Bar Manager

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Full Time Dear Charlotte Charlotte, NC, US

$60,000-$70,000 + Bonus Opportunity | Full-Time

Dear Charlotte is a new Mediterranean-inspired rooftop restaurant, bar, and event destination coming to Charlotte.

We're creating a high-energy destination built around great food, an elevated cocktail program, and an indoor/outdoor rooftop atmosphere. The beverage program will be a major part of the experience, and we're looking for a Bar Manager who wants to help build it from the ground up.

This isn't a role where you're stepping into an established bar program.
You'll have the opportunity to help shape what Dear Charlotte becomes.

As Bar Manager, you'll take ownership of the day-to-day bar operation while helping establish the beverage standards, team, culture, and guest experience from pre-opening forward.

You'll work closely with the General Manager and culinary leadership to create a cohesive food and beverage experience while building a bar program that drives both guest satisfaction and revenue.

• Help lead the bar pre-opening and launch
• Build and establish bar standards, procedures, and service expectations
• Recruit, interview, hire, train, and develop the bar team
• Lead daily bar operations and service execution
• Develop and execute a cocktail-forward beverage program
• Support seasonal cocktail menu development and beverage programming
• Train bartenders on cocktail technique, spirits, wine, beer, menu knowledge, and hospitality
• Maintain consistency, speed, presentation, and quality throughout service
• Manage beverage inventory, ordering, receiving, and storage
• Monitor beverage cost, waste, comps, and operational controls
• Support beverage P&L performance and profitability
• Develop relationships with vendors and beverage partners
• Create strategies to drive premium-spirit sales and increase average check
• Support private events and special programming
• Coach the team throughout service and provide ongoing feedback
• Maintain responsible alcohol service, cleanliness, organization, and compliance standards
• Partner with the GM and leadership team to create a strong restaurant culture

We're looking for a hands-on beverage leader who understands that a great bar is about more than making great cocktails. It's about creating an experience, developing people, controlling costs, and driving the business.

Required:

• 3+ years of bar management or progressive beverage leadership experience
• Strong cocktail and spirits knowledge
• Experience training and developing bartenders
• Experience with beverage inventory and cost controls
• Strong understanding of high-volume bar operations
• Ability to lead a team while remaining hands-on during service
• Strong guest engagement and hospitality skills
• Comfortable working evenings, weekends, and high-volume service periods

Ideal experience includes:

• New restaurant opening experience
• Rooftop bar or restaurant experience
• Mediterranean or globally inspired concepts
• Upscale or elevated casual dining
• Private events and large-format service
• Beverage P&L and financial management

The right person will be someone who gets genuinely excited about beverage, hospitality, and building something new
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You should be someone who:

• Gets excited about cocktails, spirits, and the guest experience
• Can build a beverage program rather than simply manage an existing one
• Thinks about both creativity and numbers
• Understands beverage cost and profitability
• Develops bartenders into hospitality professionals
• Leads from the floor and sets the standard by example
• Takes ownership when something…