Director of Food & Beverage

Role summary

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The Director of Food & Beverage leads all restaurant, bar, banquet, catering and room-service operations at Sheraton Christchurch. Requirements typically include several years of senior hospitality management experience, strong commercial and financial skills, food-safety knowledge, and experience managing large teams and multiple outlets. The successful candidate is expected to improve guest satisfaction, maintain brand and service standards, control costs, increase revenue and profitability, and build positive relationships with guests, colleagues and local partners. A professional, hands-on leadership style, excellent communication skills and the ability to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends and public holidays, are essential.

About the employer

Sheraton Christchurch is part of Marriott International, one of the world's largest hospitality companies, with a broad portfolio of hotels and resorts across many countries. Sheraton hotels are designed as welcoming gathering places, combining comfortable accommodation with restaurants, bars, meeting facilities and spaces for social and business connections. Marriott places strong emphasis on guest experience, operational excellence, inclusion, employee development and responsible business practices. In this role, the successful candidate would work within the Sheraton brand while partnering with hotel leadership to deliver consistent food and beverage standards and commercial performance. Marriott employees may also benefit from structured training, international career opportunities and travel-related hotel discounts, subject to company policy and eligibility.