Wine and Beverage Director

Company: Ci Siamo
Location: New York
Posted on: February 1, 2025

Job Description:

The Wine and Beverage Director for Ci Siamo is responsible for ensuring excellence, creativity, brand promise, and profitability of wine, bar, and beverage programs. This leader, educator, coach, and mentor inspires and teaches skills that elevate core values and mission of Union Square Hospitality Group.Cultivates a culture of Enlightened Hospitality for all stakeholders that supports business objectives and growth. Partners with management team to lead service staff in ensuring unparalleled hospitality for every guest. Endlessly looks for opportunities for Beverage to open doors to Hospitality and dialogue between guests and businesses.

• Cultivate a culture of Enlightened Hospitality for all stakeholders that supports business objectives and growth.
• Endlessly looks for opportunities for Beverage to open doors to Hospitality and dialogue between guests and businesses.
• Build a culture of enlightened hospitality by ensuring excellent standards of service, communication, and education.
• Use Beverage to actively drive cover counts and introduce new guests to our brand as well as encouraging existing guests to return.
• Educate the Service Team on wine, beer, spirits, cocktail, and non-alcoholic beverage offerings for all beverages within the restaurant.
• Maintain key relationships with other beverage/wine managers and directors across USHG.
• Perform all due diligence and exercise exceptional judgment to ensure best possible product at advantageous price.Key qualifications:
  • 3+ years of restaurant beverage management experience.
  • Excellent Beverage knowledge including beer, wine, and spirits.
  • Excellent understanding of beverage inventory and cost management.
  • Excellent knowledge of restaurant service team roles.
  • Strong communication and people management skills.
  • Fluency in the English language.What we offer:
    • Annual salary of $90,000 - $95,000 plus bonus potential.
    • Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance.
    • Paid Time Off to support active life outside of work.
    • Paid Parental Leave.
    • Life Insurance.
    • Flexible Spending Options.
    • Employee Assistance Program.
    • Exclusive access to primary care and other healthcare services.
    • Annual dining credit and 51% dining discount throughout USHG family of restaurants.
    • Matched 401(k).
    • Access to the USHG HUGS Employee Relief Fund.

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