Retail Cellar Manager

• Job Title: Retail Cellar Manager
• Location: Ascot Racecourse, Ascot High Street, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 7JX
• Circa £34,000 per annum + 10% performance Bonus
• 40 Hours / 5 out of 7days (Required to work Race days and some off-site events)
• Perks: Race Tickets, Uniform allowance

Job Introduction

Sodexo Live! is looking for a Retail Cellar Manager to take ownership of our retail cellar operation across a large, multi-outlet venue making sure the right stock is in the right place, at the right time, every time. This is a fast-paced, high-trust role where hands-on cellar expertise meets sharp stock control: you’ll drive stock-to-cash reconciliation, stay on top of variance and wastage, and protect both product and profit across race days, major events and peak trading periods.

You’ll work closely with bar managers, retail and finance stakeholders, and the wider Beverage team to keep everything running smoothly planning deliveries, coordinating distribution to bars and private areas, and ensuring cellar readiness for flagship events such as Royal Ascot. You’ll also lead a Cellar supervisor event-day casual workforce, setting clear standards around safety, security, compliance and cellar best practice.

You will work closely with the Head of Beverage to manage and maintain the temporary structures allocated to Cellar, their fit-out and functionality, security and general maintenance for our larger events.

If you’re currently a cellar supervisor or senior operator in a fast-paced, high-volume beverage environment and you’re ready to step up into a role with real scale, pace and accountability, this is a standout next move.

What You'll Do:

• Run the full retail cellar operation across Ascot Racecourse, ensuring every outlet is stocked, supported and ready for race days, major events and functions.
• Deliver tight stock control and reconciliation, owning the stock system, transfers/audits, stock-to-cash checks, and producing event/monthly variance and wastage reporting.
• Protect commercial performance, managing stockholding, gross margin and wastage targets, spotting risks early and putting corrective actions in place.
• Product, manage and monitor performance of Draught Lines to ensure they are appropriately cleaned, performing as expected with minimal wastage and work with the operational and technical support teams to ensure user efficiency when pulling draught product.
• Coordinate inbound deliveries and distribution, planning logistics so the right products (including draught) are in the right place at the right time across bars, restaurants and loge boxes.
• Temporary Structures, work with the Head of Beverage and Head of Retail to ensure the temporary cellar spaces are fit for purpose, well maintained and stocked appropriately ahead of each event, paying particular focus to Royal Ascot.
• Lead and develop the cellar team, line managing supervisors/support and directing casual labour on event days, setting standards and improving ways of working.
• Maintain safe, compliant cellar operations, driving a zero-harm culture, training and records, security and hygiene standards, and ensuring equipment faults are logged and resolved ahead of the next event.

For a full list of responsibilities please read the attached job description

What You Bring:

• Proven leadership in high-volume beverage/cellar operations.
• Strong financial acumen with experience in stock control and reconciliation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and stock control systems.
• Excellent organisational and people management skills.
• Personal liquor license knowledge is desirable.
• Forklift license (preferred).
• Strong knowledge of wines, spirits, beers, and associated cellar practices.
• Clean driving licence (preferred).

What we offer:

Working with Sodexo Live! is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. You’ll belong in a company and team that values you for you; you’ll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you’ll be able to thrive in your own way. In addition, we also offer a range of resources, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering mental health and wellbeing support.
• Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or larger problems where you may need additional support, including legal and financial advice, support with work related issues or personal issues such as bereavement.
• Access to a free health and wellbeing app that provides rewards for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and includes access to a 24hr virtual GP and various other services.
• The Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 (also open to friends and family) and/or the prepayment cashback card.
• Money Insights and financial benefits via the Salary Finance Platform.
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Sodexo Retirement Plan
• A Death-in-Service benefit for colleagues who pass away whilst employed by Sodexo
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools.
• Cycle to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit.
• Volunteering Opportunities to enable all colleagues to help support worthwhile causes in our communities.
• Flexible and dynamic work environment
• Competitive compensation
• Full training and full protective uniform supplied.

Ready to be part of something greater? Apply today! Career progression for the caring profession.

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advertisement early if we are in receipt of a high volume of applications.

About Sodexo Live!

At Sodexo Live!, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds, and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.

Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

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