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We are seeking a talented Assistant Beverage Director to support beverage programming across its growing portfolio of chef-driven restaurants. This is a hands-on, restaurant-based leadership position for someone who combines outstanding beverage knowledge with the operational ability to turn great ideas into successful restaurant execution.
Compensation
- Columbus-based
- Travel to Dallas required
- Opportunity to influence beverage programming across multiple distinctive restaurant concepts
Responsibilities
- Partner closely with the Beverage Director on portfolio-wide beverage initiatives.
- Develop cocktails and support wine, spirits and beer programming.
- Coordinate seasonal menus, LTOs and beverage rollouts.
- Manage costing, procurement, timelines and implementation for new programs.
- Develop training materials and conduct hands-on beverage training.
- Ensure consistent execution across restaurants.
- Work directly with restaurant leaders, bartenders and service teams.
- Monitor program performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Support beverage menu changes and new restaurant initiatives.
- Spend significant time working directly within the restaurants rather than from a corporate office.
Qualifications
- Strong restaurant beverage leadership experience.
- Advanced knowledge of cocktails, spirits, wine and beer.
- Proven cocktail-development experience.
- Experience successfully implementing beverage menus or LTOs.
- Strong understanding of beverage costing, purchasing and procurement.
- Excellent training and presentation skills.
- Strong organizational and project-management ability.
- Experience working across multiple restaurants or concepts preferred.
- Sommelier certification or formal wine education strongly preferred.
- Ability and willingness to travel regularly to Dallas.
- Collaborative leadership style and ability to work closely with an established Beverage Director.
JOB ID: 182062
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Darryl Downs