Director of Food & Beverage

Job Location:

Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas

Anantara Hotels & Resorts is a global luxury hotel and resort brand rooted in Thai culture, with an intrinsic sense of authentic hospitality. Inspired by the Sanskrit word meaning ‘without end’, our spirit embodies freedom, movement, and harmony. We believe every journey should leave a lasting impression — for our guests and for our people.

Founded in 2001 in Thailand, we have since expanded across the world, welcoming guests in some of the world’s most captivating locales — from pristine beaches and private islands to ancient sites and vibrant metropolises. If you are driven by a passion for generosity, warmth and heartfelt hospitality, Anantara offers a career without limits.

The Director of Food & Beverage is responsible for the overall leadership, strategic direction, financial performance, and day-to-day operation of all Food & Beverage outlets and services.

The role ensures exceptional guest experiences, strong commercial performance, consistent service standards, effective team leadership, and full compliance with food safety, hygiene, health and safety, and company standards.

• Lead and oversee all Food & Beverage operations, including restaurants, bars, in-villa dining, events and other F&B services.
• Ensure all outlets operate efficiently and consistently in accordance with established brand and luxury service standards
• Maintain a strong presence within the operation and engage regularly with guests and team members
• Review outlet performance and implement improvements to enhance service quality, efficiency and profitability
• Drive exceptional and personalized Food & Beverage experiences in line with luxury hospitality standards.
• Actively engage with guests and respond promptly to feedback, preferences and concerns
• Monitor guest satisfaction results and implement corrective actions where required.
• Prepare and manage the annual F&B budget, forecasts and business plans.
• Monitor revenue, payroll, cost of sales, operating expenses and departmental profitability.
• Lead, coach and develop the Food & Beverage leadership team and team members.
• Create a positive, professional and high-performance working environment.
• Participate in recruitment, selection, onboarding and succession planning.
• Ensure full compliance with HACCP, food safety, hygiene, health and safety requirements and applicable local regulations.
• Ensure all F&B areas maintain required cleanliness, sanitation and operational standards.
• Work closely with Culinary, Stewarding and relevant departments on food safety audits and corrective actions.
• Oversee beverage operations, including wine, spirits, cocktails, non-alcoholic beverages and beverage-related guest experiences.
• Ensure appropriate beverage selections and pricing strategies are maintained.
• Monitor beverage costs, inventory, stock movement and controls.
• Continuously review F&B concepts to ensure they remain competitive, relevant and commercially successful
• Encourage creativity and innovation across the F&B team while maintaining brand standards.

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