Director of Food Service

Kinsa is recruiting for a: Director of Food Service
Location: Turks & Caicos Islands (Onsite, with relocation)

This is the ultimate lifestyle job. My client supplies top resorts and restaurants in the Turks & Caicos Islands and is seeking a Food Service Director to lead sales and operations. This role provides strategic direction for the food service department, overseeing purchasing, sales, financial performance, food quality, compliance, staff development, and customer satisfaction. Working with leadership, vendors, and team members, you will deliver safe, high-quality products, build strong relationships, and help ensure the company’s success in this top-tier tourist destination.

• Relevant college degree and 10+ years of relevant foodservice experience. Strong familiarity with American & Caribbean food and beverage supply chains.

Compensation/Benefits:

• $170-200k base salary
• Performance-based bonus 
• Healthcare
• 401(k)
• PTO and holiday pay
• Relocation assistance

Key Responsibilities and Goals:

• Lead, coach, and develop food service teams while fostering a positive, inclusive, collaborative culture and strong stakeholder relationships.
• Oversee operations, staffing, scheduling, training, standard procedures, and best practices to improve efficiency and employee capability.
• Manage financial performance, including budgets, payroll, cost controls, sales trends, key metrics, purchasing decisions, and margin improvement opportunities.
• Ensure excellent customer service, strong client relationships, effective issue resolution, and continuous improvement in customer satisfaction.
• Direct procurement, supplier performance, inventory controls, compliance, food safety, corrective actions, technology adoption, and alignment with the company’s business strategy.

Competencies Needed for Success:

• 10+ years managing large-scale food service operations, with strong knowledge of American and Caribbean supplier bases and markets.
• Relevant Bachelor’s degree.
• Strong financial, analytical, operational, compliance, supply chain, customer service, and regulatory knowledge.
• Excellent leadership, communication, organization, professionalism, ethics, confidentiality, flexibility, and ability to meet the physical and environmental requirements of the role.

Referrals are our best source for the top talent our clients need, so if you know someone with these skills in the food and beverage industry, please pass along their name and contact information or share this opportunity with them. Kinsa pays referral bonuses when a referral is hired by our client!

Check out our other food and beverage industry career opportunities at https://www.kinsa.com/food-beverage-industry-jobs/#!/Recruiter Information:
George Blomgren
georgeb@kinsa.com