Champagne Bar Manager

voco Grand Central Hotel’s Champagne Central bar are looking for a Bar Manager (Full-Time) to join us in creating a warm voco welcome for our guests!

Pull up a seat and step back in time.

Our Champagne bar overlooks Central Station and evokes the golden age of travel, with a sash of style and lashings of charm.

For those feeling peckish, food is fine, flavoursome, and focuses on small plates and sharing boards.

Afternoon tea has a special place on the menu and is – of course – best taken with a glass of Champagne.

Awarded the Best Bar None Gold Award at the 2023 Best Bar None award.

At voco, everyone’s a host and ready to provide our guests with the relaxed but attentive stay that they desire.

We are reliably different, a trusted name offering an informal, non-pretentious stay that leaves our guests with a lasting impression.

With a focus on our environment, you will be greeted by environmentally conscious innovations from start to finish. 

As a Bar Manager at the iconic Champagne Central bar your main duties and responsibilities will be managing the team of around 25-35 team members (including 1 Assistant Bar Manager and 3 team leaders) - training and developing our team members to providing voco standards of service.

You will be working closely with our other outlets F&B managers within the wider Hotel to ensure a consistent approach across the Hotel.

As the Bar Manager, you will also be responsible for budgeting, forecasting, P&L and working with the wider Hotel goals and processes.

Our Champagne Central Bar is a popular city-centre destination, and you can expect very high numbers of covers during evenings and weekends. 

We are looking for someone who has… 


* Availability to work 40 hours per week across 5 shifts (evening and weekend availability essential)


* F&B or Bar Management experience for a minimum of 1 year (managing rotas, time off and holiday requests for a large team is essential)


* Experience in recruiting and training team members, confident in implementing training plans and following correct processes to recruit new team members


* Knowledge of stocktaking, G.P and resolving any problems that could occur within this


* Extensive knowledge of spirits, wines, beers and cocktails (we offer an exciting range of creative cocktails and need someone to lead by example) 


* Would be a bonus if you have worked within a similar Hotel structure, understanding wider operations within the business. 


* Creativity, you will be involved with creating and changing our menus on a regular basis in line with current drinks trends! 


* Overall, ready to work in our voco team and provide our guests with a warm Glasgow welcome!

Being a host at voco, we offer you the following benefits…


* Financial security – up to £38,000 per annum based on experience guaranteed hours, paid overtime, a free meal on shift, paid holidays, subsidised unsocial hour travel support and enhanced si...