Assistant Bar Manager
- Attend and actively participate in weekly Food and Beverage meetings respecting the confidentiality of issues which may be discussed formally or informally.
- Assist the Restaurant & Bar Manager in managing the service of food and beverage within the lounge bar.
- Manage the beverage and labour cost within budget.
- Ensure the beverage stocktaking is done in a correct and efficient manner towards the end of month.
- Ensure cleaning and maintenance of outlets, work areas, tableware, utensils and other materials and equipment used by restaurant / bar and room service;
- Regular liaison with Engineering, ensuring that maintenance requests are completed quickly focusing on guest needs as a priority.
- Coordinate between the lounge bar and other relevant departments to ensure that preparations for lounge bar operations have been made.
- Assist in the preparation monthly lounge bar reports, commenting on key performance indicators and action taken to keep on target.
- Management and guidance of outlet ambassadors.
- Any other such duties that may from time to time be assigned by the Director of Food and Beverage.
- Adherence to Emergency Communication procedures ensuring that enquiries from the media are only responded to by the nominated spokesperson.
- Strive to implement the Sofitel Vision and demonstrate active use of Sofitel Values.
- Be knowledgeable of and operate within appropriate outlet and hotel liquor licensing guidelines and House Management Policies.
- Maintain currency of RSA certification, amendments and updates and adhere to RSA principles.
- Minimum 2 years’experience in a similar role, preferably including 5 star experience.
- Projects professionalimage at all times through personal presentation / interpersonal skills.
- Desire and ability totrain and develop staff.
- Maintains awareness of industrytrends in service, product and presentation.
- Initiates contacts andestablishes rapport easily.
- Organises time and workefficiently.
- Effective numeracy, verbaland written communication skills.
- Appreciates and maintainsan effective outlet for stress.
- Willingness to workweekends and public holidays as part of the job role.
- Has the aptitude and willingness to undertakefurther development with Sofitel.