Bar Manager - Royal Agricultural University : Job Details

Bar Manager

Location: Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester

Salary: £28,759 - £33,965 per annum

Hours: Full time, average 35 hours per week on a flexible rota to include weekends and evenings

The Role

The RAU Bar Manager plays an integral part in delivering both students and external clients, a fun and safe bar environment to enjoy themselves with us at the RAU. The Bar Manager must ensure they run an efficient team, that is trained to a high standard, whilst delivering the personal touch to our varied clients. The Bar Manager must also be willing and able to collaborate and implement new ideas, working alongside the Food & Beverage Operations manager.

The Bar Manager should integrate and help shape the student culture here at the RAU, building a positive environment for all.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor budgets and provide the Food & Beverage Operations Manager with regular reviews on costings, customer satisfaction and operating margins.
• Develop, motivate, manage and train bar team to optimise performance identifying training needs through a regular performance and appraisal system.
• Ensure adequate staffing levels at all times, whilst working within budgetary parameters and preparing a rota in good time.
• Manage the bar team, ensuring financial, operational and strategic targets are met. Provide written performance reports for the Associate Director of Commercial Services.
• Manage purchasing ensuring value for money, working in conjunction with departmental KPI’s, working with purchasing consortia and suppliers to ensure optimisation of prices to achieve budgeted profit margins.
• Collaborate with the Food & Beverage Operations Manager to increase sales, promotional opportunities and develop commercial business whilst delivering first class customer experience.
• Client Management of non-residential function business in the absence of the Food & Beverage Operations Manager, as required.
• In conjunction with Food & Beverage Operations Manager, develop and manage a social media strategy to promote business and opportunities.
• Ensure all health, safety and hygiene regulations are applied in relevant areas and adhered to.
• Nurturing and development of positive working relationship with Student Union and wider student body to develop and deliver calendar of events.
• Such other reasonable tasks as may be requested by Food & Beverage Operations Manager, such as deputising in case of absence.
• To take responsibility for managing delivery of professional bar setups, and service of high-quality food and beverage service. Acting and operating as a management representative of the Universities Commercial Service team, with high attention to detail, professional behaviour and demonstrating a "can do" attitude.
• Maintain and promote all Departmental, Institutional & Legal procedures such but not limited to; COSHH, Health Safety and Welfare, Maintenance requests, Security, Reporting of incidents via online system and Licensing legislation
• To maintain and manage high standards of cleanliness and hygiene in all areas, all campus bars, back bars, bathrooms and cellars. To promote a high standard of personal appearance including adherence to departmental uniform policy.
• To provide exemplary Event and Client Management as required for Events & Functions
• Responsibility for maintaining correct stock levels to comply with budgetary conditions and delivery of business needs
• Responsibility for all cash up procedures, ensuring accuracy and accountability.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for the Royal Agricultural University, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.

The RAU is an equal opportunities employer, and we particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within the RAU at this level.

Closing Date: 10th June 2024

Interviews: 17th June 2024