Director of Food & Beverage

Director of Food & Beverage

Gansevoort Meatpacking | New York, NY

Full-Time | Weekends & Flexible Availability Required

Gansevoort Meatpacking is seeking an experienced, dynamic Director of Food & Beverage to lead our diverse food and beverage operations in the heart of New York City's Meatpacking District.

This is a hands-on leadership role for a hospitality professional who thrives in a fast-paced, high-volume environment and knows how to balance exceptional guest experiences with strong operational and financial performance. The Director of Food & Beverage will oversee multiple concepts and outlets while developing strong teams, maintaining service standards, and driving revenue and profitability.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and day-to-day leadership for all Food & Beverage operations, including restaurant, bars, rooftop, lounge, room service, events, and additional hotel F&B concepts.
• Lead, coach, and develop F&B managers and hourly teams while promoting accountability, collaboration, and a strong service culture.
• Maintain elevated standards of hospitality, presentation, cleanliness, and guest engagement across all outlets.
• Partner closely with Culinary, Hotel Operations, Sales, Events, Finance, HR, and senior leadership.
• Monitor labor, payroll, scheduling, productivity, cost controls, purchasing, inventory, and other key operating expenses.
• Analyze revenue, labor, cost of goods, and departmental performance and implement strategies to improve profitability.
• Drive revenue through programming, upselling, events, beverage initiatives, and new business opportunities.
• Oversee staffing levels and scheduling based on business volume and operational needs.
• Ensure consistent execution of service standards, SOPs, opening/closing procedures, and departmental policies.
• Address guest concerns promptly and professionally and identify opportunities to continuously improve the guest experience.
• Participate actively in recruitment, onboarding, training, performance management, and employee development.
• Ensure compliance with applicable health, safety, sanitation, alcohol-service, and company standards.
• Maintain a visible leadership presence during peak business periods, including nights, weekends, holidays, and special events.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of progressive Food & Beverage leadership experience , preferably within a luxury/lifestyle hotel, high-volume restaurant group, nightlife, or multi-outlet environment.
• Previous experience overseeing multiple F&B outlets strongly preferred.
• Strong financial acumen with demonstrated experience managing budgets, labor, COGS, forecasting, and departmental profitability.
• Proven ability to lead, motivate, develop, and hold management teams accountable.
• Excellent communication, organization, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong understanding of elevated hospitality and luxury guest-service expectations.
• Ability to remain composed and solutions-focused in a high-energy environment.
• Experience with POS, scheduling, payroll, inventory, and hospitality management systems preferred.
• Must have flexible availability , including evenings, weekends, holidays, and peak business periods.

What We're Looking For

We are looking for a leader who is present, engaged, commercially minded, and passionate about hospitality. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable reviewing financial performance, coaching a manager, supporting a busy service, resolving a guest concern, or developing the next revenue-driving concept.

Compensation: $120,000 - $125,000 annually, based on experience.

Benefits include: Medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid time off, and additional company benefits.

If you are an experienced F&B leader who enjoys building strong teams, creating memorable guest experiences, and driving results in a dynamic NYC hospitality environment, we would love to hear from you.

Apply today to join the team at Gansevoort Meatpacking.

Gansevoort Meatpacking is an Equal Opportunity Employer.