# Head of Bars & Beverage, UK **Company**: Soho House **Location**: London **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Category**: Hospitality **Industry**: Hospitality **Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sohohouseco/jobs/5010148101?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_d01759de-533 ## Description The Head of Bars & Beverage, UK is responsible for leading the development, execution, and continuous evolution of the beverage strategy across Soho House locations in the UK. Reporting to the Head of Bars & Beverage, UK, Europe & Asia, this role will help shape and deliver a best-in-class beverage experience that reflects Soho House’s brand, ethos, and member expectations. The role will work closely with Operations, Procurement, Finance, Design, Membership, and People & Development to drive innovation, operational excellence, commercial performance, and consistency across the UK Houses. **Main Duties** **Beverage Strategy & Innovation** - Lead the development and execution of the UK beverage strategy in partnership with the Head of Bars & Beverage, UK, Europe & Asia. - Drive the evolution of cocktail, wine, beer, spirits, and non-alcoholic beverage programs across the UK. - Lead seasonal innovation, trend integration, and new beverage concepts that are aligned with Soho House’s brand and member expectations. **Commercial Performance** - Drive beverage performance across the UK portfolio, with accountability for pricing, COGS, gross profit, margins, budgets, and forecasting. - Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and enhance profitability. - Establish scalable best practices for purchasing, inventory management, cost control, and beverage operations. **Operations & Standards** - Set and maintain beverage standards across all UK Houses, ensuring consistency in product, quality, service, and execution. - Partner with General Managers, Operations Directors, and House leadership teams to drive operational performance and accountability. - Support new openings, renovations, and bar development projects to ensure operational functionality and an exceptional member experience. **Suppliers & Industry Partnerships** - Develop and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, distributors, producers, and key industry partners. - Partner with Procurement and the Head of Bars & Beverage, UK, Europe & Asia, on sourcing strategies, negotiations, and commercial partnerships. - Ensure product quality, availability, value, and alignment with Soho House standards. **Leadership & Talent Development** - Build and develop bar leadership capability across the UK through coaching, training, and structured development programs. - Partner with People & Development to support technical training, product education, succession planning, and internal progression. - Coach and mentor Bar Managers and operational leaders to drive performance and consistency. **Brand, Compliance & Member Experience** - Help shape and maintain the beverage identity of Soho House across the UK, ensuring a consistent yet locally relevant experience. - Act as a brand ambassador for Soho House within the hospitality and beverage industry. - Ensure compliance with UK licensing, alcohol, health and safety, food safety, and company standards. **Experience Required** - 8–10+ years of experience in beverage or F&B operations within hospitality, restaurants, hotels, members’ clubs, or a similar environment. - Proven experience leading or supporting multi-site or regional beverage programs. - Strong commercial acumen, with experience managing budgets, COGS, pricing, margins, and financial performance. - Deep knowledge of cocktails, spirits, wine, beer, and non-alcoholic beverages, with a strong understanding of the UK market. - Experience managing supplier and industry relationships, including sourcing and commercial negotiations. - Proven leadership and talent development experience, with the ability to build high-performing teams. - Strong operational knowledge, including inventory management, licensing, and compliance. - Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills. - Experience supporting new openings, renovations, or the development of new beverage concepts is preferred. - Proficiency in POS and inventory systems, such as MICROS, and Microsoft Office. - Hospitality, Business, or related degree preferred but not essential. **Why work with us** - Soho House offers competitive compensation packages that feature global benefits and perks. - Career Development: Soho House can progress your career domestically or internationally as well as managerially or technically. - Soho Impact: Empowering the Soho House Community to make positive change, through mentoring, apprenticeship, local outreach and sustainability. - Learning & Development: An extensive range of internally and externally run courses are available for all employees. - Cookhouse & House Tonic: Celebrating our passion for food and drink. - Team Events: From fitness sessions to cinema screenings and art classes, each month we hold a series of fun events which you can sign up to. - Team Meal: Whilst on duty in our Houses & Restaurants you will be provided with a substantial meal free of charge. ## Skills ### Required - beverage strategy - commercial performance - operations management - supplier relationships - leadership - talent development - inventory management - licensing - compliance - communication - stakeholder management ### Nice to have - experience supporting new openings - renovations - development of new beverage concepts - proficiency in POS and inventory systems --- Source: [Apply at job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sohohouseco/jobs/5010148101?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)