Area Director of Food & Beverage

Kahler Hospitality Group is seeking a dynamic and strategic Area Director of Food & Beverage to lead and elevate the F&B operations across two full-service hotels in Rochester, MN—one a flagship full-service Marriott property and the other a well-established independent hotel.

This critical leadership role will be responsible for driving performance, quality, and guest satisfaction across all food and beverage outlets, banquet operations, and culinary teams. The Area Director will play a pivotal role in defining and executing the rebrand of a signature restaurant at the Marriott, working closely with key stakeholders to ensure alignment with both corporate standards and the local market vision.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight of all F&B departments across both properties

Champion service excellence and brand consistency, ensuring an exceptional guest experience

• Achieve budgeted revenues and expenses and maximize profitability related to the Food and Beverage division.
• Contribute to the profitability and guest satisfaction perception of other hotel departments.
• Empower Managers and Associates.
• Implement and maintain local and national Food and Beverage Sales and Marketing programs.
• Develop short and long term financial and operational plans for the Food and Beverage division, which support the overall objectives of the hotel.
• Participate in the preparation of the annual budget.
• Consistent maintenance of/and refinement of service standards
• Review outlet P & L and financial information monthly.
• Maintenance of adequate service ware of outlets through communication with Stewarding Team
• Assist outlet managers and chefs in refinement of successful daily menu specials.
• Assure unit management development through well planned cross training programs.
• Consistent maintenance of environments of all outlets and related areas.
• Maintenance of all outlet key control procedures.
• Assure forecasts of daily linen consumption, and communicate needs to Linen Company.

• Monitor serviceability of front of house uniforms and forecasts uniform
consumption and purchase schedule.
• Attend weekly BEO Meetings.
• Personally oversees VIP and Special Events as necessary.
• Ability to work as a team and collaborate.
• Continually improve product quality and presentations.
• Quarterly menu changes for all outlets.
• Supervises EOM inventories of unit managers and unit chefs, and coordinates with Food and Beverage Director.
• Assures proper functioning of POS systems and information gathering from system.
• Assures daily menu abstracts are completed and summarized.
• Assures adherence to cashier reconciliation of all over/short, missing check reports, full bottle sales slips, check issue and return procedures and other related cashier reporting and accountability procedures.
• Assures customer credit information is disseminated daily.
• Assures outlet pars of all china, glass, and silver are at identified levels daily.
• Attends daily and weekly food and beverage meetings.
• Participates in Key Result Area planning, organizing, and controlling.
• Recommend improvements, research quotes for CapEx purchases.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the Food & Beverage Management in an upscale hotel environment.
• Restaurant and Bar Management
• Strong knowledge of wines.
• Strong working knowledge of Digital Dining and Toast POS.
• Ability to make quick decisions in high stress situations.
• Union experience required.
• Pleasant and positive personality.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office programs.

Compensation Range

The compensation for this position is $90,000.00/Yr. - $110,000.00/Yr. based on qualifications and experience.

What we offer:

• Competitive starting wages
• Health, Dental, Vision and other benefits available after 60 days
• DailyPay
• 401k
• Paid Training
• Paid PTO
• Referral program
• Discounts at all Kinseth Hotel Corporation hotels and restaurants