Café Boulud General Manager

This contract position reports to the Director of Food & Beverage and is scheduled to take place from July****2026 to July 2027.  

Primary responsibilities:  

• Select, train, evaluate, lead, motivate, coach, and discipline employees and managers in the hotel’s restaurants and bar to ensure that established cultural and core standards are met; short & long-range strategic planning for respective outlet operation.
• The ability to be visible in the operation, provide recognition, promote good public relations, and handle complaints, concerns or special requests for guests, clients, group contacts and new patrons.
• Describe and ensure quality of all food items, ingredients, and preparation methods, as well as provide knowledge of wine and spirits in an elegantly appointed environment dedicated to an attentive and distinctive experience for our Fine Dining and Lounge Operations, while following and maintaining all local, state, and federal laws relating to alcohol service and consumption.
• The ability to work closely with the Director of Food & Beverage, Executive Chef and Sous Chefs to design effective menus, wine list options while ensuring excellent product quality at a fair price and attend regular operational meetings to ensure effective coordination and cooperation between departments.
• Control labor and operating expenses through effective scheduling, budgeting, purchasing decisions, and inventory control while focusing on creative revenue generation solutions to maximize profit.

Preferred qualifications and skills: 

• 8-10 years of previous experience managing a high-volume restaurant and bar, ideally in a luxury or fine dining setting.
• Exceptional knowledge of food & beverage, have creativity and flair.
• Strong business acumen, a strong work ethic and people-management skills.
• Sommelier certification and/or WSET qualifications.
• In-depth knowledge of the Toronto restaurant scene.
• Excellent ability to handle high profile customers under pressure
• Extremely high level of professionalism.
• A college degree preferably specializing in hotel/restaurant management or business administration, or equivalent experience.
• Some travel may be required for training, conferences and special events.
• Smart Serve Certification is a must.

What we offer: 

• Paid time off, including vacation days, management holiday days, and sick days
• Complimentary meals in our employee dining room, OASIS
• Complimentary dry cleaning of business attire
• Robust extended flex benefit plan, including medical, HCSA, dental, vision, life insurance, virtual health care, Employee and Family Assistance Program.

The salary range for this role is $90,000 to $100,000 CAD.  

We look forward to receiving your application! 

Successful candidates must possess legal work authorization in Canada. This posting is for an upcoming vacancy within the organization. The hiring process includes AI screening for keywords and minimum qualifications. Recruiters review all results.

Four Seasons is committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If contacted for an employment opportunity, please advise Human Resources if you require accommodation.