About the Role The Assistant Food & Beverage Manager supports the Food & Beverage Manager in the daily leadership and smooth operation of all F&B outlets at Gstaad Palace. This is a highly hands-on role with a strong focus on service excellence, team leadership, financial awareness, and flawless guest experiences across restaurants, bars, banqueting, and events. Working closely with Purchasing and Cost Control, the position plays a key role in ensuring operational consistency, efficiency and luxury service standards in line with Leading Hotels of the World (LHW). Your area of responsibility includes: · Support daily operations of all F&B outlets, banqueting, and in-room dining · Be present on the floor during peak service to support teams and engage with guests · Assist in leading, training, and motivating F&B service teams and managers · Handle guest feedback and complaints professionally and discreetly · Support cost control, stock management, labor efficiency, and financial reporting · Take responsibility for menu accuracy, formatting, translations, and POS programming · Ensure compliance with hygiene, safety, cash handling, and operational procedures · Support the planning and execution of events, banquets, and VIP functions · Maintain and develop SOPs and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives