Vice President of Hospitality

Company: Levy Restaurants
Location: Las Vegas
Posted on: March 27, 2020

Job Description:

We're looking for a candidate to fill this position in an exciting company.

• Identifies and shapes strategic initiatives to improve the service to partners and guests alike
• Ensures an understanding of partner and guest needs is incorporated into strategic thinking and planning
• Leads development of new concepts, services and experiences at location--
• Leads account management and retention strategies for location
• Monitors the local marketplace to identify and support opportunities for new business
• Empowers, challenges and supports managers to lead their teams
• Personally coaches and mentors the location talent
• Plans and manages talent resources to support growth
• Ensures objective and pro-active talent and succession planning activity
• Drives cross-business team working to build understanding and synergy
• Maintains a positive, winning spirit and role models personal resilience
• Builds strategic networks with key partners to add value to the business
• Develops influencing strategies which take account of the partner organizations culture and dynamics
• Demonstrates personal gravitas in partnering with senior location stakeholders
• Manages complex contract negotiations to balance a range of conflicting objectives and achieve win-win outcomes
• Acts as a role model for open, honest and effective communication
• Broad and detailed understanding of the Company's strategy
• Identifies medium and long term trends which will shape strategy at the location
• Leads the team to think broadly and flexibly about the strategic opportunities and challenges facing the business
• Shows the confidence and courage to challenge and influence wider business strategy
• Articulates a clear vision of 'where we are going' to build understanding and support
• Empowers the team to monitor progress against strategy and take appropriate corrective action where needed
• Interprets and analyzes a range of business information, in partnership with our analytics team, to identify strategic opportunities for improvement/growth
• Manages change and continual evolution of location proposition
• Manages the load on the business by prioritizing change and cutting out unnecessary activity
• Uses an in depth understanding of change management to deliver major change projects
• Leads activity aimed at sharing innovation in line with the Company's 'Bright Ideas'

• Develops performance frameworks for the location in (e.g. KPIs, Scorecards)
• A minimum of 10 years Food and Beverage Management experience at a Director of Operations/General Manager level in a sports and entertainment atmosphere
• 2 years' experience preferred at a Vice President level
• Experience managing a high volume operation
• Proven ability to lead and develop a team
• Ability to communicate effectively in written format and oral presentations
• Ability to multi-task and establish priorities
• Ability to maintain structure, results and morale in a changing environment
• Exhibits initiative, responsibility, flexibility and leadership.

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