Food & Beverage Director – Strategy & Performance

Organization- India Consultancy Private Limited

Summary

Position Summary

The F&B Director – Strategy & Performance will establish the planning, reporting, analytical and performance-management discipline for regional F&B.

The role will provide accurate and timely insight into portfolio performance, support budget and forecast processes, maintain regional KPIs and tools, coordinate improvement plans and prepare executive-level materials for decision-making.

Regional F&B Strategy and Annual Planning

Support the Director of F&B in preparing the annual F&B strategy and operating plan. Translate strategic priorities into measurable initiatives, targets and milestones. Coordinate inputs from Culinary, FOH/Bar, Events, Marketing and hotels. Prepare strategic analysis, business cases and recommendations. Track progress against annual priorities and identify emerging risks and opportunities.

Budgeting, Forecasting and Financial Planning

Coordinate the regional F&B budget and forecast process. Establish planning timelines, templates, assumptions and submission requirements. Review hotel submissions for completeness, consistency and commercial logic. Analyse forecast changes, gaps and variances. Partner with Finance to reconcile F&B reporting with official financial results.

KPI, Reporting and Performance Management

Define and maintain regional F&B KPIs and reporting standards. Produce weekly flashes, monthly performance packs and quarterly reviews. Lead benchmarking across hotels, outlets and markets. Provide clear explanations of performance drivers and variances. Ensure reports are accurate, timely, concise and decision-oriented.

Portfolio Improvement and Performance Enablement

Coordinate structured improvement plans for underperforming hotels or outlets. Support hotels in diagnosing revenue, cost, productivity, control and profitability gaps. Establish baselines, targets and benefits for improvement initiatives. Monitor implementation progress and escalate delays. Evaluate whether interventions are producing measurable results.

P&L, Business Cases and Commercial Analysis

Partner with Finance on F&B P&L delivery, business cases, capex and return-on-investment analysis. Analyse revenue, profitability, food cost, beverage cost, labour productivity and outlet performance. Highlight risks to revenue, profitability, cost and productivity. Provide recommendations to improve commercial outcomes. Support strategic projects, openings, conversions and repositioning initiatives with financial analysis.

Systems, Tools and Digital Enablement

Partner with IT and systems teams on F&B reporting and operating tools. Improve data availability, accuracy, consistency and usability. Support dashboard, reporting and automation initiatives. Ensure hotel teams understand reporting requirements and tools. Promote practical use of data in operating decisions.

Qualifications

15+ years of experience in F&B performance, hotel finance, commercial planning, business analytics or multi-unit operations. Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, P&L analysis, benchmarking and KPI design. Experience in portfolio performance management and improvement planning. Strong understanding of hotel F&B operations, outlet economics, cost controls and profitability drivers. Experience partnering with senior leaders, Finance, hotel teams and cross-functional stakeholders. Strong analytical, structured problem-solving, business-partnering and executive-communication skills. Hospitality-sector and multi-market experience preferred.

Education and Expertise (i.e. certificates, licenses, etc.)

Degree or diploma in Hotel Management, Finance, Business Administration, Economics or a related field. Finance, analytics, business or management qualification preferred. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, financial modelling, business-intelligence tools, dashboards and reporting systems. Working knowledge of project-management, collaboration and presentation tools.