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Head Sommelier

General Information

Country/Region
United Kingdom
Province/City
London
Location
Rosewood London
Department
Food & Beverage - Services
Job Type
Full-time Permanent

Job Description

Role


We are currently looking for a Head Sommelier to join our team of associates in Holborn Dining Room at Rosewood London. Our Head Sommelier is entrusted to ensure the wine offering in our busy brasserie enhances the guest experience and consistently increases sales.

Key expectations of this role are

  • Delivering all aspects of the guest experience according to Rosewood standards on the brasserie floor.
  • Possessing thorough knowledge of wines and London's restaurant industry.
  • Continuously educating and training the restaurant team to enhance their wine list knowledge.
  • Frequently reviewing wine revenue, cost and latest wine trends to devise well-informed adjustments to the brasserie’s wine sales and buying strategy.

Profile

  • Act as a coach by supporting, developing and providing guidance to others.
  • The ability to influence others through skill, knowledge and training.
  • Being able to maintain confidence and oversight in a high-volume brasserie during busy periods of the wine section.
  • Possessing a thorough understanding of the wine industry and trends.
  • Having a passion for wine and wanting to take ownership of the guests’ wine experience.

All our associates have the opportunity to live by our guiding philosophy which captures the essence of our culture RELATIONSHIP HOSPITALITY. Heartfelt interactions are our lifeblood. A desire to build genuine, rewarding and lasting relationships with everyone we meet comes naturally to us – it’s our Calling.

Benefits

  • 28 days paid holidays per annum including Bank Holidays
  • Company pension scheme 
  • 12 complimentary room nights and F&B discount worldwide
  • Career development opportunities
  • Free meals on duty
  • Season ticket loan

About Holborn Dining Room

A grand brasserie set in the heart of London, Holborn Dining Room serves up Seasonal British cuisine with a twist in a vibrantly bustling dining salon. Combining reclaimed oak with antique mirrors, red leather banquettes with tweed detailing, and two antique patina copper-topped bars.

About Us

Rosewood London is housed in an Edwardian Belle Époque building that offers some of London's finest accommodations and service with the feel of a stylish London residence. Conveying the feel of a stylish London residence, Rosewood London has 263 guestrooms and 45 suites, among which the unique Grand Manor House Wing, an exclusive suite with its own postcode and accessed by a private elevator. The hotel also houses Holborn Dining Room with an outdoor terrace, Mirror Room Restaurant as well as the hotel’s warmly welcoming destination bar, Scarfes Bar. It forms part of the ultra-luxury collection Rosewood Hotels and Resorts® which comprises of over 30 properties and over 25 future hotel openings.
 
In line with the requirements of the Asylum & Immigration Act 1996, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process.