Director of Food & Beverage - Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi
ABOUT WALDORF ASTORIA MALDIVES ITHAAFUSHI
Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts is Hilton’s luxury brand of iconic hotels committed to personal service and culinary excellence in landmark locations around the world. Each property delivers unforgettable experiences and offers a strong sense of arrival with impressive public spaces worthy of hosting history. Guests can expect True Waldorf Service from the moment they reserve their stay to the moment they leave the property doorstep.
Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi made a wow debut in 2019 and is already recognized as one of the finest resorts in the world. Sprawled across three islands, the resort is one of the most sizable in the Maldives. It boasts the country’s largest spa, extensive recreation facilities and it’s the Maldives resort with the most culinary choices (an impressive 11 specialty cuisine dining options). Besides its 117 luxurious villas, the resort is also home to an exclusive offering: a private island, the largest in the country which is to be rented out in its entirety.
Once you get a glimpse of this one of its kind resort, you know you arrived to a sun-soaked paradise. Luxurious villas act as vast private indoor-outdoor playgrounds, each featuring its own private pool. Everywhere you look, from the standalone villa bathtub to the glass-bottomed floors in the spa’s treatment pavilions, the azure water steals the show.
Are you ready to join our talented and dedicated team at Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi and take your career to new heights?
What will I be doing?
Director of Food & Beverage for Waldorf Astoria Maldives will lead the functions as the strategic business leader of the property’s food, and beverage operations, including distinct dining experiences in a selection of 11 uniquely positioned restaurants and bars with a tailor-made bespoke menu.
The position oversees the development and implementation of departmental strategies and ensures the implementation of the brand service and initiatives. To ensure the food and beverage operation meets the customer needs, ensuring team member satisfaction and focusing on growing revenues and maximizing the financial performance of the department.
In addition, the following knowledge, skills, and abilities are required:
- Passionate people developer who coordinates the selection, training, development, and evaluation of employees and managers in the Food & Beverage Division through effective management and leadership to ensure that established cultural and core standards are met.
- The ability to coordinate the development, interpretation, and implementation of resort policies, operating procedures and training programs, manuals, directives, menus, work schedules, vacation planning and overall rules and regulations for the food and beverage Team members.
- The ability to coordinate the selection, purchasing, storage, inventorying, maintenance, and usage of all related food and beverage supplies and equipment.
- The ability to handle all guest experiences and interactions in the food and beverage area, is charge of obtaining maximum results in the utilization and appearance of the food and beverage areas, the quality levels, performance, and standards of service, and develops new techniques of service towards maximum guest satisfaction at minimum operating costs.
- In addition the Resort requires that you perform any task deemed necessary by the Hotel Manager for the efficient running of the Food and Beverage Department specifically and the Resort in general.
What are we looking for?
The Director of Food & Beverage for Waldorf Astoria Maldives is always working towards achieving the hotel’s Food & Beverage performance objectives and maximizing profitability. To successfully fill this role, you should maintain the attitude, behaviors, skills, and values that follow:
- Passion for delivering exceptional levels of guest service.
- Solid Food & Beverage Experience within a luxury setting.
- Excellent communication skills, effective management, leadership, organizational and communications skills.
- Commercial F&B acumen skills & knowledge of new F&B trends.
- Ability for strategic and out-of-the-box thinking.
WHAT WILL IT BE LIKE TO WORK FOR HILTON?
Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For nearly a century, Hilton has offered business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands. Our vision “to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality” unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world every day. And, our amazing Team Members are at the heart of it all!