Beverage Manager (SS)

Status: Full-time Remote w/ travel | Must reside in the D.C., Maryland, or Virginia areaSalary: $85,000 - $95,000 annual bonus potential applicable

IMI Agency specializes in Building Better Beverage Business™ for our Hospitality Clients through cutting-edge marketing programs and promotions, interactive food & beverage merchandising and operations tools, staff training, and recognition/reward programs for all channels in the Hospitality industry. IMI programs create brand value and opportunities with consumers while driving food and beverage sales and profits for our Hospitality Operator clients.

Job Summary

We have an opening for a trend-finding, data-prone, efficient, and methodical Beverage Manager Lead to work within IMI’s world-leading hotel client. This person will work with IMI’s Director of Account and the Client Beverage team to enhance the beverage program through analyzing data, program practices, and industry trends to develop, train, and deploy scalable beverage efficiency procedures. The Beverage Operations Lead will track and assess post-training performance and adjusting as needed across the Clients’ Hotel Brands. The Beverage Operations Lead will lead beverage data compilation, research and develop, presentations, trainings, program launches & revisions, live openings, program compliance, and remediation programs. This includes, but not limited to maintaining property relationships, sustaining accountability across menus to ensure brand standards are being met, supporting with new roll outs and beverage initiatives, and managing key vendors and stakeholders’ performance and interactions. This person must be well-rounded, and able to hold their own with Senior Leadership, Stakeholders, and internal departments while leading property-level Managers.

Responsibilities will include

Lead R&D for branded cocktails programs, including seasonal updates for brand hotels (e.g. new menus & use records, imagery, seasonal specials, PR opportunities, etc.)Compile and present associated beverage program dataRefresh training material and programming for optional bar items Inspire properties to drive revenue by leveraging trends and fads across the beverage industryOwn U.S. beverage deployment Facilitate beverage trainings and events in Client’s Bar Development Studio, located at HeadquartersSupport bar activation for halo openings & brand activations (conferences and special events)Provide training and sustainable programming for underperforming propertiesIdentify experiential beverage programs for lifestyle brandsLead beverage-related POCs across all Brands space

Education & Qualifications

Advanced knowledge and experience in developing, deploying, and assessing National Beverage Programs across brandsProven working experience in beverage trend spotting, and beverage data analyses staying current with present and future trends; Boosting revenue per fadBachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Communication, Hospitality, or related field Expertise in cocktails, spirits and a variety of beverages (i.e. beer, wine, non-alcoholic beverages)Solid understanding of developing programs for working barsExpertise in training and coaching including remediation programs Experience creating and presenting presentations to groups of all sizes in-person and virtually Experience deploying large-scale materials to personnel of all levelsProficient in Excel, PPT, Teams, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and other Microsoft tools Experience running promotions & activations on property levelStrong presentation, interpersonal, organizational, and writing skills Strong time management and organization skillsAbility to effectively manage multiple projects and balance prioritiesWorks well under pressure and with tight deadlinesFlexible and able to work with different management stylesTakes initiative and is a part of the solution to issues and problemsHigh-energy people skills and a professional demeanorHospitable, with a service-prone, client-first mentalityFollow-up and follow-through must be your mantra!Ability to travel as needed 50%+

If this describes you and you can work in a macro-managed environment and complete tasks with spot-on accuracy, we want to hear from you!

Contact : www.imiagency.com/careers | HRDept@imiagency.com

IMI Agency is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

IMI Agency (Incentive Marketing, Inc.) specializes in Building Better Beverage Business™ for our Hospitality Clients through cutting-edge marketing programs and promotions, interactive food & beverage merchandising and operations tools, staff training, and recognition/reward programs for all channels in the Chain Hospitality industry. IMI programs create brand value and opportunities with consumers while driving food and beverage sales and profits for our Hospitality Operator clients. For over 30 years, we have maintained a singular focus: to manage in the best interests of our clients. We exist as an extension, a partner—there to simplify the complex, to be transparent, to offer a unique perspective that goes beyond the bottom line...but is always completely aligned with you.