- Responsible for recommending, taking orders, selling, and serving wines and other beverages.
- Responsible in recommending food and beverage pairings to ensure and enhance guest satisfaction.
- Assist in arranging wine dinner events including contract preparation, wine sales proposal and menu wine pairing.
- Manage and update wine lists, maintaining accurate wine sales records and control stock levels for the restaurant.
- Curate special dinners, theme nights and to provide high standards and professional services in meeting guests expectations.
- Organize, stock, wine orders and par level inventory.
- Co-leads, trains and promotes the service experience including the beverage knowledge.
- Helps to drive beverage revenue in the restaurant and maintain the beverage costs within the budget.
- Review and analyse sales to ensure stock rotation and profitability remains within targets.
- Previous experience in luxury hospitality/ customer service.
- Lives and breathes the Shangri-La Values.
- Preferably a college graduate with experience in Food & Beverage, Wine Study or Hospitality Management.
- Preferably with minimum 3 years relevant experience, preferably in fine dining restaurants or 5-star hotels
- International Knowledge on various wines and spirits. Preferably with Wine certification (WSET, ISG, Court of Master Sommelier or ASI)
- Fluent in oral and written English.
- Has good organizational and coordination skills
- Outgoing and people oriented.
- Motivator, self-starter, and a team-builder.
- Displays initiative and commitment to professional values.
- Interact with clients and understand their needs.
- Empathetically listen to client queries/ complaints and work with colleagues/ Service Manager to find solutions.
Sommelier (Bord Eau Restaurant) - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Shangri-La
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Sommelier (Bord Eau Restaurant)
Shangri-La Qaryat Al Beri, Abu Dhabi
We have a great opportunity for a talented Sommelier to join our Bord Eau Restaurant team. The successful applicant will have a love for food and a passion for organisation and presentation, they will assist in the smooth day-to-day running of the department. Bord Eau is a classical French cuisine elevated by the very best produce. Artfully plated dishes paired with the finest wines promise a meal to remember at this Louis XIII décor inspired restaurant.
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Shangri-La Hotel, Qaryat Al Beri, Abu Dhabi
The hotel comprises 213 luxurious guestrooms and suites and 6 four-bedroom villas with private pools, all furnished to the highest standards in a modern Arabic style. To meet the needs of long-staying guests, the hotel offers 161 fully-furnished spacious serviced apartments ranging from studios to four-bedroom units. The hotel is located within the acclaimed Qaryat Al Beri complex, on a one-kilometre stretch of private beach overlooking the strait that separates Abu Dhabi Island from the mainland. The hotel is conveniently located next to a souk, offering a variety of shops under one roof. It is only a ten-minute drive from the citys international airport, five minutes from the golf course and the Convention Centre, and 15 minutes from the Corniche and the city centre.