Senior Manager, Brand Food & Beverage Development - Asia Pacific

Description

As Senior Manager, Brand Food & Beverage (F&B) Development - Asia Pacific (APAC), you are responsible for creating innovative, locally and globally relevant food and beverage concepts. A creative thinker skilled in driving concept ideation, crafting compelling narratives and developing innovative F&B concepts that align with the evolving market demands of luxury, lifestyle, and full service brands. These brands aim to exceed the guest expectation within our franchised and managed hotels, enhance the value proposition for our brands and appeal to the local dining clientele within the market.  

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Your role is important and below are some of the fundamental job duties that make your work unique.

• Creative thinker who is skilled in writing compelling, clear concept narratives and developing robust concept pillars.  
• Experienced in concept ideation and innovation to develop new F&B concepts by analyzing relevant markets, customer insights, and identifying growth opportunities.
• Adept at researching and preparing market research, analyzing customer preferences, demographics and competitive landscape in key locations across the region to identify trends, key market drivers and opportunities for innovative F&B concepts.
• Ability to develop and prepare detailed restaurant and bar concept briefs that are high quality, profitable and contemporary solutions for our brands.  
• Oversee and manage the team and consultants in conducting market research for new concepts that align with our overall business objectives and brand vision.
• Ability to conduct floor plan analysis for front and back of house for new and existing projects. 
• Confident in presenting to owners, ownership teams, ID and kitchen consultants in person and online.
• Liaise with and prepare departmental presentations for use as communications and development tools for internal and external stakeholders. 
• Coordinate and track the status of new F&B project development across APAC.
• Ensure the continued communication and regular meetings with brand management teams, F&B Operations, Hotel Operations, Architecture, Design & Construction (AD&C) and other internal stakeholders.
• Streamline business processes to maximize efficiency and effectiveness within the department in accordance with organization’s mission, goals and objectives.
• Effective time management in ensuring the delivery of concepts and plans in a timely fashion.
• Regular discussion with manager on actual performance against standards to determine whether the department is on target to reach its goals and takes corrective actions as necessary.  

Requirements

WHY YOU’LL BE A GREAT FIT 

You have these minimum qualifications:

• BA/BS/Bachelor's Degree 
• 7 years of related experience
• Proficiency in the preparation of PowerPoint presentations and or Adobe InDesign
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including ability to understand/manipulate basic spreadsheets
• Assist in the conceptual development of tools and resources to assist the team in achieving established goals and culture
• Develop programs that share best-demonstrated practices information on cost controls and analysis, as needed, in an effort to enhance restaurant concepts' performance and profitability
• Excellent presentation and public speaking skills, as well as excellent written communication skills
• Ability to manage change, resolve conflicts and ensure collaboration within teams and/or units; includes maintaining the highest standards of ethical conduct and integrity
• Absolute discretion and confidentiality regarding sensitive information
• Strong problem-solving skills, including ability to effectively address any issue in collaboration with others as appropriate; ability to proactively identify and prevent potential problems
• Ability to assimilate new concepts and practices into position and provide effective training for on-the-job training, policies and procedures, departmental training topics and professional development
• Ability to work independently and manage the independent work of other team members as appropriate; includes the ability to recognize need for involvement of other teams/peers and capability to effectively facilitate that collaboration
• Knowledge of F&B operations, supervisory aspects, service techniques, current F&B trends and concepts

It would be useful if you have:

• Culinary or F&B Management Degree
• 5 years of diverse hospitality industry experience preferred, with a mix of experience in F&B roles
•  In-depth knowledge of restaurant concepts, restaurant design, trends and menu planning

WHAT IT IS LIKE WORKING FOR HILTON

Hilton, the #1 World’s Best Workplace, is a leading global hospitality company with a diverse portfolio of world-class brands. Dedicated to filling the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, we have welcomed more than 3 billion guests in our more-than 100-year history. Hilton is proud to have an award-winning workplace culture and we are consistently named among one of the World’s Best Workplaces. Check out the Hilton Careers blog and Instagram to learn more about what it’s like to be on Team Hilton!