Enterprise Beverage Manager at Thompson Hospitality Corporation in Reston, Virginia

Job Description:

Overview

Thompson Hospitality is looking for an energetic beverage professional who is ready to take their career to the next level. This position involves development and oversight of the beverage programs across all Thompson restaurants which include matchbox, American Tap Room, Maker's Union, Milk & Honey, Wiseguy Pizza, The Ridley, Hen Quarter and many more. Do you have a passion for cocktails, wine, beer, and non-alcoholic beverages? Do you keep up on all the latest beverage trends? Are you a born beverage ambassador? Then we need you!
Responsibilities

Beverage Management

• Cultivate an environment of beverage culture, passion, and expertise
• Develop and deliver brand identity through exciting beverage programs
• Lead onsite program rollouts and new restaurant openings - ability to work from DC area restaurants 50% of time and travel as needed
• Develop captivating beverage training programs
• Collaborate closely with Director of Beverage as well as Operations and Marketing teams to coordinate enterprise programming and strategy
• Lead beverage operational excellence including management of:


• Program implementation
• Beverage cost of goods sold
• Beverage inventory management
• Beverage service standards
• Beverage category sales and performance
• Drive increased non-alcoholic beverage sales
• Experience working with beverage suppliers and distributors
• Develop and support local and enterprise level activations and events
• Work with local and national beverage partners to manage product supply chain, reduce costs and alleviate product outages
• Assist with beverage content, menu, and collateral creation
• Generate, manage, and communicate beverage performance reports

Key KPIs:

• Increase NAB Sales to 2.5% across TH Retail Food Group


• Estimated ROI: $67.5k over 12 months
• 2021 NAB Sales = 1.53%
• Decrease LBW COGS to 19.5% across TH Retail Food Group


• Estimated ROI = $102.9k over 12 months
• 2021 LBW COGS = 21.66% over 20.46% budget
• Develop and deliver beverage activations and sales promotions


• Estimated ROI = $67k over 12 months
• 2022 Fig Old Fashioned Promo = $7.3k over 3 days at MB, expanded to other brands and repeated 6 times a year for estimate