Director of Food

About Us
As the world's largest family of luxury hotels, we all take great pride in being genuine ambassadors of the InterContinental brand.

Shaped by decades of international know-how and local insights, our passion for luxury travel spans cultures and customs. Inspiring us to create warm and sophisticated experiences for those seeking a richer perspective on the world. Each of our hotels cultivates a distinctive style and ambience where we embrace every opportunity to give our guests a personal and enriching experience.

If you'd like to embrace a wider world of experiences and opportunities, we'd like to welcome you to the world's most international luxury hotel brand.

Your day-to-day:
We're looking for a hands-on, commercially driven F&B Director to lead and inspire our dynamic food & beverage operations at the landmark InterContinental Muscat. This is a key leadership role overseeing seven restaurants and cafés, banqueting, and outside catering.

The ideal candidate is a creative and innovative thinker, passionate about both culinary excellence and exceptional service, with a strong business mindset and a genuine ability to lead and develop teams.

Every day is different, but you'll mostly do:

People

• Lead a motivated, well-informed team across seven restaurants, cafés, banqueting, and outside catering.
• Ensure clear communication of goals and provide the tools, training, and support needed for success.
• Plan staffing based on business needs and build strong bench strength through talent development.
• Collaborate with Kitchen, Sales & Marketing, and other departments to drive performance.
• Be present and hands-on during key service periods, setting the tone for excellence.
• Represent the hotel and its venues with professionalism and passion.

Financial

• Own the F&B budget, driving both revenue and cost efficiency.
• Manage beverage and labour costs, and support food cost control through front-of-house initiatives.
• Deliver accurate monthly forecasts and ensure alignment with hotel financial goals.
• Monitor and manage direct costs like operating supplies and equipment.

Guest Experience

• Champion service excellence and teamwork across all venues.
• Embrace ownership of guest satisfaction scores and feedback channels.
• Empower the team to go above and beyond, celebrating success regularly.
• Foster a positive, inclusive culture aligned with IHG's values.

Responsible Business

• Support IHG's sustainability and CSR goals through daily operations.
• Ensure compliance with brand standards, HR audits, and food safety regulations.
• Promote responsible service of alcohol and maintain a safe, ethical work environment.

What We Need From You

• Proven leadership in multi-outlet F&B operations
• Strong commercial acumen, strategic vision and conceptual
• Passion for service and culinary innovation
• Experience in banqueting and outside catering
• A hands-on approach and ability to inspire teams

What We Offer
We'll reward all your hard work with competitive salary and benefits.

Join us and you'll become part of the global IHG family – and like all families, all our individual team members share some winning characteristics. As a team, we work better together we trust and support each other, we do the right thing, and we welcome different perspectives. You need to show us you care that you notice the little things that make a difference to guests as well as always looking for ways to improve - visit to find out more about us.

So go on - show us how your passion and personality are the perfect fit to deliver memorable experiences to our guests.

Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today.

Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today.