Your duties will include:

• Drive sales through up-selling and incentive programs, and tailoring wine recommendations to guests based on their preferences
• Ensure standards mentioned below are known and respected by all restaurant and bar employees
• Review the service standards on a monthly basis and advise the following topics:
  • Wine list presentation
  • Promotional displays
  • Wine service and clearance
  • Recommending wines – matching food & wine
  • Wine stocks
• Ensure the respect of minimum par stocks
• Review of stock turnover for quality and quantity on a daily basis
• Ensure proper and secure storage of the stocks according to the nature of the item
• Ensure a continuous respect of all health and hygiene standards
• Keep records of the guest comments related to wines
• Keep records of the wine sales and promotional sales
• Spoilage and breakage reports according to the hotel procedures
• Inventories
• Participation in employees evaluations and appraisals
• Purchase requests
• Planning of wine promotions
• Ensure a follow up on all training sessions conclude with an evaluation

In order to be considered for the role you will be WSET Level 3 qualified and will have worked in a similar role in a fine dining 5* environment for at least 3 years.  Hotel experience is a pre-requite.

This is a target driven role and you and will be responsible for the restaurant and its organisation according to the Madinat Jumeirah's policy and the operational targets.  You are expected to co-ordinate and control all activities in the restaurant as well as manage the relationship with other Food & Beverage outlets.  In addition, you will assist in the management of office on an administrative level,  sharing duties with  the Food & Beverage team.

You should possess a internationally recognised college degree and will be confident using the Microsoft Office suite. In addition to strong spoken business English, another European language would be an advantage.