Beverage Manager | Caesars Superdome

Legends Global; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid vacation

401k plan

Job summary

Legends Global is seeking a Beverage Manager to supervise beverage operations across multiple high-volume venues in the New Orleans area. You will lead bartenders and support staff, manage inventory, and maintain compliance with safety and service standards.

Responsibilities include coordinating with vendors, ensuring proper staffing, optimizing profitability, and delivering exceptional guest experiences at concerts, sports events, and private functions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality or related field preferred.
• 3–5+ years of experience in beverage operations.
• Experience in high-volume stadium, arena, or large venue preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee beverage operations across venues to ensure efficiency and guest satisfaction.
• Lead beverage staff, conduct pre-shift briefings, and staff development.
• Maintain inventory controls for liquor, beer, wine, and mixers; manage costs.
• Build and maintain vendor relationships; coordinate orders and returns.
• Ensure compliance with alcohol laws, safety, and sanitation standards.
• Drive revenue through Upselling, premium programs, and cross-team collaboration.

Skills

Leadership

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Financial acumen

Food safety knowledge

Flexible hours

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality

Business Administration degree

Job description

Legends Global is the premier partner to the world's greatest live events, venues, and brands. We deliver a fully integrated solution of premium services that keeps our partners front and center through our white-label approach. Our network of 450 venues worldwide, hosting 20,000 events and entertaining 165 million guests each year, is powered by our depth of expertise and level of execution across every component feasibility & consulting, owner’s representation, sales, partnerships, hospitality, merchandise, venue management, and content & booking of world-class live events and venues.

The Legends Global culture is one of respect, ambitious thinking, collaboration, and bold action. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone can be authentic, make an impact, and grow their career. Winning is an everyday thing at Legends Global. We have the best team members who understand every win is earned when we come together as one unified team. Sounds like a winning formula for you.

Join us!

THE ROLE

The Beverage Manager is responsible for overseeing all beverage operations across multiple high-volume entertainment and event venues, ensuring exceptional guest service, operational efficiency, inventory control, compliance, and profitability. This role leads beverage staff, manages vendor relationships, maintains venue standards, and executes beverage service for sporting events, concerts, festivals, and private functions. The Beverage Manager ensures all bars, storage areas, and service locations are fully operational, properly staffed, and aligned with company and partner expectations.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Operations Management

• Oversee day-to-day beverage operations across all assigned venues and event spaces.
• Coordinate and manage beverage service for concerts, sporting events, festivals, and private events
• Ensure all bars, portable locations, concession bars, and service areas are properly set, stocked, and operational prior to event start times.
• Monitor service execution during events to maintain speed, quality, cleanliness, and guest satisfaction.
• Ensure all beverage locations are cleaned, secured, and reset at the end of each shift or event.
• Maintain adherence to deadlines for setup, event readiness, reporting, ordering, and post-event closeout.

Staff Leadership & Development

• Recruit, interview, train, schedule, supervise, and evaluate bartenders, supervisors, and support personnel.
• Lead daily pre-shift meetings to communicate expectations, activations, safety updates, and service goals.
• Conduct performance evaluations and provide ongoing development opportunities.
• Support staff in all operational areas as needed during peak service times.

Inventory Control & Financial Accountability

• Maintain strict inventory controls for liquor, beer, wine, mixers, and non-alcoholic products across all venues.
• Manage pars, replenishment process, transfers, and accurate inventory counts.
• Oversee receiving, storage, rotation, and organization of beverage inventory in warehouses, coolers, and storage rooms.
• Investigate variances, minimize loss, and implement controls to reduce waste and shrinkage.
• Assist in budgeting, forecasting, and controlling beverage cost percentages and labor expenses.
• Prepare and complete all required paperwork, inventory reports, invoices, and reconciliation documents accurately and on time.

Vendor & Partner Relations

• Build and maintain strong relationships with distributors, suppliers, and beverage partners.
• Ensure all sponsor and vendor standards are executed properly, including branded displays, product placement, menu offerings, signage, and activation requirements.
• Coordinate product orders, deliveries, equipment needs, and event-specific beverage requests.
• Negotiate pricing, monitor product quality, and identify new beverage opportunities.

Compliance & Safety

• Enforce all alcohol service laws, ID verification procedures, and responsible beverage service policies.
• Ensure compliance with health, sanitation, fire, and workplace safety standards.
• Conduct regular inspections of bars, storage rooms, coolers, and service areas.
• Complete incident reports and address operational issues promptly and professionally.

Guest Experience & Revenue Growth

• Drive revenue and enhance the guest experience through exceptional service standards, staff upselling, premium offerings, specialty beverage programs, and collaboration with culinary, marketing, operations, and premium sales teams.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with all Legends Global policies and applicable laws.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty with energy and enthusiasm. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education And/Or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality, Business Administration, or related field preferred
• 3–5+ years of experience in beverage operations

Skills And Abilities

• Experience in high-volume stadium, arena, or large venue preferred
• Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills
• Financial acumen with experience managing budgets and revenue
• Knowledge of food safety and sanitation regulations
• Ability to work flexible hours including nights, weekends, and holidays

Compensation

Competitive salary, commensurate with experience, and a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid vacation, and 401k plan.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Location: On Site Caesars Superdome New Orleans, LA

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

NOTE:

The essential responsibilities of this position are described below the above headings. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Also, this document in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.

Legends Global is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and encourages Women, Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities, and protected Veterans to apply. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.