Job Description

Chef Sujan Sarkar is bringing his Michelin-Starred Indian tasting menu concept, Indienne Chicago, to New York This Spring. We are looking for committed Front of House professionals looking to join our opening team as we bring his vision to life. 

 
The Sommelier position at Indienne New York is a pooled-tip service role that works closely with the management team and all other front-of-house and back-of-house team members. Sommeliers are responsible for maintaining a wine list that meets the goals set by management and for ensuring that proper service of wine and beer is maintained according to the wine service manual.

This staff member coordinates with the Beverage Director and managers to conduct training of wait staff and keeps them up to date of all changes to the wine list. The Sommelier may be asked to perform routine tasks of maintaining the beverage storeroom, verify invoices upon delivery, and move bottles or cases of wine and spirit to facilitate service through our zones of operation

 

Our opening team will be tight, and the the goals of the program are significant. These are complicated structure pairings and we are not looking to just 'Play the Hits' and move on. 

We are not here to drill you on theory or to measure your worth by the value of the pin on your chest. But we are looking to build something of substance and intent that we can all be proud of at the end of the working day. 

Should you choose to rise to the occasion, you will be joining a committed team of professionals devoted not only to the execution of technically flawless service, but also the greater goal of making our corner of 38th Street one of the top fine dining establishments in the City of New York. 

If you are ready, willing, and able to put in the time and invest in your future, we are happy to return the favor. 

Essential Duties:

Wine List

• Maintains a beverage list that meets the goals set by management and ownership
• Maintains physical beverage menus for the bar and restaurant floor
• Maximize profit by maintaining profit margins, sales mix, portion control
• Maintains awareness of inventory counts, product shorts, and pivot points for service in coordination with the Beverage Director
• Keeps list up to date with wine trends

Staff Training

• Trains staff to maximize revenue through mentorship in product knowledge and Seahorse NYC service standards
• Conducts/Attends routine training to ensure the staff knows pronunciations, origin, and grape variety of each wine on the list
• Train staff on wine knowledge and wine and food pairing
• Ensures staff is up to date on all additions and deletions from the list
• Communicate dining room staff and bar staff

Inventory and storage maintenance

• Maintain organized and clean beverage storeroom
• Ensure that all alcoholic beverage deliveries are checked in
• Verify all alcoholic beverage invoices as needed
• Ensure all alcoholic beverage are put in proper bins promptly
• Order all alcoholic beverages, except beer
• Conduct a regular inventory of all alcoholic beverages in coordination with Bar Staff and Beverage Director
• Ensure that all security controls are adhered to
• Make changes to wines in POS system as necessary
• Maintain POS perpetual inventory

Service

• Sales and Service of Food and Beverage with a primary and principal focus on Wine Selections for Seahorse NYC
• Interact with guests and serve customers as required and make recommendations
• Assist wait staff with wine service when appropriate
• Ensure that bar staff serves beverages properly
• Monitors wine service and trains according to service manual
• Other tasks as assigned related to sales and service in the Seahorse NYC Dining room

Competencies & Qualifications:

• Previous experience in a fine dining environment, preferably in a similar role (1-3 years)
• Outstanding knowledge of wines
• Extensive knowledge of menu items in keeping with Standards of 
• Actively practice food safety procedures
• Positive and clear written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work well in a team environment
• Ability to engage guests successfully and build a relationship
• Impeccable grooming as defined by management and dress code

The physical demands for this position are seeing, hearing, speaking, reaching, frequently lifting up to 25 pounds, occasionally lifting up to 50 pounds, sitting, standing, for 4 to 8 hours, bending, and moving intermittently during working hours. These physical requirements may be accomplished with or without reasonable accommodations.

The duties of this position may change from time to time. Indienne New York reserves the right to add or delete duties and Essential Duties at the discretion of Indienne New York or its managers. This job description is intended to describe the general level of work being performed. It is not intended to be all-inclusive.

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Full time

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