Director of Food and Beverage (The Dow Event Center)

POSITION: Director of Food & Beverage DEPARTMENT: Food & Beverage REPORTS TO: General Manager & Regional Director of F&B FLSA STATUS: Salaried, Exempt LEGENDS GLOBAL Legends Global is the premier partner to the world's greatest live events, venues, and brands. We deliver a fully integrated solution of premium services that keeps our partners front and center through our white-label approach. Our network of 450 venues worldwide, hosting 20,000 events and entertaining 165 million guests each year, is powered by our depth of expertise and level of execution across every component — feasibility & consulting, owner's representation, sales, partnerships, hospitality, merchandise, venue management, and content & booking — of world-class live events and venues. The Legends Global culture is one of respect, ambitious thinking, collaboration, and bold action. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone can be authentic, make an impact, and grow their career. Winning is an everyday thing at Legends Global. We have the best team members who understand every win is earned when we come together as one unified team. Sound like a winning formula for you? Join us! THE ROLE This position is responsible for daily management of the Food and Beverage Department of the Dow Event Center to include concessions, mobile carts, general event catering, culinary, catering sales, menu development, financials, and budgets. The Director of Food & Beverage directs and coordinates the entire food and beverage operation by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors: Essential Duties and Responsibilities Lead all Food & Beverage operations, including daily departmental oversight, personnel management, and the delivery of consistent, high‑quality service. Market Food & Beverage services to clients and partners while establishing and maintaining effective operational and financial controls. Develop Food & Beverage budgets and event‑specific sales projections to support overall business and revenue objectives. Oversee all concession operations, including stand‑level inventory and per‑capita reporting, purchasing and product distribution logistics, spoilage and cost‑of‑sales control, weekly ordering and product list verification, and routine food quality inspections and tastings. Ensure full compliance with applicable health, safety, and alcohol service regulations, as well as internal company standards and procedures. Direct staffing and scheduling across all F&B functions to support efficient operations for event and non‑event needs. Manage Premium Services food and beverage operations—including suites, VIP areas, and private event catering—ensuring alignment with organizational service standards and culinary strategy. Lead premium menu development, service standards, and culinary execution to enhance guest experience in all premium spaces. Collaborate with Operations, Ticketing, Security, and Event Management teams to support the seamless execution of premium services on event days. Identify and support revenue‑enhancing opportunities within Premium Services, including upsell initiatives for suites, VIP programs, and private events. Contribute to the planning and execution of premium guest experiences from an F&B perspective, partnering with teams who manage ongoing client relationships. Is responsible for the overall direction and coordination of Food and Beverage units. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with Legends Global policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding; disciplining employees in conjunction with Human Resources; addressing complaints and resolving problems. This position will work with limited supervision and will require the ability to interact with all levels of staff including management. Requires ability to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays, in addition to normal business hours. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with all Legends Global policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty with energy and enthusiasm. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Education and/or Experience Certificate or degree from an accredited culinary school, college, or technical school preferred. Minimum 5 years' experience in management level position in Food & 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 (Catering & Concession), 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. Skills and Abilities 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. COMPENSATION Competitive salary, commensurate with experience, and a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid vacation, and 401k plan. WORKING CONDITIONS Location: On Site at The Dow Event Center, Saginaw, MI PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. NOTE: The essential responsibilities of this position are described under the headings above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Also, this document in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Legends Global is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and encourages Women, Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities, and protected Veterans to apply. VEVRAA Federal Contractor. Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.