DowEventCenter.com
303 Johnson Street, Saginaw, Michigan 48607 HuntingtonEventPark.com
Position: Food & Beverage Manager
Facility Name: The Dow Event Center/Huntington Event Park
Location: Saginaw, MI
Department: Food & Beverage
Job Type: Full Time
Reports To: General Manager
Regular/Temporary: Regular
ASM Global, the leader in privately managed public assembly facilities, has an excellent and immediate opening for the Food & Beverage Manager for SAVOR/ ASM Global The Dow Event Center & Huntington Event Park. The Food & Beverage Manager will direct and coordinate the entire food and beverage operations at ASM Global managed The Dow Event Center & Huntington Event Park. Daily Management of the Food and Beverage Department to include: Banquets, Concessions, Suites and Catering Sales, Financials and Budgets and any reports required by Regional Managers and ASM Global Corporate.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Essential job tasks include the following; other duties may be assigned:
- Recruiting, Hiring and Training of Food & Beverage Assistant Managers/Supervisors & Part-Time Staff
- Assist in developing, forecasting and meeting budgeted revenue & expense targets for Catering and Concessions
- Analyze & review menu performance for all concession & catering operations, making adjustments & improvements as necessary to achieve revenue targets
- Selling and management of Event Space and Food & Beverage products and services.
- Facilitating of Banquet Event Orders per contracts sold or assigned
- Oversee all aspects of Suite operations related to Food & Beverage
- Participates/volunteers/serves local charity functions as requested to represent facility
- Attend all in-house event-related meetings
- Maintaining all Food & Beverage equipment to include; cleanliness and annual maintenance
- Meet & achieve local & state Health Department "pass" status for all locations
- Meet & achieve internal 3rdparty inspection scores of 90 or higher
- Must be creative in merchandising and displays and food presentations
- Attention to detail and consistency in every aspect of service is a must
- Position is very hands on with interactions with clients during events
- Oversees all purchases for the Department
- Holds managers accountable for cash handling, sales goals, inventory control, loss prevention, training, hiring, disciplinary action, budgets and payroll
Supervisory Responsibilities
Manages subordinate Catering, Concessions, and Kitchen operations. Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of any of these units. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with ASM Global 's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding; disciplining employees in conjunction with Human Resources; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
- Bachelor's Degree (BA) in Food & Beverage Management or related field preferred
- Minimum 5 years' experience in a Food & Beverage management level position
- Catering management experience required
- Experience in a multi-purpose equitable facility preferred
- Proven track record of exceeding customer service and quality standards required
- Or equivalent combination of education and experience
Skills and Abilities
- Excellent organizational and planning skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong customer service orientation
Computer Skills
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of spreadsheet and word processing software.
Other Qualifications
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Ability to interact with all levels of staff including management
- Ability to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends and holidays, in addition to normal business hours
- TIPS Certified preferred
- Serv Safe Certified preferred
- This position will require the applicant to pass a background check.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to move around the facility; to stand for long hours during events; talk and hear. This position may require work inside or outside of the building, as needed by events.
Note
The essential responsibilities of this position are described under the headings above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Also, this document in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.
