National Beverage Director - Wine, Service & Strategy

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

401K matching

Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA)

Employee meal benefits

Tickets to available shows

40% OFF dining/wine

Job summary

City Winery is seeking a National Beverage Director to lead beverage strategy and execution across a growing national portfolio including Core locations and Pier 57. This senior role partners with Operations, Culinary, Winery, Programming, and Finance to drive revenue and guest experience.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years of progressive beverage leadership in high-volume hospitality, deep expertise in inventory, forecasting, and cost control, and a proven track record in menu development and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive beverage leadership experience in high-volume, multi-unit hospitality.
• Proven national or regional beverage leadership experience.
• Deep expertise in inventory systems, forecasting, cost control, and financial management.
• Proven experience leading beverage menu development across multiple concepts.
• Strong vendor negotiation and portfolio management experience.
• Exceptional leadership, training, and team development skills.
• Passion for wine, hospitality, and guest experience.
• Ability to travel nationally as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead all beverage operations across City Winery’s national portfolio.
• Set national beverage strategy aligned with brand, revenue goals, and guest experience standards.
• Oversee beverage service standards across locations including SOPs and audits.
• Manage national beverage ordering, inventory and forecasting, with cost controls.
• Negotiate vendor contracts and manage winery relationships.
• Develop seasonal, regional and reserve beverage programs with Culinary leadership.
• Build and mentor the national beverage leadership team.

Skills

Beverage leadership

National/Regional leadership

Vendor negotiation

Team leadership

Forecasting & cost control

Menu development

Guest experience

Travel availability

Education

CMS/WSET certification

Job description

City Winery is seeking a National Beverage Director to lead beverage strategy and execution across a growing national portfolio including Core locations and Pier 57. This senior role partners with Operations, Culinary, Winery, Programming, and Finance to drive revenue and guest experience.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years of progressive beverage leadership in high-volume hospitality, deep expertise in inventory, forecasting, and cost control, and a proven track record in menu development and