Head of Food and Beverage - Somerset

Director of Food & Beverage
Luxury Destination Hospitality | Somerset
JWR is recruiting a Director of Food & Beverage for a high-profile luxury hospitality business. This is a newly created senior leadership role, reporting directly to the General Manager and overseeing two distinctive, high-end restaurants.
This appointment is critical to the ongoing development of a food and beverage offering where dining sits at the heart of the guest experience.

The Opportunity

• Salary £60k + Bonus & Great benefits
• Relocation assistance
• Newly created, influential role
• Direct report to the General Manager
• Autonomy to shape standards and long-term F&B strategy
• High-quality, destination-led hospitality environment

The Role

• Full strategic and operational responsibility for all restaurant operations
• Leadership of senior restaurant and culinary management teams
• Ownership of service standards, guest experience and commercial performance
• Oversight of budgets, forecasting, labour planning and cost control
• Close collaboration with culinary and beverage leaders to deliver exceptional, produce-led dining
• Accountability for consistency, compliance and presentation across all outlets

The Candidate

• Proven Head of or Director-level F&B experience
• Demonstrable multi-outlet leadership experience (essential)
• Background in luxury dining environments (essential)
• Experience within luxury or destination hotels (highly desirable)
• Commercially astute, detail-driven and confident operating at senior leadership level

This role is not suitable for Restaurant Managers or F&B Managers seeking their next step.
For a confidential discussion, please contact JWR.