Beverage Manager

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the strategic direction of the beverage component as well as oversee the day-to-day operations of outlets, providing supervision, direction and leadership.
• Responsible for ensuring beverage quality, hygiene and workplace safety established standards are achieved.
• Plan and lead financial performance of beverage component towards optimum efficiency, to identify or create opportunities to help maximize the profitability through prudent application of revenue management rules, encouraging upsell programs, managing hotel inventory and managing labor productivity and general expenses.
• Responsible for marketing strategies including market research, menu planning and recipe development, working along with Outlet Managers and Executive Managers.
• Create a high level of morale within the food and beverage department, developing a good working relationship with all other departments.
• Ensure all food and beverage team members receive fair and unbiased treatment without exception, regardless of race, gender, religion, origin, nationality or orientation.
• Supervise and ensure proper inventory management practice.
• Participate in research and development of operations process and/or equipment.
• Representing service team for inter-outlet/department collaborations, especially when concerning beverage component.
• Promote teamwork among employees.
• Lead the beverage team by example.
• Personally check all bar areas randomly.
• Maintain a full inventory of all equipment and stocks.
• Ensure that Par Levels are maintained in all beverage outlets.
• Conduct regular (bi-weekly) meetings and regular training programs, documenting and filling details of all meetings.
• Must provide courteous and friendly service to all vendors and employees.
• Assists in training, evaluating and scheduling of the beverage staff.
• Enforces state liquor laws including proper identification procedures, monitoring levels of intoxication, intervention strategies, refusal of service and shutoff procedures.
• Supervise daily self-inspection check to ensure all bars, pantries, machinery and storerooms meet all sanitary and safety requirements compliant with the company sanitation standards regulations and protocol.
• Check regularly all bars and lounge areas where bars exist to ensure cleanliness of furniture and to report required furniture repairs or replacements to the Housekeeping or Engineering Departments.
• Generate maximum sales and profits by creative work procedures, advertising, marketing, and energetic promotion, using events which include (but not limited to) Happy Hours, Daily Specials, cocktail Demonstrations, Wine Tasting, etc. within the company policies.
• Perform other tasks and duties as assigned by the supervisor from time to time if necessary.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in hospitality management is an added advantage.
• 10 years at a 5-star hotel or reputable restaurant.
• 5 years Managerial experience.
• Inventory management.
• Good organizational skills.
• WSET Certification preferable.
• Requires proficiency with MS Office.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• Team player.
• Strong leadership and management skills.
• F&B product/service knowledge, Beverage operations.