Beverage Manager

About the Role

The Beverage Manager at Rosewood Red Sea is entrusted with leading the design, rollout, and ongoing enhancement of a comprehensive beverage program that spans all outlets including restaurants, bars, lounges, poolside and beach venues, as well as event spaces and guest experiences. This role demands a beverage expert with profound technical knowledge, innovative flair, sound commercial judgment, and the skill to adapt international bar standards into a unified, high-quality resort-wide offering. The beverage selection and service should resonate with the refined expectations of an ultra-luxury property.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct and continually improve the beverage services across every resort venue and service point.
• Ensure uniform quality of beverages, presentation, recipes, and service etiquette throughout the resort.
• Develop bespoke cocktails, wines, coffee, and non-alcoholic programs tailored to each venue's concept and aligned with the resort’s luxury branding.
• Benchmark offerings against elite global establishments such as the World’s 50 Best Bars.
• Organize regular, structured training sessions for bartenders, baristas, and beverage staff focusing on tastings, technical skills, and service rituals.
• Create engaging guest experiences like cocktail workshops, tasting events, guest mixologist sessions, and interactive activities.
• Establish and nurture strategic relationships with beverage brands, distributors, and partners to boost quality, visibility, and profitability.
• Supervise cost control measures, pricing strategies, inventory management, waste reduction, system integrity, and financial performance in collaboration with Finance and Purchasing teams.
• Conduct market analysis and competitor reviews to keep offerings competitively priced and well-positioned.
• Lead, mentor, and develop beverage supervisors and associates, fostering succession pathways and recognition programs.

Qualifications and Experience

• Between 3 to 5 years in progressively responsible beverage roles within luxury hotels, resorts, renowned bars, or upscale restaurant groups.
• In-depth expertise in non-alcoholic cocktails, spirits, wines, coffee, matcha, and sophisticated beverage service standards.
• Preferred experience contributing to award-winning or internationally acclaimed beverage programs.
• Extensive network or familiarity with beverage producers, distributors, guest mixologists, and industry partners.
• Strong financial skills, particularly in cost management, pricing, inventory control, supplier negotiations, and menu development.
• Demonstrated ability to train beverage teams to deliver high technical quality and exceptional guest service.
• Preferred experience with pre-opening activities in luxury or ultra-luxury resorts.
• Highly creative, commercially savvy, and disciplined in maintaining standards, processes, and flawless execution.