F&B Manager | Villa Sant'Andrea, a Belmond Hotel
About this role
As the F&B Manager at Villa Sant’Andrea, A Belmond Hotel, you will orchestrate our entire dining landscape—from our seaside fine dining and elegant terrace bars to exclusive beach bar service and bespoke events. In this vital leadership role, you will blend rigorous operational and financial oversight with a passion for authentic Sicilian gastronomy.
Main tasks:
Reporting directly to the General Manager, the F&B Manager will oversee all Food & Beverage operations across the hotel’s restaurants, bars, beach club, and private events, ensuring an exceptional guest experience rooted in luxury and local heritage.
Specific responsibilities include:
- Operational Leadership: Manage the daily operations of all F&B outlets (including fine dining, terrace bars, and beach service) to guarantee seamless execution and world-class service standards.
- Guest Experience: Deliver highly personalized, anticipatory service that reflects both Belmond’s luxury codes and authentic Sicilian warmth, maintaining exceptionally high guest satisfaction scores.
- Financial & Cost Control: Manage the P&L, departmental budgets, labor efficiency, and F&B cost controls to maximize profitability while maintaining uncompromising quality.
- Team Development: Recruit, mentor, and train a high-performing multilingual team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, engagement, and pride.
- Culinary & Concept Collaboration: Partner closely with the Executive Chef to develop menu concepts, wine lists, and signature experiences that highlight local ingredients and traditions.
- Standards & Compliance: Ensure strict adherence to hygiene, safety, and HACCP regulations, as well as Belmond’s corporate operational standards.
- Experience: Proven experience as an F&B Manager within luxury hotels, high-end resorts, or Michelin-starred/fine-dining environments (Belmond or luxury hospitality background strongly preferred).
- Skills: Exceptional leadership and motivational skills, with a hands-on management style and a sharp eye for detail.
- Financial Acumen: Strong command of F&B financial KPIs, cost control, inventory management, and P&L accountability.
- Languages: Fluent in English and Italian; knowledge of additional languages is considered a significant plus.
- Passion for Hospitality: A genuine ambassador of luxury hospitality with a deep appreciation for culture, gastronomy, and the Belmond brand ethos.
- Training and development opportunities.
- Bonus based on annual performance
- Meals provided when on-duty
- All uniforms and dry-cleaning during the opening of the hotel
- Team social events
- Discovering Belmond programme, which offers team members complimentary accommodation at Belmond hotels, discounted rates for our trains, cruises and safaris, and discounted food and beverages.
Annual Salary Range: 50.000 - 55.000
ABOUT US
With balconies full of geraniums and subtropical gardens that border an exclusive Sicilian beach – Villa Sant’Andrea, a Belmond Hotel feels like a private home nestled in Taormina Mare. At the acclaimed restaurant, freshly caught fish and decadent desserts are enhanced by stunning sea views. Guests can relax in the heated infinity pool, wellness centre and stylish beach cabanas.
The Belmond & LVMH Family
Villa Sant'Andrea is proud to be part of LVMH and the global collection of iconic hotels, trains, and river cruises of Belmond, all developing exceptional experiences worldwide. By joining us, you become part of a global family of hotels rich in history and stunning destinations, where our people are the heart of the Belmond experience.
Company at a glance
Belmond was born from a passion for connecting discerning travellers with the world’s most remarkable properties, locations and journeys. From hotels and trains to river cruises and safaris, Belmond curates incomparable experiences and crafts unforgettable stories. With a legacy spanning over 45 years, since the acquisition of Hotel Cipriani in Venice in 1976, Belmond has grown into a global collection of 43 properties spread across 24 countries and territories. Exceptional destinations connected by legendary journeys are the very soul of Belmond, where the path that brings you to a place is as important as the destination itself. A pioneer of slow travel, Belmond has been operating the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express since 1982. The group later expanded to include pristine beach resorts, such as Maroma on the Riviera Maya, historic hideaways such as Villa San Michele in the Florentine foothills, urbane icons, such as Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro, and gateways to UNESCO world heritage sites, such as Hotel das Cataratas in Brazil’s Iguassu National Park. As proud custodians of storied properties, Belmond is committed to building on the past to create a new legacy: the heritage of the future. Working with communities and local talents, together with the world's most respected chefs, designers and artists, Belmond continues its purpose of perpetuating the legendary art of travel. Since 2019, Belmond has been part of the world’s leading luxury group, LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton).
Top Benefits
- Training and development opportunities
- Performance bonus
- Meals provided on-duty
- Uniforms provided
- Dry-cleaning services
- Team social events
- Discovering Belmond programme
- Complimentary accommodation at Belmond hotels
- Discounted rates for trains, cruises, and safaris
- Discounted food and beverages
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