Beverage Manager

Location: New York
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Penny Hotel Williamsburg - Brooklyn time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
R0028611#
** City, State:
** Brooklyn, New York The Beverage Manager is responsible for leading, developing, and executing the full beverage program. This role requires a balance of creativity, financial acumen, operational leadership, and hands-on management. The Beverage Manager will craft cost-effective, brand-aligned cocktails; train and inspire the bar team; ensure efficient purchasing and inventory control; and maintain the bar to the highest standards. Scope to include non-alcohol, wine, beer, and cocktail items.

Forecasting sales, sales mix and adjust offerings based on demand and budget. This leader will also support overall restaurant operations by acting as a floor manager or bartender when business needs call for it.

Exempt Full Time Brooklyn, NY $85K/Annual Salary

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Performs shift open and close duties in accordance with Restaurant Manager’s checklist.
* Properly executes revenue and check control procedures on shift in accordance with SOP’s for managing POS, and open and close procedures
* Utilizes all tools for running shift, (e.g., schedules, Open Table, Chow Now, floor plans, hotel reservations, all floor associate checklists).
* Leads floor shifts, conducts daily staff pre-shift meetings to communicate specials, hotel occupancy, guest satisfaction scores, reservations, or service concerns.
* Ensure all F&B outlets within the hotel maintain a neat and clean appearance
* Resolve staffing concerns such as call outs, last minute bookings, delayed ticket times or any other daily challenges that may arise.
* Responsible for knowing and adhering to company HR protocols for all employee discipline or compliance concerns.
* Supports restaurant manager to interview, train, and delivery on-going training to ensure brand standards are met and guest satisfaction goals exceed brand expectations.
* Monitor floor activity and assist with seating, serving and kitchen communication to ensure coverage in the restaurant, and all other F&B outlets.
* Achieve a high level of customer satisfaction and loyalty metrics on GSS & social media, handles guest requests in a prompt and appropriate manner
* Initiate guest interaction through social media outreach, table touches, circulation on the floor with the goal of driving sales & enhancing guest feedback.
* Develops and executes beverage related promotions that drive sales and improve guest experience within hotel F&B outlets.
* Supports Sales Team with beverage recommendations that enhance sales, improve profitability and boost guest satisfaction for all F&B outlets
* Develop and maintain par sheets, update monthly inventory values based on recent invoices, orders all alcohol and non-alcohol beverages & bar supplies to meet par.
* Execute beverage ordering in all outlets to meet or exceed budgeted figures, maintain beverage vendor accounts, and keep a master list of vendor contacts.
* Responsible for ensuring all beverage related orders are delivered accurately, properly stocked, and invoice prices are correct. Processes invoices following hotel accounting procedures.
* Review cost fluctuations with restaurant manager & F&B director highlighting opportunities within beverage sales. Apply strategies to improve performance.
* Initiate and implement marketing and up-selling techniques to promote restaurant food and beverage programs and to maximize overall bottom-line revenue.
* Ensure associates have up-to-date knowledge of F&B offerings, events & pricing.
* Train all bartenders and servers on beverage knowledge as needed to ensure a high level of beverage knowledge.
* Responsible for the scheduling or providing feedback on when to schedule beverage staff in all outlets of the hotel.
* Maintains a safe and sanitary work environment for all associates and guests.
* Initiates guest interaction through seeking and soliciting feedback from guests, implementing service recovery tools when necessary.
* Responsible for promoting beverage programs and increasing sales through outside promotion…