Assistant Beverage Director

Job Description

Job Description

We are seeking a talented Assistant Beverage Director to support beverage programming across its growing portfolio of chef-driven 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.