Company:
Marian's
Location: New York
Closing Date: 02/11/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
We are a young restaurant that is expanding and opening a Wine Bar right next door to us!
We are excited about this new venture and hope you will join us in this excitement!
This is an excellent position for a Sommelier that would like to grow into a wine director position
Responsibilities:
- Actively participate in service, speak to guests in an inviting manner, have fun with the list.
- Collaborate with the team on the selections on the wines, beers, and non-alcoholic beverages used in the restaurant for the uses in pairings, by the glass, and those represented as bottle selections on the restaurant’s wine list
- Maintain cellar, eurocave and the wine fridge organization and cleanliness.
- Support FOH team with maintaining an accurate wine list, storage locations, and POS system.
- Actively track and reduce loss through proper pour levels, minimizing waste and loss, alerting management of corked/faulted wines, and dating bottles when opened to ensure optimal window of drinking.
- Updating the wine list, pairings, educational materials in coordination with team.
- Recommending food and wine pairings for our guests based on their personal preferences
- Continuously taste, research and remain active & relevant in the industry.
- Get to know the regulars, friends of the house and investors
- Be the authority on all beverages sold ; i.e. wine pairings, by the glass, bottle selections, beer, and n/a beverages.
- Fill the gaps as they appear/be a team player. This could mean polishing glassware, running food, bussing tables, or anything else that would help a teammate during service.
- Perform restaurant opening and closing activities, organize and alert management of repair and maintenance issues pertaining to the cellar, eurocaves/wine fridges, beverage mise-en-place, etc.
Qualities required:
- At least 2 years experience as a sommelier.
- Excellent food and beverage knowledge
- Strong understanding of POS and inventory systems.
- Leadership and integrity.
- Desire and ability to teach and foster growth.
- Problem solving, multi-tasking & delegation.
- Initiative & follow through.
- Excellent verbal & written communication.
- Keen attention to detail.
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