadership succession planning and professional development initiatives

Brand, Marketing & Programming

• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, and Events teams to support hotel-wide initiatives
• Lead F&B activations, seasonal programming, partnerships, and special events
• Ensure menus, beverage programs, and service experiences align with brand storytelling and guest expectations

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum 7–10 years of progressive food and beverage management experience, preferably in luxury or lifestyle hotels
• Proven leadership experience overseeing multiple outlets or complex F&B operations
• Strong knowledge of fine dining service, wine, spirits, and beverage operations
• Demonstrated success in budgeting, cost control, and revenue optimization
• Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
• Sound understanding of local health, safety, and labor regulations

Preferred Skills

• Sommelier certification or advanced beverage training
• Experience with boutique or independent hotel concepts
• Strong event, banquets, or experiential dining background
• Ability to thrive in a hands-on, fast-paced luxury hospitality environment

Why Join Proper Hospitality

At Proper, we build experiences that move people — and that begins with the team behind them. As a best-in-class employer, we're committed to creating one of the Best Places to Work in hospitality by nurturing a culture where creativity, excellence, and humanity thrive together.

Everything we do is grounded in the belief that hospitality is more than a profession - it's an opportunity to care for others and make lives better. Guided by the Pillars of Proper, we show up with warmth and authenticity (Care Proper), strive for excellence in everything we do (Achieve Proper), think creatively and resourcefully (Imagine Proper), and take pride in the style and culture that make us who we are (Present Proper).

We believe our people are our greatest strength, and we invest deeply in their wellbeing, growth, and sense of belonging. From comprehensive benefits to meaningful development programs, Proper is designed to help you build a career, and a life, that feels as inspiring as the experiences we create for our guests.

Our Commitment: Building the Best Place to Work

Our Best Place to Work initiative is a living commitment — a continuous investment in our people, our culture, and our purpose. We listen, learn, and evolve together to create an environment where everyone feels empowered to imagine boldly, achieve confidently, care deeply, and present themselves authentically.

At Proper, joining the team means more than finding a job — it means joining a community that believes in building beautiful experiences together, for our guests and for one another.