Food & Beverage Director

About the Role Paradisus Gran Canaria is seeking a strategic and inspirational Food & Beverage Director to lead the hotel's F&B strategy, ensuring an innovative, profitable operation and a memorable dining experience aligned with the Paradisus brand. The role focuses on elevating the guest experience through excellence in service, gastronomy, sustainability, and team leadership. What You'll Do

• Define and drive the Food & Beverage strategy, ensuring operational excellence and alignment with brand standards.
• Lead daily operations of restaurants, bars and room service, delivering exceptional guest experiences at every touchpoint.
• Design and evolve the gastronomy offering with culinary teams, boosting innovation, quality and profitability.
• Analyze key department indicators to identify improvement opportunities and maximize financial results and guest satisfaction.
• Prepare, control and optimize the F&B budget, ensuring efficient resource management.
• Inspire, develop and support the team, fostering a culture of leadership, collaboration, continuous training and excellence.
• Establish strategic relationships with suppliers to ensure product quality and cost efficiency.
• Promote sustainability and responsible consumption, prioritizing local products and waste reduction.
• Ensure compliance with the highest standards of food safety, hygiene and occupational risk prevention. What We're Looking For
• University degree in Tourism, Hospitality, Hotel Management or related disciplines.
• Advanced level of Spanish and English; knowledge of additional languages is a plus.
• Solid experience leading F&B in luxury hotels, resorts or high-end establishments.
• Strong strategic vision with comprehensive knowledge of F&B operations, including financial management, cost optimization and results improvement.
• Proficiency with hotel management tools, REVO, POS systems and Microsoft Office.
• Inspirational leadership with ability to develop high-performing teams and excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Analytical mindset, results-oriented, with business acumen, innovation and passion for delivering exceptional experiences.
• Commitment to excellence, sustainability and continuous improvement. Nice to Have
• Knowledge of additional languages is a plus.