Black Salt is seeking a Wine Director/Restaurant M

[Joe Riley]

Black Restaurant Group, a growing restaurant company in the Washington, DC metropolitan area is seeking a Wine Director/Restaurant Manager.

This position will be based out of BlackSalt Fish Market and Restaurant in Washington, DC but will have other duties that include working in and traveling to our other three locations in Montgomery County, MD. Reliable transportation is a must.

Wine Director duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Fine dining restaurant manager to structure, implement and effectively run a company wine program

• Serve as a dining room manager for min of 30 hours per week

o Additional 25 hours per week will be spent focusing on the Wine Program, purchasing and inventory.

• Complete weekly wine perpetual, verify all product is accounted for and reconcile with sales and inventory reports

• Purchasing all wine, beer and liquor products

o Proper storage and rotation of wine inventory

• Direct contact with all wine purveyors in four restaurants

• Work with GM’s to set wine lists for four restaurants with a different focus for each menu

• Maintain proper inventory levels as determined by the comptroller

• Oversees all bar activities, produce liquor and beer inventories on a weekly basis

• Maintain and revise wine lists as needed

• Structure a company training program, training manual and related seminars to include service and sales techniques, wine list information, tasting & testing

o Must have excellent communication skills and the ability to teach staff & managers

o Keep educational programs updated

o Evaluate staff educational growth and knowledge

o Implement additional training when necessary

o Conduct on and off site tasting and seminars in four restaurants on a monthly basis

• Report monthly to BRG on training progress, training to be implemented and dates of following training seminars.

• Successful completion of the Court of Master Sommeliers Introductory Course examination is preferred.

Fax resume to 301-215-6398.

[Mark Slater]

How interesting that the ad does not say anything at all about "excellent pay, benefits and working conditions".