The Club: Greystone Golf and Country Club Birmingham, Alabama

The Club: Greystone Golf and Country Club Birmingham, Alabama

Position:
Food and Beverage Director

CLUB OVERVIEW:

Greystone is located in Birmingham, Alabama and is nestled in the hills of a 1400 home gated community. Birmingham and the surrounding area are undergoing incredible growth and the city has a very current culinary and craft beverage scene, which can be validated by Food and Wine magazine moving their home base from New York City to Birmingham. It’s quickly become one of the most exciting cities to live in the U.S.

Greystone has two championship golf courses located five miles apart. The Bob Cupp designed Founders Course is recognized for being the host to sixteen Champions Tour events and numerous state amateurs. Founders is host the Regions Tradition, the Fifth Major on the PGA Tour Champions. Over 100,000 people will visit Greystone for this event. This event is contracted through 2023.

The Rees Jones Legacy Course, completed in 2001, is recognized as one of the top courses in the state and has been host the SEC Women’s Golf Championship since 2015. This event is under contract until 2019. Greystone is also the home course for Samford University Men and Women. Legacy is also home to a new state of the art golf performance training center.

The Club has twelve lighted HarTru courts and two hard courts. Greystone boasts one of the most popular and active junior and ladies’ programs among country clubs in the city. The program is a twelve-month operation.

The new Fitness Center is approximately 4,200 sq. ft. and includes state of the art equipment, group exercise room, member lounge and locker rooms, massage rooms and outdoor activity space. We employ 3 full time personal trainers, so fitness is an important part of the Club.

The Aquatics Center has three beautiful pools – a family/recreation pool, an adult pool (ages 18 & older), and a baby pool. The seasonal, mid-May through September active swimming program offers services for all ages. Greystone’s Gator Swim Team is open to all kids.

The Club is open for dining at one or both Clubhouses throughout the year. Greystone’s robust dining program offers numerous menus, special member events, and private dining events/options for members and guests. The popular Falls upscale dining on Friday and Saturday nights at Legacy offers an eclectic limited menu that members enjoy.

The Club opened a new restaurant, Cellar 91, in April of 2016. It is a casual contemporary atmosphere and menu indigenous to the diverse location we are situated near the mountains, farmland and gulf.

Greystone is currently seeking a Food and Beverage Director to oversee a $2.5M F&B operation. This position will report directly to the GM/COO and work closely with the Executive Chef to create excellent dining experiences for our members and their guests. This is a salaried position with multiple direct reports, including Dining Room Managers, bartenders, servers, greeters, and beverage cart attendants. Greystone is in the midst of incredible growth, and with that will comes higher standards, innovation and building a team for long term excellence.

Total Gross Volume: $9.5 M * Annual Dues Revenue: $4.5 M * 875 Members

JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Food and Beverage Director will possess the ability to oversee 4-5 department managers and all aspects of multi-unit food and beverage outlets; casual, formal and familybuffet dining, weddings, business meetings, banquets, swimmingand Club events. He/She will provide leadership and training to all levels of club employees. Works closely to coordinate club activities with fellow managers. Leading edge capability with latest POS and club management technologies is advantageous.

Other essential duties and responsibilities; embraces Grestone values, prepares annual operating and budget plans, meets financial objectives and all necessary financial controls, prudent employee scheduling, has understanding of all club food and beverage policies and programs, works closely with ExecutiveChef, Banquets/Events Managers, CFO and Member groups and Committees, stays abreast of all industry standards, is compliant with all federal and state laws, assumes responsibility for high standards of cleanliness, and is able to insure accuracy and adherence to financial controls and reporting from the POS system and integration with club accounting.

Direct Reports Include: Restaurant Manager, two Catering Managers (we operate with the philosophy of you book it, you run it), and Beverage Manager.

Indirect Reports Include: Servers, Bartenders, Server Assistants, Host, Supervisors

• Proficient in all aspects of food and beverage, operations, and works well with staff and interacts professionally with members.
• Problem solving – the individual identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner, gathers and analyzes information skillfully and maintains confidentiality.
• Interpersonal skills – the individual is engaging, gracious, professional and maintains confidentiality, remains open to others’ ideas and exhibits willingness to try new things.
• Oral communication – the individual relates well to and can communicate effectively with current and potential members and speaks clearly and is persuasive in positive or negative situations and demonstrates group presentation skills.
• Written communication – the individual edits work for spelling, grammar and overall message content, presents numerical data effectively and is able to read and interpret written information.
• Planning/organizing – the individual prioritizes and plans work activities and uses time efficiently as well as excellent organizational skills required to effectively multi-task and meet deadlines.
• Quality control – the individual demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and monitors own work and staff to ensure quality.
• Adaptability – the individual adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands and is able to deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events.
• Dependability – the individual is consistently at work on time, follows instructions, responds to management direction and solicits feedback to improve performance.
• Safety and security – the individual observes safety and security procedures and uses equipment and materials

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

Must possess a minimum of 5 years experience in a four-star or equivalent property in similar position. The successful Candidate is highly knowledgeable in service, wine and culinary techniques. Formal and casual and banquet service experience. Hospitality degree preferred but not required.

SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE:

Must have the ability to provide the highest level of customer service in the industry with strong interpersonal skills. Must be detail oriented and organized with the ability to multi-task. A proven leader with the ability to be a team player in a Hospitality environment will be the next Food and Beverage Director.

SALARY AND BENEFITS:
Very competitive base salary commensurate with experience. Benefits include CMAA Education expense package, medical, dental and vision coverage and 401(K) retirement savings. Clothing allowance and mobile phone package are also provided.

SEND RESUME AND A THOUGHFUL COVER LETTER TO:

CLINT F. WOOD, CCM, CCE

PARTNER, BUFFKIN/BAKER

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