Quality Assurance Specialist, Food & Beverage

Reporting to the Manager, Food & Beverage (F&B) Quality Assurance, the Quality Assurance Specialist - F&B is responsible for enhancing the guests’ journey in Food & Beverage outlets. This position prepares response, recovery, and service opportunities for Yaamava’ Resort and Casino F&B Department to identify and analyze trends that potentially impact guest loyalty. The Quality Assurance Specialist - F&B will play a critical role by leveraging the resources provided by the Food & Beverage department and is the subject matter expert on several core systems assigned to the role.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Analyzes trends in reoccurring opportunities, collaborates with internal stakeholders as well as various other operations departments to improve processes, and develops trainings that will help mitigate future issues resulting in increased guest loyalty.
• Coordinates F&B Marketing initiatives, collaborating with Marketing and F&B outlet leadership on creation of guest facing collateral and online content to satisfy operational needs and improve guest experience.
• Maintains a current and accurate understanding of each department’s operational and guest service expectations, objectives, strategies, and operational plans pertaining to the guest experience. Understands how each of these relates to the guest journey and possible service opportunities within that journey.
• Manages conception, development, and implementation of marketing plans and strategy, product concepts, and promotional programs to drive customer interest and sales.
• Ensures all pertinent information regarding guest feedback is communicated in a clear, concise and timely manner to all levels of Leadership. Provides written plans and regular progress reports to stakeholders.
• Performs data manipulation and analysis (graphical and statistical) as required in support of initiatives that improve the customer experience and streamline operations performance.
• Coordination and management of upcoming and current projects. Supports multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously without adversely affecting deadline commitments.
• Conducts gap analysis to identify opportunities for improvement, structure efforts to achieve the targeted improvements and establish measurement systems to monitor performance.
• Develops presentations and other program management support documentation.
• Performs other duties as assigned to support the efficient operation of the department.
  
  

Educational, Experience And Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or related field required.
• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience within casino operations, customer experience, or hospitality industry preferred.
• Related, relevant, and/or direct experience may be considered in lieu of minimum educational requirements indicated above.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities (ksa)

• Demonstrated knowledge of the enterprise’s core business process and operations.
• Experience overseeing the design, development, and implementation of software and hardware solutions, systems, or products.
• Ability to create systematic and consistent requirements specifications in both technical and user-friendly language.
• Experience creating marketing strategies, plans, campaigns, and other marketing initiatives.
• Ability to conduct market research, competitive analyses, and research on target audiences.
• Must have the ability to communicate verbally across all levels of the organization.
• Must have good presentation skills.
• Must have excellent writing skills and strong computers skills covering Microsoft Office applications as well as all compliance applications.
• Must have exceptional interpersonal skills, communicating effectively to both internal and external guests.
• Expertise in the utilization of guest feedback systems preferred.
• Experience with development, assessment or review of quality assurance policies, procedures, processes, and internal controls preferred.
• Knowledge of the development, assessment, or instructional delivery of quality assurance training.
  
  

Required Licenses, Certifications And Registrations

• At the discretion of the San Manuel Tribal Gaming Commission, you may be required to obtain and maintain a gaming license.
• Lean Six Sigma certificate is preferred.
• No Driving Responsibilities: Role does not require a driver’s license or insurance.
  
  

Reasonable accommodation will be made in compliance with all applicable law.

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