318 - Brand Homes Bar Manager (Edinburgh Gin)
Posted: 25/03/2025 12:01 Salary: DOE Location: Edinburgh Gin Level: Management Deadline: 01/01/9999 23:59 Hours: 37.50 Benefits: Benefits Job Type: Permanent
Are you an experienced bartender with a deep passion for the crafting and curation of serves, cocktails and menus? Do you have a proven record of leading successful bar teams to smoothly deliver daily operations whilst promoting innovation and exceptional visitor experience? Do you understand the importance of brand advocacy, and have a desire to help continue to shape the direction of our new, premium and brand-led visitor experience and bar in the heart of Edinburgh? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!
Our Opportunity…
We are currently looking for a dynamic and engaging individual to join us as our Brand Homes Bar Manager (Edinburgh Gin), who will take leadership of our Bar team and its daily operation, providing visitors to our Distillery and Bar with exceptional serves and service, supporting across the delivery of tours, experiences, events and trade visits.
This is a pivotal role within our Edinburgh Gin management team as we continue on the journey to further establish ourselves and fine tune our bar offering, with aspirations to become the preeminent gin bar in Edinburgh. You will be a key brand advocate, enthusiastically showcasing our products with in-depth product knowledge. Your skill, experience, curiosity, and ongoing research will be required to design our serve and cocktail menu, deepening brand engagement with all who come to see us. You will support the Brand Homes Manager and Central Brand to build on and deliver the strategic vision for the Brand Home bar, with profitability and commercial viability at the core and in line with the brand plan. As a key member of the Edinburgh Gin team, you will act as an ambassador for the Brand, engaging with our key trade customers by designing and hosting on-site events and delivering training on our serve strategy.
Who We Are Looking For…
This role is integral to the overall success of our Brand Home, and we’re looking for candidates who are industry experts, with a strong, demonstrable background in the art of drinks mixing and menu curation. Direct previous experience leading the daily operation of a bar is essential, preferably within a high-end hospitality environment. We need an innovative individual with true passion for their craft and providing exceptional customer service and experiences, with a continuous desire to learn and adapt.
Our ideal candidate will be a charismatic, friendly and engaging individual, a team player who is able to build strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, working towards common goals. An excellent communicator who is confident presenting our Brand in person and on social media. Someone who is energised by their art and thrives on sharing that enthusiasm.
We are looking for a professional who embodies our values and leads by example, with previous experience leading and developing a Bar team, establishing a warm and friendly culture that invites collaboration and experimentation. Excellent interpersonal skills and previous experience of people management and resource planning is essential.
The successful candidate will have commercial acumen and be technically competent with previous systems and Microsoft experience to support the smooth operation of the bar. We are looking for candidates who have an eye for detail and a drive for ongoing improvement.
We operate annualised hours, therefore previous experience of managing these operationally would be advantageous.
Candidates must also have a true and authentic passion for our Edinburgh Gin brand and be able to help translate brand values and ethos throughout all aspects of the operational world, making it their business to understand the competitive set and continuously striving to adapt and innovate.
Due to the nature of our operation and this role, we are looking for candidates who have flexibility in their availability. The role will be offered on a full-time, permanent basis, working 5 from 7 days, including evenings and weekends to facilitate our bar and event offering. You will also act, on a rotational basis, as a Duty Manager for the full site.
Next steps…
If after reading through, you still find that all of this really excites you, then we would love to hear from you!
To apply for this opportunity, click the apply now button to create your own recruitment account with us and submit your application and CV. Please remember that along with your CV, you will need to answer some key questions and submit a tailored cover letter, clearly outlining why your skills and previous experiences are a perfect fit to what we are looking for – remember this is your opportunity to make yourself stand out from the crowd!
Please note, this is an open application window therefore we may close the advert at any point depending on the candidate applications received so our recommendation is that you apply early to ensure you don’t miss out!
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