Food & Beverage Operations Manager

CHANDON California•Yountville, CA

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Create a world-class Brand Home Visitor Experience at Chandon. A home that will be a COMMUNITY HUB for all. A home that will celebrate the NATURAL BEAUTY of the area. A home that will devote itself to the CELEBRATION OF CRAFTSMANSHIP. A home situated in the HEART OF NAPA. A home that will embody our founder’s MAVERICK SPIRIT. A home that will UNLEASH THE POTENTIAL of the Chandon world. The culture of Chandon emphasizes training, product knowledge, and sincere hospitality. Our beliefs are shared through the five pillars of our business. We live the sparkling life while creating genuine connections, with both OUR PEOPLE and OUR GUESTS. Caring and investing in OUR HOME, and the communities we operate in. Efficiently sustain and grow OUR BUSINESS in both revenue and profits. Born of French heritage, CHANDON HOME is our journey of greatness together while embracing its adopted California perspective with a casual vibrancy.

Requirements

The Food & Beverage Operations Manager must display strong leadership and management skills.
Examples of organizational and communication skills must be displayed.
Supervisory experience in a Hotel/ Restaurant or similar environment is required.
Profound knowledge of customer service, conflict management and service recovery are essential.
Undergraduate degree is strongly preferred or applicable experience.
English required, second language helpful in communication with visiting public, but not required.
Proven work experience as a Front Office Manager, Guest Relations Manager, Restaurant Manager or Supervisor or similar role
Experience mentoring a large staff with varied levels of experience and maturity.
Strong understanding of consumer trends and behaviors is required.
Degree in Hospitality Management, Tourism, Business Administration or relevant field
Effective at building teams, ability to motivate others, ability to manage vision and purpose, ability to set and deliver against priorities, ability to deal with ambiguity.
Working knowledge of various computer software programs (Tock, MS Office, restaurant management software, POS)
Proficiency in English; knowledge of other languages is a plus
Strong team player, excellent communication skills within and outside of the organization, positive and enthusiastic attitude.
Customer service drive with outstanding communication and active listening skills
Excellent problem-solving and multitasking skills
Leadership skills along with the ability to motivate a team into high performance
Strong sense of responsibility and a professional presentation
Ability to work evenings, weekends and holidays
Capable of working in a fast-paced hospitality environment

Responsibilities

Lead F&B team by attracting, recruiting, training, and appraising talented personnel
Facilitate and fully participate in all training sessions including but not limited to the following topics. Wine and Food, Sales Excellence, Service Excellence, Safety and Security
Responsible for the delivery of ISO and service standards, sequence of service, maintaining quality equipment, par levels, product presentation, service and product training
Support the development of annual team and individual training targets, KPI’s, policies, and procedures for new and existing team members
Effectively coach staff on customer service standards, sales techniques, efficient teamwork and culture.
Provide a two-way communication and nurture an ownership environment with emphasis in motivation and teamwork
Responsible to developing and publishing weekly schedules of direct reports
Ensure communication of policy changes, events, and daily functions is timely and is clearly understood
Attend/Conduct Brand Home Leadership meetings in order to stay updated with goals, new releases, new programs, and all other educational materials.
Manage all day-to-day hospitality/ experience operations within budgeted guidelines and to the highest standards.
Examine daily duties, assign tasks, and check on progress
Ensure the brand is being properly communicated with each visitor interaction through messaging staff professionalism
Monitor daily bookings and ensure assigned tables are prepared prior to arrival
Ensure special guests, like disabled people, elderly, children and VIPs, receive personalized services
Coordinate and manage communication between guests and staff and follow up to ensure we resolve customer concerns.
Actively resolve complaints
Analyze customer feedback from post reservation surveys and social media reviews and suggest ways to improve ratings
Provide leadership, based on experience, through changes by identifying and overcoming obstacles and creating efficiencies
Design exceptional Chandon Experience menus and seasonal offering, purchase goods when needed and continuously make necessary improvements
Identify customers’ needs and respond proactively to all their concerns.
Operate and oversee all Exclusive and Private Event Experiences booked on property based on BEO specifications provided
Build a strong relationship with the Event Planning team ensuring that there is clear communication between the planning, operations, and culinary team
Ensure all events equipment relating to food & beverage are in proper operational condition and cleaned on a regular basis
Manage direct day–to-day staffing requirements for Exclusive and Private Event Experiences, plan and assign work, and establish performance and development goals for team members.
Provide regular feedback to help improve team members' performance.
Comply with all set internal control procedures pertaining to Chandon Home.
Ensure all relevant information is being shared with team members
Assist in developing annual budget goals for wine and food experiences and visitor traffic
Successfully meet monthly revenue and wine club acquisition goals by strategically managing our daily Wine and Food Experiences
Manage reservation system ensuring maximum efficiency and potential
Manage expenses in line with set budgets and sales goals
Control labor cost through effective scheduling as appropriate to business needs
Manage upsell incentive for Wine and Food Experience Team.
Drive up-sell initiatives for Experience upgrades, wine and food add-ons as well as take home experience (retail sales)
Manage point-of-sale system and daily opening and closing, with accuracy, receiving either cash or credit card, without over-short
Ensure all credit and financial transactions are handled in a secure professional manner
Monitor and control any food or beverage wastage on a day-to-day basis in line with our responsible business
Establish COGS for new Experiences and menu items based
Conduct frequent market research allowing us to remain innovative, accurate and ahead of our competition.
Responsible for departments safety standards pertaining to guests and employees
Establish consistent safety culture across the department
Participate in daily, weekly, or monthly walk-throughs capturing/ identifying near miss risks as well as repair needs.
Establish action points and ensure follow through
Establish sustainability processes and procedures to eventually qualify our Chandon Home for green hospitality certification
Take ownership of our assets and ensure all team members act with integrity reducing damage and repair/ replacement spending
Provide clear communication to both co-workers and guests regarding Chandon’s responsible hospitality policy and procedure