Food & Beverage Manager.
Ultra Luxury 5* Game Lodge
Limpopo
Responsibilities:
Kitchen – Pan African Cuisine – preparation and maintenance of standards:
Work closely with the Lodge Manager and Head Chef when it comes to the development of new dishes and menus
Control the usage of food supplies.
Inspire your chefs brigade to new levels of creativity.
Food Stock Control:
- Maintain the Food Cost per Guest (Rand value) monthly in line with Budget allocations vs Occupancy %.
- Maintain the food cost system and do necessary adjustments to stock sheets according to seasonal price variations.
- Do stock take of all food on the last day of each month.
- Control budget lines and hand in weekly invoice with correct budget line allocation codes.
- Responsible / Assist the Head Chef with the daily and weekly food orders (storerooms, fridges, deep freezers)
- Have knowledge of products, suppliers, prices and current stock.
- New suppliers to be sourced researched and visited.
- Ensure the smooth and efficient running of the Dining Room and Boma during service times each day –
- early morning tea, breakfast, lunch, hight tea and dinner as well as special drink stops and bush dinners;
- Understanding personal guests needs through interaction;
- Building relationships with new and repeat guests;
- Implementing and maintaining a daily Stock Management & Control System;
Beverage Control:
- Ensure adequate stock levels;
- Daily administrative functions, stock takes and reconciliation of sales vs charges vs stock use;
- Weekly administration, Invoices and GRV’s;
- Monthly stocktakes and submitting of the information with in deadlines;
- Meet or exceed sales targets
Leadership
- Strong leadership & mentoring skills – Listen, Inspire and Empower the team to perform their duties to the best of their ability and according to company standards.
- Develop a learning culture.
- Strong management skills.
- Problem solving skills.
- Be honest
- Be transparent – open and fair.
- Show respect – shift blame culture to fix culture.
- Be consistent.
- Be empathic – listen first – be considerate.
People / HR:
- Manage leave cycles and training files as well as the log of staff leaves on the ESS system.
- Staff development & training – ensure that areas of weakness that are identified are remedied with training sessions.
- Staff management & discipline.
- Staff welfare & staff morale – show appreciation for work well done.
- Good staff hygiene and appearance.
Personality:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Positive attitude, self-motivated, confident.
- Sense of humour.
- Sense of adventure.
- Sense of fun.
Specific Job Skills:
- Energetic, proactive person with well-developed concept of the importance of providing a world-class guest experience.
- Ability to share information, teach and inspire others.
- Strong people skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- Experience of working with diverse teams.
- Diligence and self-motivative.
- Lateral thinking ability.
- Attention to detail.
- Competent financial and IT skills.
- Think out of the Box
- Planning & organizing.
- An appreciation of other cultures.
- Develop a learning culture.
Computer Skills:
- IT Skills
- Computer literate
Team Player Ability:
- Flexibility
- Strong time-management skills
- Demonstrable team member qualities
Qualifications and experience required:
- Diploma in Hospitality or Lodge Management
- Minimum 3 – 5 years Hospitality / Food & Beverage experience in a 5-star boutique operation or Big 5 reserve with in a similar lodge environment;
- Professional culinary experience an advantage
- Menu development experience
- Stock Control Experience in both food and beverage
- Hospitality and Service training experience;
- Solid knowledge of health and hygiene in the kitchen.
- Extensive purchasing experience.
- Familiar with latest trends.
- One word a ‘Food Fundi’ that is passionate about Food, People and Service
- Code 8 Driver’s License
Salary & other package details:
- Monthly package- negotiable depending on experience and qualifications
- Live-in position – 2-bedroom house – with meals on duty
- Pension fund
- Staff bed nights
- Work cycle – 21 days – 7 days off
- Annual leave – 15 days
Please Note – While all applications are valuable, we’ll reach out directly to candidates who best meet the client’s requirements.
All applications must include the following:
- A correct, recent and updated CV, including detailed employment dates with the month and year clearly stated.
- Written references from previous employers.
- Contactable references with correct contact details.
- Copies of tertiary educational qualifications and relevant certificates.
- A recent, professional and presentable profile photograph.