Food & Beverage Manager (Clarion Hotel Helsinki Airport)

Ready to create unforgettable guest experiences?

We are looking for an experienced and passionate Food & Beverage Manager for Clarion Hotel Helsinki Airport. As a commercially driven leader, you have the power to inspire a dream team to achieve extraordinary results. You are a forward-thinker who constantly strives for improvement and embraces new opportunities.

Reporting directly to the General Manager, you will be a vital part of the hotel's management team. You will have full operational and commercial responsibility for our Food & Beverage (F&B) departments, including:

• Meetings & Events (M&E)
• Breakfast Operations
• Brasserie NÒR
• The Kitchen and other front-of-house F&B operations

Who You Are:

• An exemplary leader: You approach guests and employees with genuine warmth and approachability, and you have a proven track record of developing your team.
• A Top-line Driver: You have the commercial mindset needed to grow our F&B top-line. You easily spot new opportunities, implement smart pricing strategies, and drive initiatives that actively increase our sales and profitability.
• Detail-oriented: You have an uncompromising eye for quality and creating unforgettable guest experiences.
• Deeply experienced: You bring broad, extensive competence in F&B and have a strong background in large-scale M&E operations.
• Results-driven: You are currently managing a similar high-volume business and can demonstrate excellent financial results, alongside high staff and guest satisfaction.
• An excellent communicator: You possess strong communication skills with fluency in both written and spoken Finnish and English.

Key Responsibilities:

• Empower your leaders: Recruit, train, and develop your F&B department heads, giving them the tools and support they need to succeed.
• Drive financial performance: Take full ownership of your departments' results, which includes financial reporting, forecasting, and assisting with investment plans.
• Maintain excellence: Ensure a consistently high level of service, competence, and product quality across all F&B operations.
• Monitor satisfaction: Actively track and improve both guest and staff satisfaction, ensuring everything aligns with Clarion’s premium standards.

At Clarion, we thrive on a positive feedback culture. We uplift each other to deliver passionate, personalized service that drives exceptional results.

This is a permanent full-time position with a start date as soon as possible. The position requires working varied shifts, including evenings and weekends.

Why Join Clarion & Strawberry?

At Clarion, you’re part of a brand that combines the best of urban style and premium quality, and that commitment extends to our team. Here’s what you’ll enjoy:

• A fast-paced, inspiring work environment where your contributions are valued.
• Opportunities to grow and develop within the dynamic Strawberry group.
• Staff discounts and friends & family rates across our 200+ hotels.
• Four complimentary hotel nights each year.
• At least 25% discount on food and beverages at our restaurants and bars.
• Exclusive deals on experiences, travel, shopping, and more.
• Leaders at Clarion have the opportunity to apply for the annual Clarion Growth Scholarship to support further education.
• Occupational healthcare support.

• Epassi Flex benefits: available for commuting, wellbeing and culture & sports.

About Clarion Hotel Helsinki Airport

Seamlessly connected to the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport terminal and train station via a direct indoor walkway, Clarion Hotel Helsinki Airport offers the ultimate gateway for modern travelers. The hotel boasts 505 stylish rooms, a relaxing spa, and a stunning rooftop restaurant. For events of any scale, our expansive congress center accommodates everything from intimate board meetings to major gatherings of up to 1,000 participants. With versatile meeting spaces spanning four floors—ranging from spacious, welcoming lower-level halls to inspiring top-floor venues with panoramic views—we provide the perfect setting for any occasion.

About Strawberry

Strawberry is not just any company in the hotel industry - we're a rebel, with a warm beating heart. Strawberry is a portal to a world of more than 250 hotels, 120 restaurants and 20 spas, where we create thousands of experiences every day. Strawberry is built on our core values: energy, courage and enthusiasm. Our team of 20,000 skillful individuals from more than 166 countries is what makes us grow.

Ready to make an impact?

Ready to help us shape a world-class destination for people, companies, and cultures to meet? Apply before the deadline on June 23, 2026.

Please note that while we will begin interviewing candidates continuously throughout the application period, we will wait until the deadline has passed to review all applicants before making a final decision. We want to ensure everyone is considered fairly! The chosen candidate will start as soon as possible, so don't wait—submit your application today!