National Beverage Director: Craft Wine, Dining & Live Events

City Winery New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

401K (and yes we match!)

Flexible Savings Accounts, HSA and Dep

Dependent Care

Discounts on dining and wine

Free Family Meal

Tickets to shows

Job summary

City Winery New York seeks a transformative National Beverage Director to shape and execute our nationwide beverage programs across wine, spirits, beer, and non-alcoholic offerings. You will drive service standards, inventory integrity, vendor partnerships, and menu development while upholding brand excellence.

You will partner with Operations, Culinary, Winery, Programming, and Finance to elevate revenue, guest experience, and cultural programming across HV, CV, and Pier 57 concepts, traveling

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive beverage leadership experience in high-volume, multi-unit hospitality.
• Proven national or regional beverage leadership experience.
• Advanced wine education (CMS, WSET, or equivalent strongly preferred).
• Deep expertise in inventory systems, forecasting, cost control, and financial management.

Responsibilities

• Lead all beverage operations across City Winery’s national portfolio.
• Set national beverage strategy aligned with brand, revenue goals, and guest experience standards.
• Own beverage service standards across locations including SOS and beverage execution.
• Lead national beverage ordering and inventory systems; manage inventory in full.
• Lead national beverage vendor partnerships; negotiate pricing and contracts.
• Develop wine education strategy and internal training programs; partner on events.

Skills

Beverage leadership

Vendor management

Wine education

Strategic planning

Cross-functional leadership

Education

CMS/WSET certification

Job description

City Winery New York seeks a transformative National Beverage Director to shape and execute our nationwide beverage programs across wine, spirits, beer, and non-alcoholic offerings. You will drive service standards, inventory integrity, vendor partnerships, and menu development while upholding brand excellence.

You will partner with Operations, Culinary, Winery, Programming, and Finance to elevate revenue, guest experience, and cultural programming across HV, CV, and Pier 57 concepts, traveling