The Opportunity
The Sommelier serves a role by supporting the management team, while taking carriage of the wine program and service in venue. Overall responsibility includes delivering excellent guest experience, with a strong focus on understanding how to grow the business through financials and inspiring the team around them.
The Role
- Work with the service team to meet to deliver a comprehensive beverage program within your venue.
- Stay ahead of industry trends and reflect and implement these changes with the venue, enhance the guest experience, service standards and product presentation across wine and beverage.
- Work with Head Sommelier on the development and implementation of policies and procedures for wine/beverage procurement and operations.
- Build and manage strong relationships with key stakeholders, key suppliers; curate and develop a community of locals and regulars within, and around the business, with optimal growth in front of mind.
- Inspire the team to deliver exceptional dining experiences and maximise revenue.
- Stay ahead of industry trends, changes in innovation, the newest releases, and then reflect and implement these changes within the venue.
The Perks
- Salary range is between $73,150 - $74,000
- Be part of a hospitality group redefining hospitality Sydney dining scene.
- Put your passion for Japanese spirits, wine and food matching into practise.
- Work with our world-class culinary beverage and operations teams with a product you can be truly proud of.
- Discounts across all Etymon products and services.
- Development opportunities for high performers including group roles as part of our growth strategy.
The Required Skills
- A genuine passion for wine, sake, and hospitality, coupled with a commitment to ongoing learning and professional development, is essential
- Strong Communication Skills: engaging with guests, colleagues, and suppliers. The ability to articulate wine and sake knowledge.
- Experience in Hospitality, preferably with a focus on Japanese cuisine, is preferred.
- Proficiency in Japanese sake, production methods, regional variations, flavour profiles, and serving practices, sake pairing and familiarity with different types of sake vessels (such as tokkuri and ochoko) highly favourable.
- WSET Certification
- Knowledge of Japanese Whiskeys, spirits, and regions