Director of Food and Beverage

An amazing opportunity at Kimpton Clocktower for a dynamic and strategic-minded Director of Food and Beverage, to lead our F&B, C&E and Kitchen departments to new heights!

You will earn up to £65,000.00 salary – depending on experience, plus a potential earning of 20% annual bonus upon reaching targets.

At Kimpton, our shared mission is to make lives better through heartfelt human connections.

This emotional investment drives all that we do, and it’s why you’ll love the work, too. Our colleagues are empowered and encouraged to act from the heart, to go above and beyond to create ridiculously personal experiences for each other and our guests!!

The Refuge is a vibrant and bustling establishment in the heart of Manchester, renowned for its exceptional restaurant and bar experience.

Nestled in the historic but with a modern twist – Kimpton Clocktower, we pride ourselves on delivering top-notch service and unforgettable experiences to our guests.

You can check out our instagram pages to have a look at @therefugemcr &  @kimptonclocktower!

Kimpton Clocktower is all about providing a contemporary luxury hotel experience whilst building heartfelt human connections with guests and colleagues – we call it Stay Human.

What more could you ask? It’s not just the humans who feel this, we extend this to all our furry friends, because our heartfelt connection does not end with humans! 

Working at Kimpton is not just about working and it’s certainly not like working at other places.

We value personality, individuality, creativity, doing right, continually improving, focus and passion.

Our passion is YOU…come as you are!

Here, you will have space to:


* Be yourself - bringing the real you to work, with your unique personality we want you to be who you are!


* Lead yourself – we trust you to make decisions and exert your creativity to provide our guests with heartfelt human connections, we trust you to do right!


* Make it count – you matter, and we will provide you with all the tools you need to create ridiculously personalised experiences for our guests every day!

As our Director of Food and Beverage is responsible for directing and organising the activities of the Food and Beverage Departments to ensure a consistently high-quality food product and service levels. 

You will be responsible for concept design, budget management, and profitability creating an environment for team members’ development and driving a positive work environment.

Our Director of Food & Beverage is responsible for:


* Leadership & Oversight: Lead and supervise all F&B Heads of Department (HODs) across Conference & Events, F&B outlets, kitchen operations, back of house, and stores departments.

Ensure all teams are aligned with service standards, operational efficiency, and guest experience goals.


* F&B Strategy & Commercial Acumen: Develop and implement an overarching F&B strategy, focusing on revenue growth, GOI profitabili...