Director of Food and Beverage

Director of Food and Beverage

Shangri-La Dubai

The award-winning Shangri-La Dubai offers luxurious accommodations, exceptional dining, and gracious hospitality in the heart of one of the world's most dynamic cities.

The hotel's 302 rooms, serviced apartments, residences, and offices offer a combination of traditional luxury and modern functionality. Fantastic views and thoughtfully selected furnishings create an experience of unparalleled style and comfort.

As Director of Food and Beverage, we rely on you to:

- Establish a strong divisional workplace culture within your team
- Develop the annual Food & Beverage budget, periodical forecasts, business plan including meaningful commercial and outlets promotional plan while executing in a disciplined manner






- Take leadership responsibility for leading and executing the strategic and business plans of Food & Beverage Division to achieve financial targets across all areas of the division
- Work closely with the operational and commercial leaders of the hotel to collect business insights, generate alignment and execute the strategy successfully
- Coach and develop Food & Beverage divisional leaders and team members to ensure that they can operate independently and deliver financial and quality results
- Proactively seek and follow the top talent of the industry to build and develop a strong team through effective recruitment, training and performance management while ensuring that the division has the right people in the right roles all the time
- Ensure a robust talent pipeline for colleague development in-line with succession planning and future leadership needs






- Establish effective horizontal and vertical communication within the division and across the hotel to keep all stakeholders aware of divisional information and developments
- Lead the Food & Beverage team to always provide the highest standard of products and services consistently
- Control all divisional costs and expenses in-line within the set parameters whilst seeking smart and innovative ways to deliver financial results
- Maintain full compliance to food hygiene and safety-related programs across the division

We Are Looking For Someone Who

- Has a passion for Food & Beverage
- Enjoys interacting with people
- Must have experience working in a 5* hotel environment
- Must be a friendly, helpful and trustworthy leader
- Communicates and writes with fluency in English
- Must be creative and have the ability to lead change
- Follows the market trends closely






- Enjoys presenting to the senior leadership team
- Self-driven, goal-oriented and willing to challenge the status quo
- Leads by example
- Upholds professional values, ethics and integrity at all times
- Thinks outside of the box
- Displays curiosity and takes time to learn and understand new culinary trends

▶️ Director of Food and Beverage
🖊️ Shangri-La Group
📍 United Arab Emirates