Gastronomy Concierge (M/F) - Tivoli Marina Vilamoura Algarve Resort
Vilamoura, Portugal
What will be your mission?
As a Gastronomy Concierge (M/F), you will provide guests with memorable culinary experiences, acting as a bridge between clients and the culinary team, ensuring service excellence, personalized attention, and guest loyalty.
What will you do?
- Welcome and assist guests with special gastronomic requests (diets, food restrictions, allergies, cultural/religious preferences).
- Personalize guest experiences across all outlets.
- Manage reservations for all resort outlets, as well as for gastronomic events.
- Present the resort’s dining options to create memorable experiences.
- Convert guests without prior dining plans into frequent culinary clients.
- Ensure internal coordination with all outlets.
- Act as a liaison between the guest, the kitchen, and the F&B service team.
- Coordinate requests with chefs, sommeliers, and front-of-house staff.
- Ensure accurate communication of dietary requirements to all relevant departments.
- Organize personalized gastronomic events (workshops, masterclasses, themed dinners).
- Provide hosting support during events and in outlets.
- Manage daily and weekly reports.
- Record guest preferences and gastronomic history.
- Provide reports on frequent requests and emerging trends.
- Support the development of new culinary products/services aligned with guest profiles.
What are we looking for?
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Education: Hospitality, Gastronomy
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Experience: Minimum of 1 year in luxury hospitality, concierge, or front office roles.
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Languages: Fluency in English + at least one additional language (preferably French, German, or Spanish).
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Technical Skills
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Knowledge of technology, international gastronomy, and dietary science
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Protocol, etiquette, and personalized service techniques
- Management of gastronomic reservations and events
- Discretion, empathy, and attention to detail
- Ability to anticipate guest needs
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills
Why choose us?
At Minor Hotels Europe & Americas we are committed to shaping exciting careers worldwide and cross-cultural experiences. Our journey is fuelled by the passion and dedication of our incredible teams, who also enjoy inspiring and exclusive benefits such as:
- Worldwide experience – diversity of 150 different nationalities.
- Career development opportunities full of national and international challenges.
- Wide range of training programmes to enhance your skills.
- Wellbeing initiatives, including flexible working conditions.
- Team member recognition programmes, including Memorable Dates.
- Ability to make a difference through our sustainability programme and volunteering initiatives.
- Team member rates and promotions, offering discounted rates in our hotels around the world and exclusive benefits through our corporate loyalty programme.
- Additional dismissal day to celebrate your anniversary.
- Health Insurance and Curative Medicine.
- Free access to the canteen.
- Protocols with local partners - access to discounts for employees.
- Credits awarded based on years of service to convert stays or meals at Minor, National and International Group hotels, resorts and restaurants.
- Free uniform and access to laundry room for uniform cleaning.
- Accommodation subject to availability.