Project Manager – Food & Beverage Operations & Safety Standards Development & Delivery

About the Role & Team:

As a Project Manager - Food & Beverage Operations & Safety Standards Development & Delivery, you will support the planning and preparation of service standards, initiatives, safety standards, and new service styles. You will gather, synthesize, and interpret information from a variety of partners and help build projects for implementation. As the Food & Beverage business continues to evolve, you will assist in the integration of Safety, Technology, and Service Excellence into the dining experience. To drive continuity in the Guest experience and leverage best in class practices across the segment and industry standards, the role will develop the overarching approach to front of house service, including quality assurance planning and influencing leadership decisions. The scope of the role includes Walt Disney World, with many projects impacting both operating and non-operating areas.  The range of work can be highly complex and confidential in nature.  

You will report to the Senior Manager, Food & Beverage Operational & Safety Standards Development & Delivery.

 What You Will Do:

• Interpret current Walt Disney World Food and Beverage Operational and industry standards to influence the Development, Documentation, Sustainment, and Training integration for both existing and new operations.

• Collaborate with the Safety Organization to interpret, influence, develop, and integrate Food and Cast safety standards.

• Subject matter expert who leads front of house service excellence development, representing the Food & Beverage business in the development and integration efforts for existing and new service styles.

• Leverage, influence, and engage a broad audience of key stakeholders, partner groups, and operations client,s including but not limited to Safety, Revenue Management, Industrial Engineering, Consumer Insights, Workforce Management, Labor Relations, Legal, Advisory & Assurance, Operations Training, Communication and Documentation.

• Communicate with operators to maintain an understanding of priorities, business requirements, climate, environmental impacts, and overall landscape of conditions and attitudes affecting food and beverage operations.

• Understand business issues identified to enhance site operations to interpret and develop plans to overcome barriers and business decisions.

• Support integration of new technology into the dining experience to ensure seamless service integration.

• Collaborate internally across the Food & Beverage Line of Business team to streamline client and partner interactions and drive connectivity.

• Influence and develop change management efforts for seamless integration at the client level.

• Maintain a visible presence across operations to observe, influence, implement, and assess implementation efforts.

• Consult and interpret applicable Union contracts, conditions, and decisions that affect food and beverage operations.

• In partnership with key stakeholders and operating clients, design, influence, develop, document and integrate new and revised processes, standards and business rules.

• Manage project timelines and proactively identify constrained resources, conflicting priorities, and scheduling issues.

• Lead with a passion for safety, hospitality, and service.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Food and Beverage leadership experience, in multiple styles of service

• Ability to lead and integrate large scale, complex projects

• Demonstrated influence, negotiation, communication, presentation, and public speaking skills

• Ability to handle large volume and a wide variety of competing priorities and tasks simultaneously

• Ability to embrace and drive organizational change

• Demonstrated ability to provide strategic and tactical leadership skills

• Ability to build consensus with internal and external stakeholders

• Demonstrated strong relationship building and partnering skills

• Proven self-starter, recognizing when projects need to involve multiple partners and decisions need to be made at other levels within the organization

• Demonstrated business acumen

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to pivot and thrive in a rapidly changing environment

• Exceptional relationship building and integration skills

• Strong understanding of labor relations and contract

• Demonstrated passion for training and development of others

Preferred Qualifications:

• Project management experience

• 5+ Disney Food & Beverage Leadership experience

• Solid operational understanding of Walt Disney World Food and Cast Safety 

Additional Information:

Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities, and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

This job is located in Lake Buena Vista, FL