Bar Manager Dead Rabbit - NYC , NY

Bar Manager job at The Dead Rabbit - NYC. New York, NY.

The Dead Rabbit is looking for a Bar Manager to join our growing team. Bar Manager are responsible for driving excellence across all aspects of bar operations, cocktail development, shaping and implementing quarterly menus, team member recruitment, onboarding, and performance management, consistent execution of SOPs across opening and closing procedures and steps of service, managing inventory and supplies and cost percentages across all beverage related items.

The Bar Manager of The Dead Rabbit must possess excellent beverage knowledge, leadership skills, a stakeholder mindset, the ability to build, maintain and consistently develop a performance-based culture and high-performance team, a passion for hospitality, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a strong focus on excellent standards and attention to detail.

• Embody our core values and share our love of Ireland and Irish Pubs, acting as a standard bearer in the company.
• Maintain a positive, optimistic, and professional attitude and demeanor at all times throughout service.
• Actively participate in service and day-to-day beverage operations, ensuring a solid connection to team members is formed and have a pulse of customer experience and engagement.
• Oversee, in conjunction with Market Partner, team member recruitment, onboarding, individual performance management, and cultural management, ensuring all beverage team members consistently deliver our unique version of Irish hospitality to every single customer, every single time.
• Communicate and uphold the company's operating principles and expectations related to beverages, communicate or address any operational issues or updates, ensure all team members are in sync and functioning properly, and promptly answer inquiries from the team.
• Coach and guide all service team members by leading beverage education and mentorship and offering constructive feedback and recognition to align all service team members and instill and maintain a high-performance culture focused on operational excellence, ensuring they are set up for success in executing their roles and primed for upward mobility when such positions become available.
• Ensure the appearance and functionality of the bars and all equipment are optimally maintained and respond to any repairs and maintenance-related issues and immediately remedy.
• Oversee Department of Health ("DOH") compliance by conducting daily walk-throughs identifying and addressing DOH violations immediately.
• Ensure all BOH and FOH wares inventory levels are sufficiently maintained.
• Ensure all team members practice safe work habits, identify and resolve potential safety hazards and, if/when accidents occur, investigate, document, and resolve accordingly.
• Oversee the financial management of the beverage department meeting key performance indicators spanning sales revenue, COGS, Payroll, Expenses, and Profitability targets.
• Oversee and manage the POS and Website functions keeping menu items updated and synced and ensuring all team members follow standard operating procedures related to opening and closing procedures, comps, voids, and back office administration.
• Ensures all team members execute products according to stipulated recipes, serves, and procedures, maintaining the highest possible quality.

• Candidates must have leadership experience in a similar establishment.
• Candidates must possess systems and process intelligence in bars and restaurants.
• Candidates must be financially literate.
• Candidates must have a hospitality orientation and sufficient bar experience.
• Candidates must be hungry to learn and grow.
• Candidates must be entrepreneurial.
• Candidates must be passionate and…