Bar Manager - Booking Office 1869

Position Summary – Bar Supervisor 

As Bar Manager, you will take full responsibility for the leadership and operational performance of Booking Office 1869. You will oversee all day-to-day bar operations, ensuring exceptional guest experiences, consistent beverage standards, and strong commercial results. This role requires a hands-on leader with advanced beverage expertise, proven people management skills, and a passion for driving standards, innovation, and team development while upholding the identity and values of the brand.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all bar operations, ensuring seamless service delivery across all trading periods.
• Set, maintain, and continuously improve beverage quality, consistency, and presentation in line with brand and hotel standards.
• Ensure full compliance with all health, safety, hygiene, and licensing regulations, maintaining a safe and legally compliant environment at all times.
• Take ownership of stock control, ordering, inventory management, and wastage reduction to achieve beverage cost and margin targets.
• Drive financial performance by delivering revenue growth, managing service charge performance, and maximising profitability.
• Develop and implement sales strategies, upselling initiatives, and promotional activity to enhance guest spend and engagement.
• Lead menu development, seasonal changes, and cocktail innovation, ensuring offerings remain relevant, creative, and commercially effective.
• Maintain all bar areas to the highest standard of cleanliness, organisation, and operational readiness, ensuring mise en place is consistently maintained.
• Recruit, train, coach, and develop the bar team, fostering a high-performance culture aligned with hotel values and service expectations.
• Oversee cash handling, till management, and financial reporting, ensuring accuracy and adherence to financial controls and procedures.
• Act as a brand ambassador on the floor, leading by example through exceptional guest interaction, storytelling, and service excellence.

What is in it for you: 

In addition to receiving a competitive salary and investment in your personal development, you will have access to an array of perks and discounts including:

• 28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays), with increasing entitlement based on length of service.
• Pension scheme participation.
• Life Assurance coverage.
• Annual Performance Review pay adjustments.
• Complimentary gym and spa access.
• Free meals while at work.
• Dry-cleaning service availability.
• Complimentary enrolment in BenefitHub, granting unlimited deals from various retailers and more.
• 20% discount at any of the St Pancras outlets.
• Marriott Discount Card offering benefits on hotel stays, room upgrades, gift shop purchases, and F&B across 130 countries.
• Travel ticket season loan.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme access.
• Comprehensive Training and Development programme participation.
• Awards and recognition celebrations, among many other benefit

Qualifications:

• Experience in a 5‑star or luxury hotel 

Join Our Team: Ready to be part of a dynamic team dedicated to shaping the future of luxury hospitality? If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are passionate about making a difference, we want to hear from you.

Position Summary – Bar Supervisor 

As Bar Manager, you will take full responsibility for the leadership and operational performance of Booking Office 1869. You will oversee all day-to-day bar operations, ensuring exceptional guest experiences, consistent beverage standards, and strong commercial results. This role requires a hands-on leader with advanced beverage expertise, proven people management skills, and a passion for driving standards, innovation, and team development while upholding the identity and values of the brand.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all bar operations, ensuring seamless service delivery across all trading periods.
• Set, maintain, and continuously improve beverage quality, consistency, and presentation in line with brand and hotel standards.
• Ensure full compliance with all health, safety, hygiene, and licensing regulations, maintaining a safe and legally compliant environment at all times.
• Take ownership of stock control, ordering, inventory management, and wastage reduction to achieve beverage cost and margin targets.
• Drive financial performance by delivering revenue growth, managing service charge performance, and maximising profitability.
• Develop and implement sales strategies, upselling initiatives, and promotional activity to enhance guest spend and engagement.
• Lead menu development, seasonal changes, and cocktail innovation, ensuring offerings remain relevant, creative, and commercially effective.
• Maintain all bar areas to the highest standard of cleanliness, organisation, and operational readiness, ensuring mise en place is consistently maintained.
• Recruit, train, coach, and develop the bar team, fostering a high-performance culture aligned with hotel values and service expectations.
• Oversee cash handling, till management, and financial reporting, ensuring accuracy and adherence to financial controls and procedures.
• Act as a brand ambassador on the floor, leading by example through exceptional guest interaction, storytelling, and service excellence.

What is in it for you: 

In addition to receiving a competitive salary and investment in your personal development, you will have access to an array of perks and discounts including:

• 28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays), with increasing entitlement based on length of service.
• Pension scheme participation.
• Life Assurance coverage.
• Annual Performance Review pay adjustments.
• Complimentary gym and spa access.
• Free meals while at work.
• Dry-cleaning service availability.
• Complimentary enrolment in BenefitHub, granting unlimited deals from various retailers and more.
• 20% discount at any of the St Pancras outlets.
• Marriott Discount Card offering benefits on hotel stays, room upgrades, gift shop purchases, and F&B across 130 countries.
• Travel ticket season loan.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme access.
• Comprehensive Training and Development programme participation.
• Awards and recognition celebrations, among many other benefit

Qualifications:

• Experience in a 5‑star or luxury hotel 

Join Our Team: Ready to be part of a dynamic team dedicated to shaping the future of luxury hospitality? If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are passionate about making a difference, we want to hear from you.

The Autograph Collection is a growing collection of four and five-star independent hotels, each offering unique and memorable experiences. Each hotel is thoughtfully chosen for its quality, originality, bold character, and ability to offer today’s traveler a range of unique experiences suited to their individual sense of style and adventure. All Autograph Collection hotels look to attract The Individualist, the brand's target consumer. The Individualist is someone who uses travel as an opportunity to add to their personal narrative – in essence they are hand selecting our hotels whether for personal or corporate travel because it is much more than simply a place to rest. In joining Autograph Collection, you join a portfolio of brands with Marriott International. Be where you can do your best work,​ begin your purpose, belong to an amazing global​ team, and become the best version of you.