Group Beverage Manager
Reporting into the Chief Operating Officer, the Group Beverage Manager will provide technical/specialist support and advice to all Bill’s
restaurants and co-ordinate/control all bar associated activities in relation
to new openings and existing sites.
An exciting, multi-facited role, key
responsibilities include:
Stock Management
- Build and carry out maintenance
on stock ordering and FOH till systems
- Ensure a true and accurate
figure is represented in beverage reporting
- Set up stock ordering procedures
in new restaurants
Bar design
- Work closely with the Project
Manager during the design process to ensure all beverage areas fully meet the
requirements.
- React to areas of good or bad
practice/lessons learnt to help evolve/inform the designs
Menu content &
layout design
- Responsible for the design and
development of all signature beverage items in line with The Ivy Collection
concept
- Ensure standards of generic
beverage items are maintained across all sites
- Design & develop wine lists
in line with supplier constraints & Bill’s Concept.
- Check all menus before going to
print.
Development &
recruitment
- To facilitate the recruitment of
bar managers and support the recruitment of the bar team
- To initiate training and
development of the existing bar team
Training
- Identify and facilitate areas
for training during the pre-opening period and ongoing training in existing
restaurants. (Comtrex, beverage presentations, drinks manuals, on site
organisation, ongoing wine, coffee & spirits training, off site trips &
tastings).
- Communicate & facilitate
systems in place for menu changes, till changes.
- Work with the marketing team on
new initiatives.
Existing sites
- Responsible for all beverage
menu changes
- Develop existing beverage
content by analysing sales & listening to feedback from GMs’ & Bar
Managers
- Support and action changes to
hardware
- Support bar managers with
recruitment
- Provide specs for all generic Bill’s
drinks
- Communicate & facilitate any
special training with suppliers & site
- Help investigate stock
discrepancies
- Make regular visits to sites to
provide support and assistance
Suppliers
- Set up & negotiate new
contracts with suppliers
- Build & maintain
relationships with wholesale suppliers
- Negotiate retro payments with
suppliers
Health & Safety
- Support standards of health
& safety in line with food standards agency.
- Support the bar managers in
ensuring checklists & due diligence is carried out in new & existing
restaurants