Director, Food & Beverage (Live Nation Venue)

Job title: Director, Food & Beverage (Live Nation Venue)

Job description: Job Summary:

Who We Are

Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment company, comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. Ticketmaster is the global leader in event ticketing with over 500 million tickets sold annually and more than 12,000 clients worldwide. Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 30,000 shows and 95+ festivals annually for nearly 4,000 artists in over 40 countries. These businesses allow Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to create strategic music marketing programs that connect over 900 brands with the 86 million fans that attend Live Nation Entertainment events each year. For additional information, visit .

Who You Are

Passionate and motivated with a proven track record. Driven and determined with an entrepreneurial spirit. Resourceful, innovative, forward thinking and committed. At Live Nation Entertainment, our people embrace these qualities, so if this sounds like you then please read on!

The Role

You will have the opportunity to be part of Live Nation’s newest music venue from the ground up. You will be responsible for building your Food & Beverage team and meeting all opening deadlines and requirements. Once the venue is fully operational, you will be responsible for inspiring that team to create and deliver a fun, safe and entertaining experience that will exceed our guests’ expectations.

Responsibilities

• Hire, train and manage an engaging and strong food & beverage team
• Conduct annual evaluations of hourly staff and supervisors.
• Set goals for individuals and outline team’s action plans based on business OKR’s
• Hold departmental staff meetings to keep everyone informed of our opportunities/progress
• Provide ongoing training for staff as needed
• Coordinates and aids in execution/facilitation of all on-site training programs, seminars, operational rollouts and further learning & development needs
• Meet or exceed budgetary expectations on all associated line items
• Work closely with GM on menu design
• Cost control on labor, F&B
• Assist with developing monthly and quarterly specials, events, etc.
• Manage monthly departmental inventory
• Maintain, coordinate, and maximize labor based on nightly changes in sales/business volume.
• Maintain all standards Set by the venue, including service, health & safety, etc.
• Ensure full compliance of in house & provincial alcohol policies and procedures
• Ensure environmental standards are adequate (light, sound, room temperature, cleanliness, line of sight, table maintenance, promotional materials, etc.)
• Coordinate and over-see private/special events per event specifications

Qualifications

• 3-5 years high volume experience in fine dining/restaurant/or club operations
• Previous experience with bottle service, craft cocktails, craft beers, and high end wines.
• Previous experience with VIP Food and Beverage offerings.
• College Degree in related field
• All required provincial F&B certifications
• Proven ability to analyze data trends to create strategies for improvement
• Previous experience with F&B menu creation as asset

Physical Demands/Working Environment:

• Working environment is fast-paced and has a moderate to loud noise level
• Ability to lift up to 75 lbs.
• Flexible Schedule (days/nights, weekends)
• Position requires extended periods of prolonged standing, bending, stooping
• Ability to wear an earpiece for radio communication

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Live Nation Canada strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by provincial and/or federal law. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking park in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process. If accommodation is needed during the recruitment and selection process, please contact us and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

Hiring Practices

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Live Nation Canada recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner. Live Nation Canada may pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, employment agencies, internet recruiting, job fairs, college recruiting and search firms.

Company: Live Nation Entertainment

Expected salary:

Location: Toronto, ON

Job date: Sun, 30 May 2021 02:55:54 GMT