Assistant Bar Manager

Requirements

1 - Control budgets and be able to (when necessary) provide Head of Catering and Retail with reviews on costings, customer satisfaction and operating margins.

2 - Assist bar manager in developing, motivating, managing and training team to optimise performance identifying training needs through a regular appraisal system.

3 - Ensure adequate staffing levels at all times, whilst working within budgetary parameters.

4 - Assist Bar manager to achieve departmental KPI’s as set out by Head of Catering & Retail

5 - Supervise the bar team and deputise for Bar Manager, ensuring financial, operational and strategic targets are met. Provide written performance reports for Head of Hospitality & Catering when required.

6 - In conjunction with Bar Manager, work with purchasing consortia and suppliers ensuring optimisation of prices to achieve budgeted profit margins.

7 - Liaise with the Bar Manager to increase sales, promotional opportunities and develop commercial business whilst delivering first class customer experience.

8 - In conjunction with the Bar Manager, produce and implement a departmental policy and procedure, to be reviewed annually.

9 - Responsible for all departmental administration in absence of Bar Manager

10 - Client Management of non-residential function business in the absence of the Bar Manager, as required.

11 - In conjunction with Bar Manager, utilise the social media strategy to promote business and opportunities.

12 - Ensure all health, safety and hygiene regulations are applied in relevant areas and adhered to.

13 - Awareness of and compliance with all University Policy and procedure

14 - Deputise for Bar Manager in their absence.

15 - Such other reasonable tasks as may be requested by Head of Department.

16 - Nurturing and development of working relationship with Student Union to develop calendar of events.

17 - To brief the shift with the levels of business for the coming shift and ensure that the team is efficiently deployed to meet the business need.

18 - To assist the Bar Manager with compiling the staff rota to meet the needs of the business, whilst working within budgetary parameters

19 - To be responsible for first line performance management

20 - To have an understanding of budgets and departmental financial performance

Benefits

• 35 hour working week (by average, with some weeks being busier than others).
  
• 30 days holiday + bank holidays.
  
• Relocation assistance (temporary accommodation available on site).
  
• Free parking on site.
  
• Discounted gym membership.
  
• Free flu vaccination.