Beverage Director

COREcruitment Ltd; Aspen (CO); On-site; USD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Bonus opportunity

Job summary

COREcruitment Ltd seeks a Beverage Director to oversee beverage operations across Aspen, CO and Montauk, NY, on-site at both locations. You will lead the beverage program, drive revenue, and manage purchasing, inventory, and profitability for luxury venues.

The ideal candidate has senior beverage leadership experience in luxury hospitality, with strong nightlife and bottle service credentials and a hands-on approach to cost control and team development.

Qualifications

• Proven Beverage Director or senior beverage leadership experience.
• Strong nightlife and bottle service experience required.
• Background in luxury restaurants, hospitality, clubs or high-volume entertainment venues.
• Strong understanding of beverage cost control, purchasing and inventory management.
• Commercially minded, highly organized and hands-on.
• Comfortable working across seasonal Aspen and Montauk operations.
• Strong leadership and team-development skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead beverage operations across restaurants, bars, events, nightlife and activations.
• Develop creative cocktail and beverage programs aligned with the brand and guest experience.
• Oversee purchasing, vendor relationships, inventory, beverage COGS and profitability.
• Manage pricing, margins, cost controls and financial reporting.
• Recruit, train and develop bartenders, barbacks and beverage teams.
• Maintain high standards for beverage quality, service and presentation.
• Work closely with Operations, Culinary and Events teams to deliver exceptional guest experiences.
• Oversee VIP experiences, bottle service and nightlife programming.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable alcohol, health and safety regulations.
• Maintain accurate weekly and month-end inventory and reporting.

Skills

Nightlife leadership

Bottle service experience

Beverage cost control

Inventory management

Team development

Operational excellence

Vendor relationships

Job description

Beverage Director

Location: Aspen, CO & Montauk, NY — On-site at both locations
Compensation: $120,000+ depending on experience
Package: Housing provided; bonus opportunity may be considered

I’m hiring on behalf of a luxury hospitality and entertainment group seeking an experienced Beverage Director to oversee and develop its beverage operations across Aspen and Montauk.

This is a hands‑on leadership role covering restaurants, bars, events, nightlife and bottle service.The ideal candidate will have a strong background in high‑end nightlife and bottle service, with the ability to drive beverage revenue while maintaining excellent operational and financial controls.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead beverage operations across restaurants, bars, events, nightlife and activations.
• Develop creative cocktail and beverage programs aligned with the brand and guest experience.
• Oversee purchasing, vendor relationships, inventory, beverage COGS and profitability.
• Manage pricing, margins, cost controls and financial reporting.
• Recruit, train and develop bartenders, barbacks and beverage teams.
• Maintain high standards for beverage quality, service and presentation.
• Work closely with Operations, Culinary and Events teams to deliver exceptional guest experiences.
• Oversee VIP experiences, bottle service and nightlife programming.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable alcohol, health and safety regulations.
• Maintain accurate weekly and month-end inventory and reporting.

Ideal Candidate

• Proven Beverage Director or senior beverage leadership experience.
• Strong nightlife and bottle service experience required.
• Background in luxury restaurants, hospitality, clubs or high-volume entertainment venues.
• Strong understanding of beverage cost control, purchasing and inventory management.
• Commercially minded, highly organized and hands‑on.
• Comfortable working across seasonal Aspen and Montauk operations.
• Strong leadership and team-development skills.