Mezcal-Driven Bar GM | DTLA, Agave Program & P&L

Pouring With Heart; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Disability & Life Insurance

Career development

Community outreach

Team outings

Phone & travel stipends

Maternity/Paternity benefits

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Las Perlas in downtown LA, part of Pouring With Heart, is seeking a General Manager who loves agave spirits and can run the room with energy after 2AM close. You’ll own the agave program, curate the bar, and build a strong team while partnering with operations and finance to manage labor, inventory, and monthly reporting.

You’ll lead leadership development with your AGM and BLT, drive cocktail programming, and maintain a strong guest experience in a bustling, late-night setting.

Qualifications

• 3+ years leading a high-volume bar (GM or strong AGM ready to step up).
• Real agave knowledge: producers, regions, and production methods.
• Experience hiring, training, and retaining hourly staff in a late-night environment.
• Comfortable with numbers: P&L, labor targets, inventory/pour cost, scheduling, POS.
• Current or willing to obtain: RBS certification, LA County Food Handler card and other state certificates.

Responsibilities

• Oversee agave program and curate back bar with top relationships.
• Manage the room: energy, pace, regulars and first-timers.
• Lead the team: hire, train, schedule, develop bartenders and floor staff.
• Own the business: full P&L ownership, labor, COGS, inventory, ordering, cash handling.
• Collaborate on cocktail menus, programming, and community activations.

Skills

Bar leadership

Agave knowledge

Hiring & training hourly staff

P&L awareness

Job description

Las Perlas in downtown LA, part of Pouring With Heart, is seeking a General Manager who loves agave spirits and can run the room with energy after 2AM close. You’ll own the agave program, curate the bar, and build a strong team while partnering with operations and finance to manage labor, inventory, and monthly reporting.

You’ll lead leadership development with your AGM and BLT, drive cocktail programming, and maintain a strong guest experience in a bustling, late-night setting.