BVC Hospitality operates a portfolio of innovative, globally recognised food concepts, including NAC, Crème, Supernova, Le Café NAC, and 74 Duke. With a strong presence in London, Paris, and the Middle East, we are known for blending creativity with operational excellence. Each brand reflects our commitment to quality, innovation, and exceptional customer experiences.
Position Summary
The Beverage Manager leads the beverage offer across BVC Hospitality's brands - coffee, cocktails, wine and soft drinks - setting the standards, recipes and costings that every venue works to. The role is focused predominantly on BVC's brands, NAC, Crème, Le Café NAC, 74 Duke, with more limited involvement at Supernova, and works closely with Procurement on supplier selection and costings. This role balances hands-on quality control with menu development, training and cost management, ensuring every venue delivers a consistent, high-quality drinks experience true to its brand.
Key Responsibilities
- Beverage Development: design, develop and evolve drinks menus - cocktails, wine, coffee and soft drinks - across all venues, tailored to each brand's identity.
- Standards & Training: set and maintain beverage standards group-wide, and train and support venue teams (Bar Managers, Baristas, Team Members) to deliver them consistently.
- Supplier & Cost Management: Running tenders with suppliers and negotiating brand deals and partnerships with the Procurement team on supplier selection, pricing and costings, and control beverage costs and margins across the portfolio.
- Quality Control: conduct regular audits and tastings across venues to ensure consistency and quality of the drinks offer.
- Compliance: ensure licensing, allergen, and health & safety compliance for beverage service across all venues.
- Innovation: track drinks trends and lead seasonal menu development and new product launches.
- Cross-Venue Collaboration: work closely with General Managers, Head Chefs, Procurement and the Operations Directors to align the beverage offer, supplier choices and costings with each venue's wider strategy.
- Reporting: track beverage sales performance, wastage and stock across venues, reporting into the Group Operations Director.
- Recruitment and team quality. The role will own recruitment for bar roles across the group, including hiring, onboarding and developing the Bar Managers in every restaurant. The quality of the bar teams will sit with you.
- Hands on expectation. Work behind the bar during shift across our restaurants when needed.
- Standardising glassware, bar equipment and back bar set up across sites, plus input on bar design for new openings.
Key Requirements Experience
Proven experience as a Beverage Manager, Bar Manager, or similar drinks-focused role, ideally gained across multiple sites. Strong working knowledge of coffee, cocktails and wine. WSET qualification desirable.
Personality
A hands-on, detail-oriented leader with a genuine passion for drinks and hospitality, able to influence and train teams across different venues and brands.
Flexibility
Willingness to travel regularly between venues across London, and to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends as needed.
Company Benefits
- Generous Discounts: 50% discount across all BVC Hospitality venues and CODE app membership.
- Enhanced holiday packages: one extra day for each year of service (up to 5 days).
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Pay.
- Long service rewards.
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At Berberè, we pride ourselves on creating a vibrant and supportive work environment where our team members can thrive. As a Server, you'll enjoy competitive pay, free organic sourdough pizza during your shifts, and opportunities for training and progression within our expanding family of pizzerias. Join us in delivering exceptional service while being part of a passionate team that values quality, creativity, and a fun atmosphere in some of the most beautiful locations across Italy and London.
