UK Beverage Leadership: Innovation, Brand & Growth

Soho House & Co.; Temple (TX); On-site; USD 147,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Soho Impact

Learning & Development

Cookhouse & House Tonic

Team Events

Team meals

Job summary

Soho House & Co. is seeking a Head of Bars & Beverage, UK to lead the beverage strategy across Soho House locations in the UK.

This hands-on, collaborative role combines strategic thinking with strong operational presence and cross-functional partnership with Operations, Procurement, Finance, Design, Membership, and People & Development. You will oversee menu development, beverage programming, supplier relationships, standards, and talent development to deliver a commercially successful and

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of experience in beverage or F&B operations within hospitality, restaurants, hotels, members’ clubs, or similar.
• Proven experience leading or supporting multi-site or regional beverage programs.
• Strong commercial acumen, with experience managing budgets, COGS, pricing, margins, and financial performance.
• Deep knowledge of cocktails, spirits, wine, beer, and non-alcoholic beverages, with a strong understanding of the UK market.
• Experience managing supplier and industry relationships, including sourcing and commercial negotiations.
• Proven leadership and talent development experience, with the ability to build high-performing teams.
• Strong operational knowledge, including inventory management, licensing, and compliance.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience supporting new openings, renovations, or the development of new beverage concepts is preferred.
• Proficiency in POS and inventory systems, such as MICROS, and Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of the UK beverage strategy.
• Drive evolution of cocktail, wine, beer, spirits, and non-alcoholic beverage programs.
• Lead seasonal innovation, trend integration, and new beverage concepts aligned with brand and member expectations.
• Drive beverage performance across the UK portfolio, with accountability for pricing, COGS, gross profit, margins, budgets, and forecasting.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and enhance profitability.
• Establish scalable best practices for purchasing, inventory management, cost control, and beverage operations.
• Set and maintain beverage standards across all UK Houses, ensuring consistency in product, quality, service, and execution.
• Partner with General Managers, Operations Directors, and House leadership to drive performance and accountability.
• Support new openings, renovations, and bar development projects to ensure operational functionality and exceptional member experience.
• Develop and maintain supplier relationships, distributors, producers, and key industry partners.
• Partner on sourcing strategies, negotiations, and partnerships; ensure quality, availability, value, and alignment with Soho House standards.
• Build and develop bar leadership across the UK through coaching, training, and development programs.
• Collaborate with People & Development on training, product education, succession planning, and progression.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring & coaching

Education

Hospitality, Business, or related degree (preferred)

Tools

MICROS POS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Soho House & Co. is seeking a Head of Bars & Beverage, UK to lead the beverage strategy across Soho House locations in the UK.

This hands-on, collaborative role combines strategic thinking with strong operational presence and cross-functional partnership with Operations, Procurement, Finance, Design, Membership, and People & Development. You will oversee menu development, beverage programming, supplier relationships, standards, and talent development to deliver a commercially successful and