Head of Bar & Cellar in Liverpool

Overview

The ACC Liverpool Group is a place where you can truly make a difference. We are committed to values such as disability confidence, fair employment, living wage, sustainability, and accessibility. Our campus features include three beehives, a carbon neutral campus, and an accessibility strategy.

About the role

The Head of Bar & Cellar will lead all beverage operations across the sports and entertainment events on the ACC Liverpool campus, ensuring outstanding service delivery during high-volume events and elevated hospitality experiences. You will oversee bar operations, cellars, beverage logistics, dispense systems, supplier relationships, stock accuracy, and compliance. You will manage bar and cellar operations across retail and hospitality environments, including:

• Managing stock control, cellar routines, ordering, and supplier coordination.
• Ensuring compliance with licensing, Challenge 25, allergen management, and health & safety.
• Delivering excellent guest experiences through efficient, fast, and high-quality beverage service.
• Collaborating with F&B Retail, Premium, Staffing and Culinary teams to deliver seamless event service.

We highly value the behaviours, attitudes and skills which will help you develop and excel in this role. The ideal candidate will have experience of:

Ideal candidate – Qualifications & experience

• Managing high-volume bar operations (arena, stadium, leisure venue, or high-street multi-site).
• Strong cellar management experience including stock rotation, ordering, and dispense systems.
• Proven ability to deliver commercial performance, manage margins, reduce waste and optimise stock.
• Strong people leadership skills and the ability to develop a high-performing bar team.
• Strong supplier relationship and contract management; thrives in fast-paced event environments.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving capability.
• Delivers confident, calm leadership under pressure.
• Brings passion, energy and a collaborative \”One Team\” approach.

In addition to the above, the candidate will need to be enthusiastic and complement our experienced and talented team. If you have drive, passion, ambition and wish to play a part in the ACC Liverpool Group\’s continuing success story, this could be the job for you.

Company & Benefits

The ACC Liverpool Group operates the city\’s waterfront event campus—the interconnected M&S Bank Arena, ACC Liverpool and Exhibition Centre Liverpool—as well as Ticket Quarter and the Pullman Liverpool Hotel. We recruit a Head of Bar & Cellar to lead beverage operations across sports and entertainment events on the campus.

• An enhanced holiday scheme that increases with length of service.
• An excellent pension scheme is available.
• Access to a premium health care policy, including an employee assistance line, contributions towards a wide range of medical costs (dental, optical) and staff discounts.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave schemes.
• An excellent occupational sick pay scheme.
• Free onsite parking right in the heart of the city centre.
• Employee Reward Platform.
• Agile working and flexi time policies, where appropriate and in line with business needs.
• A dedicated wellbeing strategy to support staff at work.
• 25 Qualified Mental Health First Aiders on site.