Head Sommelier

WINE MANAGER

We’re looking for a Wine Manager to join our team at Hawksmoor! In this role you will be responsible for the both the profitability and quality of the wine list.The role includes procurement, financial analysis, training, and operations relating to wine.

Work somewhere awesome:

Shortly after being named the best steak restaurant in the world, we became a certified B Corp in 2022 and ranked as one of the top 100 Best Companies to work for, for over 10 years.

Alongside being rated as one of the most sustainable restaurant groups in the country and raising over £1 million for Action Against Hunger, we support several charities closer to home.

As part of our wine team, and as part of the management team, you will be an active part of the wine culture as a whole and be expected to support our chosen charities and contribute to upholding our values as a B Corp in all areas.

Responsibilities Include:

• Teaching WSET in-house to staff (WSET Level 2 AiW necessary, WSET Level 3 AiW considered a bonus)
• Working with our internal training team to develop strong standards and a program for engaging training from induction level and beyond.
• Managing revenue and cost for wine and analysing its financial performance. Setting and maintaining financial targets and reporting monthly.
• Maintaining good working relationships with suppliers and representing Hawksmoor within the wine industry.
• Good operational skills of Excel required as a minimum, experience working with Aloha (POS system) and Procure Wizard (ordering system) a bonus.

Benefits Include:

• Paid overtime.
• Refer a friend bonus of £1000 + from day 1
• Tronc paid for every hour you work
• breaks and holidays
• Use of Wagestream to instantly access salary earned
• Discounted health and fitness benefit
• Additional paid maternity and paternity leave to help you care for new additions to your family
• Income protection insurance for critical illness and death benefit
• Free meals when you’re at work
• 50% off food in our restaurants for you and your loved ones
• An optional paid day each year to use for volunteering
• Exclusive savings on travel, shopping, restaurants, and more
• 28 days holiday that include service charge
• A restaurant welfare budget allocated for healthy snacks, drinks and support during our busiest times of the year
• Huge investment in training and development with qualifications across Wine, H&S, Food Safety, HR and a five-stage management development programme, run in partnership with the Watershed Management School 
• Access to counselling, remote GP/physio services, legal advice and more

We strive to be a company that is inclusive in terms of age, gender, identity, race, sexual orientation, ethnicity, and to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can be happy at work.