Sommelier, The Strathearn in Auchterarder

We are currently seeking a thoughtful, confident and knowledgeable Sommelier to join our Strathearn restaurant team. The on target earning potential for this role is £35,049 / annual salary - comprising a base salary of £26,749, plus a qualified estimate of £8,300 in gratuities and service charge.

As a member of the Gleneagles team, you will also enjoy a fantastic range of perks, benefits and rewards.

ABOUT GLENEAGLES

One of the world’s most iconic luxury hotels and sporting estates, Gleneagles has been making memories for a century. Crowned ‘Employer of the Year’ at the 2024 Cateys and Number One Resort in the UK & Ireland by readers of the Travel + Leisure for their 2025 World’s Best Awards, everything we do is about surpassing expectations and creating unrivalled adventures for our guests.

WORKING AT GLENEAGLES

We’re devoted to making our people feel as valued as our guests. In this way, we strive to support the whole ‘you’ – not just the professional part but the personal part too. People join our team for all sorts of reasons. Some work here permanently to develop a career, some work seasonally, while others have a schedule to fit around their personal commitments. However long you plan to stay with us and whatever hours you’d prefer to work, we’re open to flexible working requests and offer hours, shift patterns and contract types to suit everyone.

Location: Auchterarder, just off the A9. Gleneagles is also within easy reach of a number of Scottish towns and cities: Edinburgh City Centre (1hr), Glasgow or Dundee (50mins), Stirling and Perth (25mins).

Here’s a bit more detail on what we see you doing in this role:

• You’ll be sharing your genuine passion for Wines with our guests; whilst having the enthusiasm to keep building upon your knowledge.
• Advising and presenting each guest on selecting the perfect wine to pair with their chosen meal.
• You’ll take pride in serving wines at the correct temperature and in the appropriate glassware.
• Passionately sharing your knowledge with others through a strong coaching style to further improve the skills of your team around you.
• You’ll naturally share your excellent knowledge of the wider estate and the facilities available to our guests.
• Taking a keen interest in the operation and develop suggestions as to ways of increasing quality of service.
• You’ll proficiently up sell and encourage other team members to do the same at every opportunity.
• Delivering a warm and memorable dining experience for all our guests, whilst maintaining the highest standards of service, room preparation and presentation throughout the restaurant.
• Playing a significant part in making sure the dinner operation runs without a hitch, and our service is smooth.
• Attending to customer queries and enquiries in a caring and helpful manner and with a commitment to dealing with their issues in a positive way.
• Interacting with our guests, always warm, professional, helpful and doing everything you can to exceed their expectations; playing your part in making their stay with us luxurious in every way.

The kind of person we’re looking for:

• You’ll have a strong working knowledge of fine-dining and quality service standards; WSET 1 is essential as a minimum, ideally having achieved your WSET 2.
• Having had experience within a luxury hospitality environment would be ideal, however having a great attitude and passion for wine is essential.
• Your perspective and approach are always fresh; no matter how many times an issue has been presented to you, to your guest it’s the first time.
• With a keen eye for detail, an organised approach and willingness to exceed guest expectation, you want to be the best and work with the best – learning from the experts in our team and sharing your knowledge with us.
• You have a high level of resilience and the ability to deal with fast-paced environments is essential.
• Highly motivated and possessing an immense sense of pride in your work; you're passionate about delivering the high standards for our guests in line with the Gleneagles brand.
• You have a positive "can do" attitude to solving problems in a professional and courteous manner.
• A strong team player with great communication skills and an enthusiastic approach; you're well organised and punctual with an eagle eye for detail.
• You want to be part of a team that works hard, supports each other and above all has fun along the way.

What’s in it for you:

• 30 days holiday (including bank holidays) that increases with service.
• Seasonal parties and local social events.
• 50% discount on Food & Beverage, Country Pursuits, Spa and Hair Salon (Mon-Thurs) and the Golf Driving Range.
• Golf Membership (with access to all 3 championship courses) for £50.00 per annum.
• Flexi points into your Perkbox wallet to spend as you choose.
• Free ‘pay day’ lunch and monthly drinks offers.
• A generous ‘refer a friend’ scheme.
• Stay with us as a guest at Gleneagles or Gleneagles Townhouse for up to 2 nights per year at £95.00 per night – a benefit available upon completion of 12 months service.
• Friends & Family discounted rate of £225 - £275 B&B per night at Gleneagles.
• Enjoy discounted rooms and restaurants rates with up to 50% off across the wider Ennismore brands and hotels.
• Subsidised, single occupancy, en-suite accommodation available on our estate.
• Pension scheme.
• Life Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Programme, offering support and confidential advice for you and your family when you need it most.
• Ongoing investment in your personal development with access to internal and external training qualifications and programmes.
• Internal career opportunities across a wider range of specialisms and departments.
• Monthly recognition programme.
• Volunteering day every year with a charitable partner of your choice.
• Complimentary access to our staff gym.
• Gleneagles Cycle Scheme to spread the cost of the bike that you really want and reduce your carbon footprint.

If you are our next Sommelier, please forward your most recent CV to us today!