Assistant Beverage Director

Assistant Beverage Director

We are seeking a talented Assistant Beverage Director to support beverage programming across its growing portfolio of chef-driven Columbus, OH restaurants. This is a hands-on, restaurant-based leadership position for someone who combines outstanding beverage knowledge with the operational ability to turn great ideas into successful restaurant execution.

Compensation

Columbus-based Travel to Dallas required Opportunity to influence beverage programming across multiple distinctive restaurant concepts

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with the Beverage Director on portfolio-wide beverage initiatives.
• Develop cocktails and support wine, spirits and beer programming.
• Coordinate seasonal menus, LTOs and beverage rollouts.
• Manage costing, procurement, timelines and implementation for new programs.
• Develop training materials and conduct hands-on beverage training.
• Ensure consistent execution across restaurants.
• Work directly with restaurant leaders, bartenders and service teams.
• Monitor program performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support beverage menu changes and new restaurant initiatives.
• Spend significant time working directly within the restaurants rather than from a corporate office.

Qualifications

• Strong restaurant beverage leadership experience.

• Advanced knowledge of cocktails, spirits, wine and beer.

• Proven cocktail-development experience.

• Experience successfully implementing beverage menus or LTOs.

• Strong understanding of beverage costing, purchasing and procurement.

• Excellent training and presentation skills.

• Strong organizational and project-management ability.

• Experience working across multiple restaurants or concepts preferred.

• Sommelier certification or formal wine education strongly preferred.

• Ability and willingness to travel regularly to Dallas.

• Collaborative leadership style and ability to work closely with an established Beverage Director.

• JOB ID: 182064