General Manager Boutique Resort Require Strong Food and Beverage Exposure $125K – $150K + Incentives
Resort Details:
Beautiful Smokey Mountains Start-up upscale lodge featuring four food and beverage options along with retail and many recreational options.The resort includes an upscale dining experience featuring regional cuisine. This position will have five direct reports. We are seeking a Resort General Manager with extensive food and beverage exposure.
Job Description of this Boutique Resort General Manager with Strong Food and Beverage Exposure:
The resort is seeking a hands-on, strategic, and entrepreneurial thinker with a strong Food and Beverage background who can help grow the logistics of what will be a complex resort operation. This is a wonderful opportunity for a first time Resort General Manager.
Responsibilities of the Resort General Manager with Strong Food and Beverage Exposure:
*Explore competition and make recommendations for ownership.
*Create resort brand awareness beyond the sleepy comp set.
*Will oversee all recreational and food and beverage experiences.
*Seek ways to improve the guest service experiences.
* Strategic Planning and Budgeting.
*Hiring, on-boarding, training for a very dedicated crew.
*Collaborate with the Executive Chef for menu planning and costing.
*Evaluate seasonal staffing for in-and-out-of-seasonal needs.
*Evaluate expenses and opportunities to manage appropriately.
*Able to lead, plan and be proactive. Improve associate engagement scores.
*Evaluate food and recreational pricing changes and recommend these to ownership.
*Focus on Customer Service and Associate Engagement.
Skills and Qualifications Resort General Manager with Strong Food and Beverage Exposure:
*Experience collaborating closely with the owner.
*Resort background.
*Exceptional Food and Beverage experience promoting standards.
*Financial acumen to analyze financial data and make sound business decisions.
*Has overseen several Food and Beverage dining options, from grab-n-go to casual to upscale.
*Strong service standards and training abilities.
*Strong leadership skills. Proven ability to motivate, train, and supervise a team.
The ideal candidate would be one that thrives on the outdoors lifestyle and loves to have fun thinking as an entrepreneur. Great schools and exceptionally LOW cost of living!