Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Work Schedule
Flexible
Weekend Shifts
Night Shifts
Benefits
Medical insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Paid vacation
401k plan
Job Description
Legends Global is an industry-leading company renowned for partnering with the world’s most prestigious live events, venues, and brands. Operating as a fully integrated service provider, Legends Global employs a white-label approach that ensures their partners receive premium offerings designed to keep them front and center in the entertainment and live event industry. With an impressive global network comprising 450 venues, the company hosts approximately 20,000 events and entertains over 165 million guests each year. This extensive reach is supported by Legends Global’s expertise in various vital components of live event management, including feasibility studies, consulting, owner’s representation, sales, partnerships, hospitality, merchandise, venue management, and content booking. A culture defined by respect, ambitious thinking, collaboration, and bold action forms the foundation of the company’s operational philosophy. Diversity and inclusion are prioritized, fostering a workplace environment where authenticity, impact, and career growth are strongly encouraged. The company takes pride in a winning attitude, underpinned by unified teamwork that fuels their ongoing success and excellence in the event venue industry.
The Tucson Convention Center, a key property within the Legends Global portfolio, includes several notable facilities: the Tucson Arena, Linda Ronstadt Music Hall, and Leo Rich Theater. The center is currently seeking a skilled Director of Food & Beverage to manage the daily operations of its Food and Beverage Department. This managerial role demands a professional who excels in directing all food and beverage activities, ensuring high-quality service, compliance with health and safety regulations, and effective cost management. The Director will be responsible for developing event work plans, overseeing personnel, marketing services to clients, and managing budgets, inventory, and vendor relationships. Working closely with the General Manager and Finance Department, the Director will provide accurate financial forecasts and reports, maintain food quality standards, manage purchasing, labor scheduling, and control costs including spoilage and cost of sales.
This position offers a competitive salary, commensurate with experience, and comes with a generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid vacation, and a 401k plan. The role requires flexible working hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays, as well as the ability to serve as Manager on Duty when necessary. Supervisory responsibilities include hiring, training, performance management, and upholding company policies in compliance with applicable laws. Candidates should have a certificate or degree from an accredited culinary school or equivalent experience, with a minimum of five years in a management position in food and beverage operations. Proficiency in current culinary trends, food quality standards, cost controls, and vendor collaboration is essential. Certifications such as Serv Safe Food Handler, Serv Safe Alcohol, and PCI Compliance are required. The ideal candidate is results-oriented, customer service-focused, highly organized, and capable of managing multiple tasks efficiently. This role provides an excellent opportunity to join a global leader in live event venue management and contribute significantly to the success of a premier venue in Tucson, Arizona.
The Tucson Convention Center, a key property within the Legends Global portfolio, includes several notable facilities: the Tucson Arena, Linda Ronstadt Music Hall, and Leo Rich Theater. The center is currently seeking a skilled Director of Food & Beverage to manage the daily operations of its Food and Beverage Department. This managerial role demands a professional who excels in directing all food and beverage activities, ensuring high-quality service, compliance with health and safety regulations, and effective cost management. The Director will be responsible for developing event work plans, overseeing personnel, marketing services to clients, and managing budgets, inventory, and vendor relationships. Working closely with the General Manager and Finance Department, the Director will provide accurate financial forecasts and reports, maintain food quality standards, manage purchasing, labor scheduling, and control costs including spoilage and cost of sales.
This position offers a competitive salary, commensurate with experience, and comes with a generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid vacation, and a 401k plan. The role requires flexible working hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays, as well as the ability to serve as Manager on Duty when necessary. Supervisory responsibilities include hiring, training, performance management, and upholding company policies in compliance with applicable laws. Candidates should have a certificate or degree from an accredited culinary school or equivalent experience, with a minimum of five years in a management position in food and beverage operations. Proficiency in current culinary trends, food quality standards, cost controls, and vendor collaboration is essential. Certifications such as Serv Safe Food Handler, Serv Safe Alcohol, and PCI Compliance are required. The ideal candidate is results-oriented, customer service-focused, highly organized, and capable of managing multiple tasks efficiently. This role provides an excellent opportunity to join a global leader in live event venue management and contribute significantly to the success of a premier venue in Tucson, Arizona.
Job Requirements
- Certificate or degree from an accredited culinary school, college, or technical school preferred
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in management level position in Food and Beverage
- Experience in food purchasing including price negotiations
- Serv Safe food and alcohol certified
- Maintain PCI Compliance certification
- Alcohol awareness certificate
- Strong customer service skills
- Prior supervisory experience
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs
- Ability to work flexible hours including nights, weekends, and holidays
- Ability to interact with all levels of staff and management
Job Qualifications
- Certificate or degree from an accredited culinary school, college, or technical school preferred
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in management level position in Food and Beverage or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Previous experience in overall Food and Beverage operations, sales, inventory control, cost control and food preparation procedures
- Previous experience in food purchasing including price negotiations
- Excellent knowledge of current culinary and concession trends, presentation, and food quality
- Previous experience in standardizing recipes, plating, and costing of menus
- Previous experience collaborating with sub-contractor vendors
- Serv Safe food and Serv Safe Alcohol certified
- Maintain PCI Compliance certification
- Alcohol awareness certificate and training capabilities
- Strong orientation to customer service and ability to collaborate with clients and staff members
- Results oriented individual with the ability to meet required budgetary goals
- Excellent organizational, multi-tasking, planning, written and verbal communication skills
- Attention to detail and service oriented
- Prior supervisory experience required
- Computer skills including proficiency with Microsoft Office programs
- Ability to be creative with buffet presentations and maintain a quality product
Job Duties
- Daily management of the Food and Beverage departmental operations and personnel
- Market food and beverage services to clients and establishes Food and Beverage controls
- Foster and maintain positive client relations
- Develops event work plans including scheduling and ordering and assigns appropriate duties to subordinates
- Works with all departments to ensure quality experience
- Reconciles accounts and generates post event reports for finance
- Create food and beverage sales projections and budgets for facility events
- Work in conjunction with the General Manager and Finance Department to produce accurate forecasts and other financial, inventory, sales or labor reports
- Responsible for stand inventory and per capita reports for each event and ongoing fiscal reporting
- Purchase and oversee distribution of all products to concessions outlets
- Responsible for daily concession and catering food and beverage compliance and service concerns such as health department regulations, alcohol beverage service guidelines and standards, menu engineering/development and detailed costing for concessions operation
- Hire and train new food and beverage employees
- anticipate and schedule labor needs for event and non-event days
- Controls spoilage, cost of sales
- Work in conjunction with the General Manager to develop annual catering sales and upselling goals
- Develop and oversee catering prospecting and sales initiatives to achieve set goals
- Monitor in conjunction with the Maintenance Department all preventative and reactive maintenance programs for the Food and Beverage Department
- Inspect and taste prepared food to maintain quality standards and sanitation regulations
- Work with limited supervision and interact with all levels of staff, including management
- Work flexible hours including nights, weekends, and holidays
- Serve as Manager on Duty as required
- Perform all other duties assigned by the General Manager
Job Criteria
Experience
Expert Level (7+ years)
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