Food & Beverage Manager - Port Moresby, PNG

• Senior leadership opportunity in a premium hotel environment
• Oversee dining, bars, lounges, room service and events
• Lead teams, drive revenue and elevate guest experiences

The Company
   Our Client is one of Papua New Guinea’s leading luxury hotels, offering an exceptional hospitality experience in Port Moresby. Set within tranquil botanical gardens close to Jacksons International Airport, the property combines premium accommodation, elegant dining and outstanding facilities for business and leisure travellers. With a diverse food and beverage offering spanning refined dining, casual restaurants, lounges, bars and in-room dining, Airways provides an exciting environment for an experienced hospitality leader to make their mark.

The Role

As Food & Beverage Manager, you will oversee the hotel's food and beverage operations, ensuring exceptional service, strong commercial performance and consistently high standards across all outlets. Working closely with the Executive Chef, kitchen leadership and other hotel departments, you will drive operational excellence, develop innovative dining experiences and identify opportunities to increase revenue and enhance guest satisfaction. From menu development and promotional campaigns to financial management, team leadership and supplier relationships, you will take a strategic yet hands-on approach to managing the entire food and beverage function. This is an opportunity for an experienced hospitality professional who understands the demands of premium hotel operations and can balance outstanding guest experiences with commercial accountability.

Your Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in a Food & Beverage Manager or senior hospitality management role within a hotel or premium multi-outlet operation.
• Strong understanding of restaurant, bar, lounge, room service, catering and banqueting operations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate and develop diverse food and beverage teams.
• Commercial acumen across budgeting, forecasting, profit and loss, food and beverage costs, labour management and revenue growth.
• Experience developing promotional strategies, seasonal offerings and initiatives to increase sales and guest engagement.
• Strong knowledge of inventory management, purchasing, supplier negotiations and waste reduction.
• Experience collaborating with chefs and kitchen teams on menu development, pricing, quality and presentation.
• Commitment to exceptional customer service, guest satisfaction and service recovery.
• Sound knowledge of food safety, hygiene, workplace health and safety, and operational procedures.
• Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across hotel departments.
• Adaptability, initiative and a continuous-improvement mindset in a dynamic hotel environment.

What's On Offer & Benefits

• AUD $120,000 per annum - can change with currency conversion
• Live on site with Management - Fully self-contained accommodation -Duty Meals Provided and company discounts 
• Senior leadership opportunity within a premium international hotel environment.
• Oversight of a diverse, multi-outlet food and beverage operation.
• Opportunity to influence dining concepts, promotions, service standards and commercial results.
• Work alongside experienced culinary and hotel leadership teams.
• Scope to develop team capability and improve operational performance.
• Opportunity to build your international hospitality career in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

The Opportunity This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially focused Food & Beverage Manager to lead a diverse hotel operation, elevate guest experiences and drive sustainable business performance. If you have the leadership capability, financial understanding and passion for premium hospitality to deliver results across multiple outlets, we invite you to apply.

Consultant

mredhead@frontlinehospitality.com.au

Reference number: 1257060
Profession:Hospitality & TourismManagement

Company: Frontline Recruitment
Date posted: 10th Oct, 2026