Associate Director, Food & Beverage
Stratford Festival
Stratford ON
Canada
The Associate Director, Food and Beverage provides leadership to the senior culinary and service team, who together oversee the recruitment, training, and performance of a large culinary and bars & events service staff team. The role requires advanced financial acumen to manage across a broad portfolio with both internal and external demands. Cross-functional collaboration is essential to ensure both audiences and internal stakeholders are left delighted by their experience while ensuring efficient management of resources to effectively deliver against aggressive profit targets. The role is an oversight position, but the direct reports require a high level of hands-on support, and the Associate Director must balance strategic and operational realities with a high degree of business acumen and interpersonal savvy.