Bar Manager

voco Grand Central Hotel’s Champagne Central bar are looking for a Bar Manager (Full-Time) to join us in creating a warm voco welcome for our guests!

Pull up a seat and step back in time. Our Champagne bar overlooks Central Station and evokes the golden age of travel, with a sash of style and lashings of charm. For those feeling peckish, food is fine, flavoursome, and focuses on small plates and sharing boards. Afternoon tea has a special place on the menu and is – of course – best taken with a glass of Champagne. Awarded the Best Bar None Gold Award at the 2023 Best Bar None award.

At voco, everyone’s a host and ready to provide our guests with the relaxed but attentive stay that they desire. We are reliably different, a trusted name offering an informal, non-pretentious stay that leaves our guests with a lasting impression. With a focus on our environment, you will be greeted by environmentally conscious innovations from start to finish.

As a Bar Manager at the iconic Champagne Central bar your main duties and responsibilities will be managing the team of around 25-35 team members (including 1 Assistant Bar Manager and 3 team leaders) – training and developing our team members to providing voco standards of service. You will be working closely with our other outlets F&B managers within the wider Hotel to ensure a consistent approach across the Hotel. As the Bar Manager, you will also be responsible for budgeting, forecasting, P&L and working with the wider Hotel goals and processes. Our Champagne Central Bar is a popular city-centre destination, and you can expect very high numbers of covers during evenings and weekends.

We are looking for someone who has…

• Availability to work 40 hours per week across 5 shifts (evening and weekend availability essential)
• F&B or Bar Management experience for a minimum of 1 year (managing rotas, time off and holiday requests for a large team is essential)
• Experience in recruiting and training team members, confident in implementing training plans and following correct processes to recruit new team members
• Knowledge of stocktaking, G.P and resolving any problems that could occur within this
• Extensive knowledge of spirits, wines, beers and cocktails (we offer an exciting range of creative cocktails and need someone to lead by example)
• Would be a bonus if you have worked within a similar Hotel structure, understanding wider operations within the business.
• Creativity, you will be involved with creating and changing our menus on a regular basis in line with current drinks trends!
• Overall, ready to work in our voco team and provide our guests with a warm Glasgow welcome!

Being a host at voco, we offer you the following benefits…

• Financial security – Up to £38,000.00 based on experience, guaranteed hours, paid overtime, a free meal on shift, paid holidays, subsidised unsocial hour travel support and enhanced sick pay! Plus Tronc paid monthly.
• Growth and development – extensive training, opportunities for career progression across the world, plus 2 paid days volunteering per year with a cause of your choice.
• Colleague perks – worldwide discounted room rates and discounted F&B whilst on employee rate (IHG has over 6,000 hotels and growing), plus generous friends and family rate. Discounts through our portal on your supermarket shop, experiences and loads of retailers on our perks portal.
• Wellbeing – generous maternity/paternity pay, employee assistance programme available 24/7 and access to mental health first-aiders
• Hotel specific benefits – generous discounts in our Champagne Bar (*must be booked inline with process) plus a variety of different gifts on milestone occasions to celebrate with you!

If you are someone who wants to join a company which favours laid-back but attentive connections with a focus on the environment, apply today! Check out our Instagram page @vocograndcentral to see more.

You must meet the legal requirements to work in the UK.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We firmly believe that all our colleagues deserve to be treated equally and have the same opportunities to develop and grow their skills within our business and provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and colleagues without regard to an individual's, race, colour, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Join voco™ hotels where every hotel has its unique charm, and our thoughtful hosts create a home away from home. Step by step, we're on a journey towards a sustainable future, treating the planet the same way we do our guests. Seeking individuals with as much character as our vibrant hotels. If you thrive on genuine hospitality, your place is with us at voco™ hotels

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