Aba - Fulton Market hiring Divisional Cocktail/Beverage Director - Aba/Ema/Beatrix in Chicago, IL

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Full Time • Salary ($75k - $100k)
Expires: May 15, 2025

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Required Years of Experience

2 years


Job Details
About US:

Aba, located in Chicago's Fulton Market neighborhood, showcases Chef Partner CJ Jacobson’s lighter style of cooking with influences from the Mediterranean including Israel, Lebanon, Turkey, and Greece.

Overview:

 

Aba, Ema and Beatrix are hiring a DIVISIONAL BEVERAGE DIRECTOR!

Lettuce Entertain You is looking for a Divisional Beverage Director with 2 years of beverage director & cocktail creation experience in a high-volume environment.


Lettuce is a culinary-driven company with a genuine commitment to our people: we welcome unique perspectives and nurture diverse talents at 100+ locations, supported by our Culture of Caring. If you’re ready to be a part of what we do next, then explore your possibilities at Lettuce! EOE. We participate in E-Verify / Participamos en E-Verify

Some of Our Divisional Beverage Director Benefits:

  • Quarterly Bonus
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical Insurance
  • Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Domestic Partner Benefits
  • Paid Time Off
  • 401(k)
Responsibilities:
  • Develop and execute Beverage Programs and oversee and manage all Beverage operations, programs and processes for multiple divisional restaurants, and monitor and ensure the divisional restaurants and teams’ compliance
  • Conduct comprehensive training including and quarterly testing to assess the teams’ proficiency and retention
  • Develop and maintain beer, liquor and wine vendor relations, working closely with Beverage Managers and Sommeliers
  • Analyze all alcoholic beverage costs and sales by restaurant on a daily, weekly, monthly and annual basis to optimize sales and profit
  • Work with Partner(s) to help achieve operational objectives
  • Manage and maintain the overall conditions of restaurant bars and equipment
  • Maintain proficiency in job functions of all FOH operations management positions and/or provide active back-up support when business needs require
  • Partner with GM and management team to interview, hire, onboard, train, schedule, supervise and develop Beverage Managers
  • Model and promote teamwork across all teams
  • Use tact and good judgment when dealing with challenges pertaining to guests, vendors and employees, and respond with patience and courtesy
  • Work a variety of days and shifts (including early mornings, late nights and weekends) at multiple sites with or without overnight travel, as needed
  • Move and lift up to 10 pounds, frequently move and/or lift up to 25 pounds, occasionally move and/or lift up to 50 pounds
Qualifications:
  • 2 years of management experience
  • 2 years of beverage director experience in a full-service restaurant
  • Skilled in leading and developing teams
  • Experienced with inventory and BOH systems

 

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Salary Range: USD $75,000.00 - USD $100,000.00 /Yr.

Compensation Details

Compensation: Salary ($75,000.00 - $100,000.00)

Benefits & Perks: Dental Insurance, Health Insurance, Paid Time Off, Potential Bonuses, 401k, Vision Insurance


Required Skills

Leadership

Developing and Executing Beverage Programs

Beverage Program Development

Overseeing and Managing All Beverage Operations

Team Development

Cocktail Creation

Beverage Operations Management

Conducting Comprehensive Training and Testing

Training and Assessment

Training and Testing

High Volume Environment Experience

Training and Development

Vendor Relations Management

Cost Analysis and Optimization

Analytical Skills

Maintaining Beer, Liquor and Wine Vendor Relations

Vendor Relations

Cost and Sales Analysis

Cost Analysis

Team training and development

Analyzing Alcoholic Beverage Costs and Sales

Profit Optimization

Managing Restaurant Bars and Equipment

Operational Objective Achievement

Operational Objectives Achievement

Interviewing, Hiring, Onboarding, Training, Supervising, and Developing Staff

Bar and Equipment Maintenance

Communication Skills

Team Management

Sales Optimization

Teamwork Promotion

Interviewing and Hiring

Promoting teamwork

Operational Management

Dealing With Challenges Pertaining to Guests, Vendors, and Employees

Customer Service Skills

Teamwork

Scheduling

Working Varied Shifts and at Multiple Sites

Customer Service

Adaptability

Time Management

Multi Site Management

Flexibility

Physical Ability to Lift Weights

Supervision and Development

Moving and Lifting Items of Varying Weights

Physical Ability to Lift and Move Objects

Problem Solving

Supervision

Tactful Communication

Management Experience

Physical Stamina

Inventory Management

Collaboration

Physical Ability to Lift and Move Items

BOH Systems Management

Attention to Detail

Interpersonal Skills

Relationship Management

Conflict Resolution

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Part of Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants

Aba is a restaurant with a rooftop patio located in Chicago's historic Fulton Market District. This is Chef CJ Jacobson’s second restaurant with Lettuce Entertain You, and is an extension of Ēma (mother in Hebrew) in River North. Aba, meaning father in Hebrew, will incorporate Ēma’s style of cooking with a larger influence of steak, raw and chilled seafood. The beverage program is crafted by Wine Director Ryan Arnold and Mixologist Liz Pearce and showcases Mediterranean-inspired rare wines and spirits.

EOE. We participate in E-Verify.

(773) 645-1400

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