Bar Manager

The Ned; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading hospitality venue as a Bar Manager, overseeing a team to deliver exceptional service and drinks. You will be responsible for team leadership, maintaining high standards, and ensuring a safe bar environment. The role offers competitive salary and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Complimentary meals

Learning and development programmes

Exclusive rates for staying and eating

Wellbeing and health benefits

Birthday off after a year of service

Paid volunteer day

Refer a friend scheme

Regular social events

Employee assistance programme

Reward and recognition initiatives

Qualifications

• Previous bar supervisory or leadership experience.
• High standards in service and drinks quality.
• Experience with cocktails and/or wines.

Responsibilities

• Lead team to prepare and serve drinks.
• Own people leadership tasks including recruitment.
• Ensure a tidy and presentable bar operation.

Skills

Leadership

Drinks Knowledge

Commercial Mindset

Education

WSET Qualification

Job description

Our bar teams are the smiling faces serving up the drinks in any of our guest facing or service bars. Each bar is contained inside one of our gorgeous restaurant or floor spaces, each with its own distinct look, vibe, and menu to compliment it.

Are you an experienced bar supervisor or manager looking to join one of the best places to work in hospitality?

What’s the role?

Bar Manager

About The Ned:

The Ned and Ned’s Club are a global collection of hotels, clubs, spas, and restaurants for like-minded individuals to meet, work and have a good time.

The Ned City of London launched in 2017, in the former Midland Bank headquarters. Our Grade 1 listed building now houses Ned’s Club - a private members’ space, gym and rooftop - alongside a public spa, a whole floor of event spaces, ten restaurants and bars and 250 hotel bedrooms.

Reporting into the Head of Bars and working alongside the restaurant operations team you will:

• Lead your team to prepare and serve up perfectly made drinks from our range of menus
• Own all people leadership tasks - including team recruitment, development and performance chats, onboarding new starters
• On our guest service bars your team will be the friendly face providing exceptional experiences, along with recommendations and suggested drinks
• On our service bars your team will speedily prepare the orders as they come in, keeping our waiters and runners stocked with the drinks they need to deliver a seamless experience to our guests
• All of our bars are in full view of the guests, so you will oversee a tidy, presentable, and slick operation that enhances the guests experience
• As the leader of the bar, you will be the guardian of outstanding hospitality and drinks quality within your team, modelling behaviours, monitoring standards, and providing coaching and feedback where needed
• Maintain a safe and clean bar environment, protecting our guests and your teammates from any possible harm

What you can bring to the role:

• Previous bar supervisory or leadership experience with a proven track record of delivering outstanding drinks, service, and people management
• Our customers and guests expect the best, so high standards are essential
• A commercial mindset is needed in all our leaders. As bar manager you will take overall accountability for delivering excellent financial performance and results
• You’ll have great all-round drinks knowledge, and ideally experience with cocktails and/or wines
• A creative flair is always welcome – we host regular cocktail competitions with our winning drinks being added to the menus
• If you have the desire to learn and progress then you can take part including the option to gain a Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) qualification, and extensive bar training as part of our monthly learning calendar

What The Ned can give you:

• Salary of up to £45,800 per year, including service charge, depending on experience and bar size
• Complimentary meals in our friendly team restaurant, Neddy’s including monthly payday breakfast
• Exciting learning and development programmes to help progress your career
• Exclusive rates at The Ned for staying and eating for you, your family and friends
• Wellbeing and health benefits, including Reward Gateway and Wagestream, with access to gym, shopping, and cinema discounts
• Your birthday off after a year of service and more holiday after five years
• Paid volunteer day
• Refer a friend scheme
• Regular social events, including an annual pool party
• Employee assistance programme – 24/7 advice and support
• Reward and recognition initiatives

At The Ned, we don't just celebrate our diversity, we challenge ourselves to do even better. The Ned is committed to being the best place to work, and ensuring that we have a leading diversity, equity and inclusion programme is central to making that vision a reality.

Please let us know of any specific needs you may have during your interview.

All candidates must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this role.

Apply today and join us as Bar Manager

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