Job Description

Company Description

Strategically located in the heart of Singapore\xe2\x80\x99s shopping, dining and entertainment districts and with the City Hall and Esplanade Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) train stations and other major transportation nodes at its doorstep, Fairmont Singapore and Swiss\xc3\xb4tel The Stamford are the gateway to explore Singapore\xe2\x80\x99s landscapes at your convenience. With a total of 2,030 well-appointed guestrooms, both hotels also offer a distinct collection of 12 lifestyle and dining choices including Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant JAAN by Kirk Westaway, cutting-edge meeting space at Raffles City Convention Centre with 34 meeting rooms and one of Asia\xe2\x80\x99s largest spas, Willow Stream Spa.



The main responsibilities and tasks of this position are as listed below, but not limited to these:

• Manage and coordinate daily Front of the House and Heart of the House operations with right delegation
• Long Term planning to create initiatives that furthers the outlet overall goal
• Identifying potential problems and points of friction and working to find solutions in order to maximize efficiency and revenue
• Monitor the reservation status and communicate with culinary team
• Plan and control manning to meet business needs and according to budget
• Work with Talent & Culture to recruit suitable colleagues
• Communicate with team during daily briefings and conduct monthly department meetings
• Ensure regular training and re-training when needed
• Maintain service, standards and procedures for the outlet and to ensure that they are achieved and followed by
• Ensure hygiene and food safety compliance in the outlet and related areas
• Together with the Restaurant Manager lead the F&B team to personalize the guest dining experience and ensure the compliance of LQA standards and delivery of Service Promise
• Lead a Heartist\xc2\xae approach to guest experience/service with the F&B teamProvide immediate attention to guest complaints and provide appropriate service recovery. To follow up and to establish correct procedures to prevent future recurrence
• Work closely with the culinary team to maintain food quality and to create attractive food products that support the image of the outlet/hotel and incremental business volume
• Regular review of guest comments/VOG with the team and implement right solutions for continuous improvement
• Focus on the dining experience for LCAH members
• Implement, monitor, train and maintain control measures to impact food costs,beverage costs, labour costs and operating supply costs for the outlet and to be in line of budget
• Plan, implement and measure profit enhancement programmes constantly in the areas of menu engineering, profit contribution, revenue generation, productivity, pricing and costing for products used in the outlet
• Provide necessary training and guidance to F&B team and to ensure that the highest possible standards and quality of products and services offering in the premise
• Recruit, develop and retain F&B team who are competent and confident to exceed guest expectations and create successful business
• Support the F&B team to be consistent in service, use a collaborative, enabling leadership style, have regular team meeting
• Drive consistent service and process improvement, be entrepreneurial
• Interface the needs/requirements of other departments with the F&B Service : Laundry, Property Maintenance, Sales & Marketing, Engineering, Front Office, Security, Finance, T&C and Culinary
• Provide a level of Safety & Security for all colleagues
• Develop own knowledge and skills to grow as a business partner and leader.

• 2 years in F&B management experience,
• Experience in similar size/style of 5* hotel
• Diploma / degree in Hospitality Management
• Leadership / People management
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Able to work under pressure and independently
• Good interpersonal skills with ability to communicate with guests and all levels of employees
• Service oriented with an eye for details
• Strong computer skills and proficient in Microsoft Office-Words & Excel
• Strong problem solving and decision making skills
• Effective conflict management skills, respecting a diverse, multi-cultural environment
• Can use sensitivity and discretion in supporting guest needs
• Leads to constantly improve the guest service experience and team performance
• Leadership skills developed \xe2\x80\x93 collaborative, enabling, and entrepreneurial
• Career focused, wanting to grow and develop, self-driven

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