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About the role
Our client, an established premium hospitality group in Rosebank, Johannesburg, is seeking an exceptional Director of Food & Beverage to lead the operational and commercial performance of a diverse portfolio of restaurant, bar, café and events operations.
This is a senior executive appointment for a commercially astute hospitality leader with proven multi-outlet operational experience, full P&L accountability and the ability to drive profitability.
The successful candidate must be equally comfortable presenting financial performance to ownership and leading service excellence on the floor during peak trading periods.
- Provide strategic and operational leadership across multiple premium Food & Beverage concepts.
- Oversee Front of House, Back of House, restaurant, bar, café, catering and events operations.
- Take full accountability for revenue, gross profit, EBITDA, budgets and financial performance.
- Drive profitability through effective labour management, food and beverage cost control and revenue optimisation.
- Analyse management accounts, operating results and performance trends.
- Implement menu engineering, pricing strategies and commercial improvements.
- Collaborate with senior chefs on food strategy and oversee beverage programme development.
- Lead and mentor General Managers, chefs and departmental leaders.
- Maintain exceptional guest experiences, service standards and brand reputation.
- Develop corporate catering, events and commercial partnerships.
- Oversee procurement, supplier negotiations, stock controls and loss prevention.
- Ensure compliance with food safety, liquor licensing, labour legislation and operational regulations.
- Report directly to ownership and contribute to long-term business growth.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Hospitality Management, Business Management or a related discipline – essential.
- Substantial senior leadership experience within a premium high-volume restaurant group, luxury hotel F&B operation or established hospitality group.
- Proven full P&L ownership and demonstrable improvements in profitability – essential.
- Strong experience leading senior managers and multidisciplinary operational teams.
- Excellent understanding of restaurant, kitchen, bar and events operations.
- Advanced financial management, budgeting, forecasting and cost-control skills.
- Strong commercial judgement, supplier negotiation and procurement experience.
- Sound knowledge of South African labour legislation and hospitality compliance.
- Experience presenting financial and strategic reports to owners or directors.
- International hospitality experience highly advantageous.
- Multi-brand or multi-concept hospitality leadership advantageous.
- Postgraduate business qualification or MBA advantageous.
- Valid driver's licence and reliable transport.
- Willingness to work evenings, weekends and major events when required.
Salary & Benefits
- Salary: Up to R100,000 per month, dependent on experience and seniority
- Incentives: Performance-linked incentive structure to be discussed
- Location: Rosebank, Johannesburg
- Employment: Full-time, Permanent
- Work Arrangement: On-site
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