Bar Manager

Verve Holdings Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 47,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Verve Holdings Pte Ltd is seeking an experienced Bar Manager to oversee all areas of the bar, ensure guest service excellence, and maintain a professional image including cleanliness and appearance standards.

You will lead a team, optimize SOPs, control costs, manage invoices and payroll-related duties, and plan staffing for shifts. This role requires hands-on leadership and a focus on beverage quality and hygiene.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership in bar or restaurant management.
• Strong understanding of SOPs, service standards and cost control.

Responsibilities

• Motivate employees to work as a team to ensure that bar and service meet SOP
• Adhere to company standards to increase sales and minimise costs, including food, beverage, supply, utility and labor costs
• Ensure financial and payroll administrative duties are completed accurately and on time
• Respond to complaints and turn dissatisfied guests into return guests
• Investigate and resolve beverage quality and service issues
• Develop employees through feedback and performance reviews
• Prepare bar staffing plans and schedules for all shifts
• Assist in restaurant-level functions and events
• Train new hires and lead by example
• Ensure hygiene in beverage prep and personal hygiene standards

Skills

Team motivation

Staff leadership

Cost control

Job description

About the role

Oversee and manage all areas of the bar. Ensure positive guest service in all areas and maintain professional bar image, including bar cleanliness, proper uniforms, and appearance standards.

Key responsibilities

• Motivate employees to work as a team to ensure that bar and service meet SOP

• Adhere to company standards and service levels to increase sales and minimise costs, including food, beverage, supply, utility and labor costs

• Ensure that all financial (invoices, reporting) and personnel/payroll related administrative duties are completed accurately, on time and in accordance with company policies and procedures

• Respond to complaints, taking any and all appropriate actions to turn dissatisfied guests into return guests

• Investigate and resolve complaints concerning beverage quality and service

• Assist Restaurant Manager in developing employees by providing ongoing feedback, establishing performance expectations and by conducting performance reviews when necessary

• Maintain an accurate and up-to-date plan of bar needs. Prepare schedules and ensure that the bar is staffed for all shifts

• Assist Restaurant Manager in performing all functions at restaurant level, including events when needed

• Train all new hirees and direct subordinates by leading as an example

• Ensure strict adherence to beverages prep hygiene and personal hygiene guidelines at all times

About you

• Ability to motivate employees to work as a team