Food & Beverage Manager

As Distinct Group Ltd and The Bedford Swan Hotel continue to develop and expand, there couldn’t be a more exciting time to join the team as Food and Beverage Manager.

With Pen & Cob, our British Brasserie (100 covers) and it’s year-round covered terrace area seating (100 covers), Anna’s tearoom serving afternoon teas daily and a busy banqueting and events department (events ranging from 2 to 120 people), the Swan already has a busy food and beverage offer and a strong team in place to run the different sections. We are looking for someone in a Food and Beverage Manager to mentor and lead the team, helping to improve its efficiency. Working with the team, managing budgets, stock, labour and recruitment/retention as well as having an overall view of the department and planning for the weeks and months ahead.

The perfect candidate for the Food and Beverage Manager position will be organised, passionate about great food, drink and customer service, used to planning to budgets and a great people motivator and mentor. You should have experience running a fast paced, and complex, food and beverage operation and be confident and effective at leading a large team of people.

Distinct Group Ltd is proud to be a member of the Hoteliers’ Charter, therefore making a commitment to providing a workplace environment built on the foundations of respect, fairness, equality, diversity and opportunity; and to placing colleagues’ wellness and career development at the heart of our operations. Therefore, the successful candidate for Food & Beverage Manager will have a similar passion and way of working.

Our employee Package Includes

* Competitive salary (£41k OTE, includes £35k basic salary, potential £3k bonus and approx. £3k tronc)

* Friendly and professional working environment and an excellent chance to progress your career and be part of a great change with an independent and expanding hotel group

* Company discounts for Thermal Spa, Accommodation and Food & Drink at all hotels

* Employee of the Quarter recognition award scheme with an annual trip for all winners and a cash sum for the Employee of the Year

* Access to many discounts in supermarkets/high street shops/online (including the likes of Tesco, Sainsburys, Nike and Amazon) through Gemelli Employee Benefits

* Access to cycle to work scheme

* Reduced cinema tickets, hotel travel, family days out and meals out in high street restaurants through Gemelli Employee Benefits

* Discounted health screening and gym memberships

* Supported internal and external training (including apprenticeship qualifications at all levels)

* Free and confidential 24-hour staff assistance help line, supporting employee’s mental wellbeing as well as providing legal and financial advice

* Annual staff party

This position is a full-time, permanent position with a 47.5 hour contract, working 5 days out of 7, including weekends and evenings. For more information, including a detailed job description please email liz@distinctgroup.co.uk.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £41,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Store discount

Schedule:

• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

• Quarterly bonus
• Tips

Ability to commute/relocate:

• BEDFORD: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person