Beverage Manager

Harri; West Hollywood (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Life insurance

Opportunities for professional growth

Job summary

Casa Madera in West Hollywood invites a Beverage Manager to lead the bar program, ensuring quality, consistency, and guest satisfaction. You will oversee standards, inventory, scheduling, and staff development while collaborating with the General Manager and Beverage Director.

This role emphasizes menu execution, staff training, and driving beverage initiatives in a dynamic restaurant setting, with oversight to maintain financial performance and guest experience across departments.

Qualifications

• Three to five years of management or supervisory experience in upscale or full-service restaurant environments.
• Strong beverage knowledge across cocktails, spirits, wine, and operations.
• Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Knowledge of health, safety, and sanitation regulations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee beverage operations, bar standards, inventory, cost control, scheduling, training, and execution.
• Manage day-to-day beverage functions with oversight from leadership on menu execution and staff development.
• Support daily restaurant operations and collaborate with management to ensure a seamless guest experience across departments.
• Train, coach, and develop bartenders and barbacks to ensure consistent beverage standards.
• Maintain beverage cost performance, conduct monthly inventories, and manage ordering and invoicing.

Skills

Bar management

Team leadership

Cost control

Staff training

Inventory management

Communication

Scheduling

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

POS systems

Basic computer proficiency

Job description

Casa Madera is a coastal-inspired dining experience where the spirit of the Riviera Maya meets elevated Mexican cuisine. The menu celebrates fresh, thoughtful ingredients, warm flavors, and dishes rooted in tradition while embracing a sense of ritual, grounding, and connection. Designed to feel like a retreat from the everyday, Casa Madera blends soulful energy, handcrafted cocktails, and an atmosphere that moves effortlessly from relaxed to refined. Every moment is meant to feel immersive, intentional, and touched by the elements. Casa Madera has locations in Toronto and West Hollywood, each offering its own interpretation of this coastal Mexican escape.

Why this role:

The Beverage Manager plays a critical role in shaping the guest experience through beverage quality, consistency, and bar team leadership. This position is ideal for a hospitality leader with strong beverage knowledge who wants ownership of bar operations, cost control, team development, and execution within a growing restaurant group.

Job Summary:

The Beverage Manager reports to the General Manager and is responsible for overseeing all beverage operations, including bar standards, inventory, cost control, scheduling, training, and execution. With oversight from the General Manager and Beverage Director, this role manages day-to-day beverage functions including menu execution, staff development, marketing initiatives, and financial performance. In addition to beverage leadership, the Beverage Manager actively supports daily restaurant operations and collaborates with the management team to ensure a seamless guest experience across all departments.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership & Team Development:

• Train, coach, and develop bartenders and barbacks to ensure consistent execution of beverage standards.
• Lead onboarding and ongoing training for new and existing bar staff.
• Foster a high-performance, service-driven bar team culture.
• Communicate menu changes, updates, and specials to bar staff and management.
• Support and promote staff incentive and engagement programs.

Operations & Beverage Execution:

• Drive and enforce service standards for the Bar Department.
• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and quality across all beverage offerings.
• Ensure steps of service are consistently met and executed.
• Oversee cocktail preparation, ensuring correct recipes, measurements, and ingredients are used.
• Ensure correct product usage as specified by the Beverage Director and approved menus.
• Maintain proper back bar, well placement, and overall bar setup.
• Ensure bar cleanliness, organization, and adherence to brand standards.
• Ensureall opening and closing duties are completed consistently.
• Communicate86’ditems promptly to management and relevant teams.

Inventory, Labor & Cost Management:

• Maintain full responsibility and accountability for beverage cost performance.
• Perform and submit accurate monthly beverage inventories.
• Oversee liquor room organization, security, and product flow.
• Manage ordering, receiving, and invoice documentation.
• Ensure safekeeping and organization of invoices and inventory records.
• Monitor comps, voids, spills, and variances on an ongoing basis.
• Create and manage schedules for bartenders and barbacks.
• Monitor labor efficiency, breaks, and overtime to remain within targets.

Communication & Coordination:

• Communicate staffing needs, changes, and unexpected coverage issues to the management team.
• Relay menu updates and beverage changes clearly to staff and leadership.
• Collaborate with the General Manager and Beverage Director on beverage initiatives and improvements.

Qualifications:

• Three (3) to five (5) years of management or supervisory experience in an upscale or full-service restaurant environment.
• Previoushospitality experience with a strong passion for service and guest experience.
• Strong working knowledge of cocktails, spirits, wine, and beverage operations.
• Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Basic computerproficiencyrequired.
• Ability to work nights, weekends, holidays,special events, and overtime as needed.
• Knowledge of industry health, safety, and sanitation regulations.
• Ability to make decisions quickly and perform under pressure.
• Ability tolift upto 50 pounds and perform frequent bending and reaching.
• Ability to stand for extended periods and perform repetitive motions.
• Regular handling of alcoholic beveragesrequired.
• High school diploma or GED preferred.

Benefits & Perks

As a full-time employee, you are eligible toparticipatein a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, well-being, and work-life balance. Benefits include:

• Medical Insurance.
• Dental Insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Paid Time Off (PTO).
• Life insurance.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.

Benefitseligibility and details may vary by position and location.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

If you requirea reasonableaccommodation to complete the application or interview process, please contact Human Resourcesat [e-mail]. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodationsin accordance withapplicable law.