Summary
Emirates Flight Catering is hiring a Senior F&B Manager in Dubai to lead teams across premium airport food and beverage operations. The role covers passenger experience, operational performance, service quality, financial planning, and new openings and transformation initiatives. Applicants need a bachelor’s degree in hospitality, hotel management, or a relevant field and at least 8 years of hospitality experience, including 2 years at executive level. Experience in high-volume and premium F&B operations, cost control, and multi-site or multi-concept operations is required.
The posting
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Responsibilities
- Lead and inspire large, diverse teams across premium airport F&B operations
- Deliver exceptional passenger experience at scale
- Drive operational excellence, service quality, and continuous improvement
- Financial expertise to manage P&L and set forecast and corrective actions if necessary
- Play a key role in new openings, expansions, and transformation initiatives and developing concepts
If you thrive in complex operations, enjoy managing high‑performance teams, and want to shape the future of airport hospitality, this is your opportunity.
Qualifications
Education Qualification:
- Bachelor’s degree in hospitality, hotel management or any relevant field (must have).
- Master’s degree in hospitality, hotel management or any relevant field (preferred).
Work Experience:
- Minimum of 8 years’ experience in the hospitality industry, with 2 years’ experience in the executive level with proven ability in managing multiple concepts and outlets (F&B senior leadership/ directorial/ executive role).
- Pre-opening experience in high volume and premium F&B operations
- Demonstrated achievements in high revenue and cost control
- Experience and understanding of luxury and large volume hotels and multi-site restaurant operations
- Experience working with local, regional and national suppliers
- International experience in renown brands with preferably in GCC market.
Skills:
- Self-motivated and demonstrate sound leadership skills
- A keen eye for opportunity identification and a high level of motivation
- Able to create personalized F&B experience
- Able to prepare & submit the annual CAPEX and staff budget
- Planning and Organizational skills are a key to be successful in this role
- Capable of sharing recommendations and clients comments with the Executive Chefs and F&B Management team.
- Excellent communication skills
- Experienced in food safety, OHS, quality assurance and risk management.