Opened since May 2025, The Standard, Brussels marks the hotel brand’s third outpost in Europe. Set in the city’s Northern Quarter, The Standard, Brussels brings the brand’s design, culture and activation-driven philosophy to Belgium.
Your role
As Food & Beverage Director, you will be a key member of the hotel’s Executive Team and hold full strategic and operational responsibility for the Food & Beverage division. You will lead, inspire, and direct all F&B operations, ensuring exceptional guest experiences, strong financial performance, and consistent alignment with The Standard’s brand standards and creative vision.
You will oversee the end-to-end management of all restaurants, bars, banqueting, and events, setting the overall direction while remaining hands-on and highly visible within the operation. You will ensure that service quality, product consistency, and guest satisfaction are delivered at the highest level, while driving profitability and maintaining tight control over budgets, forecasts, and performance indicators.
You will be accountable for all operational standards, including the execution of Banquet Event Orders (BEOs), service delivery, menu quality, and cost management. Proactively identifying guest needs, you will manage feedback and resolve issues swiftly and professionally, ensuring a seamless and memorable guest journey across all F&B touchpoints.
You will take ownership of financial performance, closely monitoring payroll, food cost, beverage cost, revenue streams, and productivity metrics. You will analyze results, prepare detailed management and variance reports, and implement corrective actions and improvement plans where required. You will represent the F&B division in executive and service meetings and play an active role in high-level decision-making for the hotel.
Do you have what it takes to be our F&B Director at The Standard, Brussels?
A minimum of 5 – 7+ years’ experience in a senior F&B leadership role (F&B Director, Senior F&B Manager, or equivalent) within a similar Lifestyle Hotel or large 4 or 5 star Hotel in Brussels or the Benelux region is essential.
In addition to this, the ideal candidate will also…
We are defined by our richness of personality and diversity of background and lifestyle, so if you think you have what it takes to be F&B Director at The Standard, Brussels, we’d love to hear from you.
Benefits Include
1. CDI - Contrat à Durée Indéterminée
2. 20 Days Holiday + Public Holidays
3. Meals on Duty (once hotel is open)
4. Worldwide Travel Discounts via The Standard Advantage platform
5. Employee & Family Rates across all Standard and Bunkhouse properties
6. In-house Experience Programme
7. F&B Discounts ranging from 25-50%
8. Recruitment Referral scheme
9. Local Transport benefit
10. Eco-vouchers
11. Social Committee with regular monthly social activities