Bar Manager

Bar Manager Job Responsibilities:

• Maintains inventory.
• Creates drink and food menus.
• Determines employees’ schedules.
• Ensures bar is well-stocked and clean.
• Tracks customer behavior and sales.
• Maintains budget and monitors costs.
• Maintains drink recipe documentation.
• Oversees planning for special events.
• Appropriately delegates tasks to staff.
• Selects and purchases liquor and other supplies.
• Oversees staff, including bartenders and barbacks, and, in some cases, bouncers, wait staff, and/or kitchen staff as well.
• Hires, trains, promotes, and, when necessary, disciplines or fires staff.
• Selects music, books bands, and provides input on décor and marketing, including social media and other forms of publicity.
• Initiates and maintains vendor relationships.
• Uses point-of-sale tracking technology and bar and restaurant management platforms.

Bar Manager Qualifications/Skills:

• Accomplished mixologist.
• Excellent multitasking ability.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Interpersonal relationship skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong leadership ability.
• Organizational skills.
• Customer service skills.
• Knowledge of food, beverage, and hospitality industries.
• Calm under pressure.
• Able to maintain restraint in stressful situations.
• Ability to deescalate tense interactions.
• Judgment and creativity.
• Facility with math.
• Comfortable with hospitality and sales technology platforms.
• Enthusiasm and lots of energy.