Hospitality Excellence Manager

Reference: 11320 MLR
Consultant: Michelle le Roux

Job Description:

  • Oversee the daily operations of the restaurant, tasting centre, and kitchen to ensure an exceptional guest experience.
  • Lead, schedule, train, and develop the hospitality team across front-of-house, tasting, and kitchen operations.
  • Maintain high standards of service, food quality, wine presentation, cleanliness, and overall facilities.
  • Manage reservations, guest flow, and day-to-day operational requirements.
  • Build strong guest relationships and professionally resolve queries, feedback, and complaints.
  • Manage stock, purchasing, suppliers, wastage, breakages, and cost of sales.
  • Assist with menu, wine tasting, pricing, and seasonal experience development.
  • Manage hospitality budgets, expenditure, revenue, and profitability targets.
  • Ensure compliance with food safety, hygiene, health and safety, liquor licensing, and other statutory requirements.
  • Coordinate hospitality events, special functions, trade visits, and VIP experiences.
  • Collaborate with Sales and Marketing to promote and develop the hospitality offering.

Qualifications:

  • Relevant tertiary qualification in Hospitality Management, Food & Beverage Management, or a related field.
  • Minimum 5 years’ hospitality experience, including supervisory or management experience.
  • Strong experience in restaurant and food & beverage operations, including kitchen coordination.
  • Wine estate, tasting room, or premium hospitality experience advantageous.
  • Good local and international wine knowledge advantageous.
  • Strong leadership, people management, and organisational skills.
  • Sound commercial understanding of budgeting, stock control, and cost management.
  • Excellent guest relations, communication, and conflict-resolution skills.
  • Knowledge of food safety, health and safety, and liquor legislation.
  • Proficient in POS and reservation systems; Pilot experience advantageous.
  • Computer literate, including Microsoft Office.
  • Valid driver’s licence and own reliable transport.

How to Apply:

  • Email your comprehensive CV to exceedhr@exceed.co.za.
  • If you are already registered, please forward your CV and the relevant reference number to the consultant with whom you are currently registered in order to avoid duplicity on our system.
  • We reserve the right to only conduct interviews with candidates of choice.
  • Applicants who have not received feedback within 30 days from the closing date must please accept their application as unsuccessful.