Assistant Beverage Director: Lead Cocktails & Programs

Goodwin Recruiting

Columbus (OH)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Goodwin Recruiting seeks an Assistant Beverage Director to support beverage programming across a growing portfolio of chef-driven restaurants. This is a hands-on, restaurant-based leadership role based in Columbus with travel to Dallas required to influence programs.

You will partner with the Beverage Director, develop cocktails and support wine, spirits and beer, coordinate seasonal menus, manage costing and training, and ensure consistent execution across concepts while working directly in the

Qualifications

Strong restaurant beverage leadership experience.
Advanced knowledge of cocktails, spirits, wine and beer.
Proven cocktail-development experience.
Experience implementing beverage menus or LTOs.
Strong understanding of beverage costing, purchasing and procurement.
Excellent training and presentation skills.

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.