Bar Manager

Manhatta
28 Liberty St
60th Fl
New York, NY 10005, USA

Perched sixty stories above Lower Manhattan, Manhatta serves seasonal, inspired cooking, and offers stunning views of New York City, its bridges, and waterways. Manhatta is a restaurant and full‑service event space from Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group, combining sky‑high views with down‑to‑earth hospitality.

The Bar Manager is responsible for the operational excellence of the bar and cocktail program, including service, menu development, staffing & people development, maintenance, and administrative responsibilities such as inventory, recipe costing, and scheduling. They will provide leadership and direction to the Bar and Service team, ensuring a high functioning & high‑quality bar and beverage program that is set up to create memorable moments of hospitality for our guests and meet our financial targets.

The role exists alongside the Wine Director and reports directly to the General Manager of the restaurant.

• Consistently deliver a culture of Enlightened Hospitality to guests and team members
• Ensure all liquor, beer, and Non‑Alcoholic costs are performing to target
• Order liquor, beer, and Non‑Alcoholic beverage, achieving best pricing by leveraging quantity discounts while keeping inventory on hand to target amounts
• Cultivate and maintain additive supplier relationships while ensuring responsible choices for the businesses
• Cultivate a thriving bar business including new and existing regulars, while delivering consistent raves
• Hire and train new bartenders and barbacks ensuring efficient steps of service and consistent cocktail production in service
• Coach bar team in fine‑dining steps of service behind the bar, including deep knowledge of BTG wines and food pairings, course management, allergy management, correct mise en place, and seamless handoffs to sommelier team for wine service
• Partner with Wine Director and Executive Chef to promote a seamless identity and direction of the restaurant as a whole
• Design and enforce flow at service bar to achieve world‑class efficiency and consistency
• Provide best in class training and education to the Service and Bar team members to ensure sound knowledge and proficiency of all bar offerings
• Ensure that all POS systems, menus and any other information related to the bar program remain up to date
• Maintain excellent organization and cleanliness of the bar area, ensuring that all bar supplies and disposables are available, and the bar is DOH compliant at all times
• Schedule and manage dedicated bar prep lead team member
• Maintain inventory management system by ensuring correct invoice processing, recipe management, and POS mapping for correct depletions
• Write weekly schedule for bartenders and barbacks, ensuring performance to budgeted labor cost
• Conduct and supervise monthly inventory of liquor, beer, and N/A beverage, alongside Wine Director, beverage apprentice, and other support staff as necessary
• Continuously provide support to all service staff and actively participate in the cycle of service, serving primarily as a service position focused on quality of service in the bar and lounge, with support in the main dining room
• Create and support bar packages for private events and catering activations, ensuring offerings are brand‑aligned, operationally efficient, and deliver a high‑quality guest experience
• Provide feedback and guidance with excellence and hospitality in mind, ensuring that all team members have a pathway for growth and development
• Constantly seek internal and external opportunities to build our growing team
• Act as a face of the bar program and restaurant in general to guests, media, and peers in the restaurant industry

• 3+ years’ experience behind the bar in a similar environment, management experience strongly preferred
• Experience running a high‑concept cocktail program
• Excellent food and beverage knowledge
• Understanding Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Outlook etc.)
• Preferred Bachelor's Degree or Certification in Hospitality‑related filed or equivalent expertise gained from time on the job

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