Director of Food & Beverage - Boutique Hotel

Director of Food & Beverage | Des Moines, IA | $90,000 to $105,000 + incentive

A 145-room boutique hotel in a restored historic building, part of a respected lifestyle hotel company, is seeking a Director of Food and Beverage to lead the complete F&B experience. As a member of the Executive Committee, you'll shape the restaurant and bar experience, banquets and catering, in-room dining, and the wine, spirits, and cocktail program, with real influence over product, service culture, and financial performance. The senior F&B team is being rebuilt, creating an opportunity to establish standards and build a close partnership with culinary leadership.

What You'll Do:

• Lead restaurant service, bar operations, banquets, catering, weddings, and private events
• Shape the wine, spirits, and craft cocktail program
• Own budgeting, forecasting, labor, product costs, inventory, and profitability
• Hire, develop, and hold managers accountable
• Collaborate with chefs, sales leaders, hotel executives, and corporate partners
• Serve as a senior property leader on the Executive Committee

What You'll Need:

• Leadership experience in an elevated, modern restaurant, bar, lifestyle hotel, luxury property, resort, or sophisticated multi-outlet operation
• Credibility across restaurant service, banquets, catering, weddings, and private events
• Strong beverage knowledge, including wine, spirits, and craft cocktails
• Financial command of budgeting, forecasting, labor, product costs, inventory, and profitability
• Experience hiring, developing, and holding managers accountable

Nice to Have:

• Experience at a luxury or design-forward independent hotel property
• Track record of building or rebuilding a senior F&B team
• Interest in growing toward GM, corporate, or VP-level responsibility

Compensation and Benefits:
$90,000 to $105,000 base salary plus Executive Committee incentive up to 20%, relocation assistance may be available, medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k, and paid time off.

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply directly.