Director of Beverage

Tavistock Restaurant Collection•Orlando, FL

About The Position

Tavistock Restaurant Collection (TRC) is a portfolio of iconic dining concepts across the U.S., ranging from award-winning fine dining to vibrant, high-volume social dining destinations. Our restaurants include Michelin-recognized kitchens, nationally celebrated beverage programs, and some of the most distinctive guest experiences in their markets. We believe in culinary excellence, genuine hospitality, and developing our teams to deliver memorable moments. We are seeking a Director of Beverage to lead the strategy, curation, development, and execution of TRC’s beverage programs across our collection. The Director of Beverage will play a critical role in the implementation of standardized wine, liquor, beer, and non-alcoholic initiatives and procedures. This position will also develop strategic partnerships with beverage suppliers and distributors to achieve a high level of quality and prestige.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in hospitality beverage leadership within multi-unit, multi-concept, or upscale dining environments.
Deep knowledge of wine, spirits, beer, coffee, and zero-proof trends, service standards, and sourcing.
Strong capability in vendor negotiation, purchasing strategy, and inventory analytics.
Proven ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams.
Experience developing and delivering beverage education programs.

Nice To Haves

Court of Master Sommeliers or WSET certification preferred but not required.
Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage Wine Operation Support & Training activities, including the achievement of standardized processes and procedures
Ensure adequate inventories of all products by working closely with the TRC Beverage coordinator
Establish and measure performance metrics for success
Drive efficiencies and improvements in the restaurant beverage functions
Partner with the Area Directors to define and execute initiatives in a timely and organized manner.
Establish proactive internal communications on wine operating priorities, able to identify and navigate internally in order to engage appropriate resources to implement internal projects
Strengthen national wine, liquor, and beer partnerships
Assist in the creation/execution of exclusive private label wines
Define ways to further leverage the purchases of all beverages working with purchasing
Wine menu engineering through seasonal menu review and inventory/purchase reporting
Manage and analyze depletion reporting and marketing support
Create LTOs and engage in creative marketing of all beverages
Enhance beverage training through senior sommeliers and valued partners
Work closely with the senior-level sommeliers to create balanced, fiscally effective, and forward-thought wine lists
Partner Training for shared learning and improved operational efficiencies
Drive growth of beverages sales while bettering margins
Provide administrative support for National Upscale Contracts and Agreements, including timely review of terms, providing recommendations/revisions to terms based on business needs, facilitating approval process, and maintaining an electronic archive and timeline of natural terms of agreements