F&B Manager - Hostel

About the role

We are looking for an experienced and commercially driven Cluster F&B Manager to oversee Food & Beverage operations across multiple hostel properties. This is a multi-property leadership role covering restaurants, bars, cafés, breakfast operations, events, social spaces, and F&B experiences across the hostel portfolio. The Cluster F&B Manager will be responsible for driving F&B revenue, profitability, guest experience, operational standards, cost control, menu development, inventory management, and team performance across multiple locations. The ideal candidate understands the fast-paced nature of hostel and social hospitality, where F&B is an important part of the overall guest experience and community.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee F&B operations across multiple hostel properties
• Establish and maintain consistent F&B SOPs, service standards, quality standards, and operating procedures
• Ensure restaurants, bars, cafés, breakfast operations, and event spaces operate efficiently
• Conduct regular property visits and operational audits
• Develop and implement strategies to increase F&B revenue, average check, guest spend, and profitability
• Monitor sales performance across individual outlets and properties
• Take responsibility for food cost, beverage cost, labor cost, and overall F&B profitability
• Develop and standardize menus across the hostel portfolio where appropriate
• Lead and develop F&B Managers, Outlet Managers, Supervisors, Bartenders, Servers, Kitchen teams, and other F&B employees across the cluster
• Ensure compliance with food safety, hygiene, HACCP, health & safety, and local regulatory requirements

About you

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in Hospitality Management, Food & Beverage Management, Business, Culinary Management, or related field
• Minimum 5–8 years of F&B management experience, preferably within hospitality
• Previous experience managing multiple F&B outlets or multiple properties is strongly preferred
• Experience in hostels, lifestyle hotels, resorts, restaurants, bars, nightlife, or social hospitality is highly desirable
• Strong understanding of restaurant and bar operations
• Proven experience managing F&B P&L, food cost, beverage cost, labor cost, inventory, and revenue performance
• Experience with menu engineering, pricing, promotions, and F&B concept development
• Strong leadership and multi-property team-management experience
• Knowledge of HACCP, food safety, hygiene, and local regulatory requirements
• Willingness to travel regularly between properties