Assistant F&B Manager

We are hiring an experienced Assistant F&B Manager for a confidential hospitality opportunity in Abu Dhabi. The role will support the overall management of F&B operations, ensuring strong service standards, efficient daily operations, team performance, guest satisfaction, and commercial results.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the daily management of F&B and front-of-house operations, ensuring consistent service standards.
  
• Lead, supervise, and develop F&B teams while maintaining strong operational discipline and guest service.
  
• Monitor sales, costs, staffing, inventory, wastage, and overall operational performance.
  
• Handle guest concerns and operational issues while maintaining high customer satisfaction.
  
• Work closely with culinary and support teams to ensure smooth service delivery and compliance with company standards.
  

Requirements

• 13–15+ years of progressive experience within the Food & Beverage / Hospitality industry, with substantial exposure to restaurant or multi-outlet F&B operations.
  
• Strong management experience within restaurants, hotel F&B, hospitality groups, leisure venues, premium dining, casual dining or multi-concept F&B businesses; previous UAE experience is highly preferred.
  
• Demonstrated experience managing front-of-house operations, sizable service teams, guest experience, SOP compliance and day-to-day outlet performance.
  
• Strong commercial understanding of F&B revenue, budgeting, P&L performance, labour productivity, food/beverage cost, inventory control and operational cost management.
  
• Bachelor's degree or diploma in Hospitality Management, Hotel Management, Business Administration or a related discipline is preferred, combined with a strong operational track record.
  
• Excellent leadership, communication, problem-solving and guest-relations skills, with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, multicultural hospitality environment.