Overview
Salary: Negotiable
Location: Madrid, Spain
This well-established hospitality group with 10+ restaurants across Europe is seeking a passionate and strategic Head Sommelier. This position is key to creating a world-class wine offering, training the team of sommeliers, and delivering exceptional guest experiences in line with the brand’s refined standards.
You will work closely with culinary and operations leadership to enhance wine sales performance, manage stock, and support commercial initiatives through deep product knowledge and thoughtful promotion.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and maintain the core wine list for the group, ensuring it reflects the identity, values, and evolving needs of our restaurants.
- Oversee the recruitment, training, and continuous development of the sommelier team across multiple venues.
- Collaborate with commercial and operations teams to promote specific wines in alignment with business priorities—focusing on demand, seasonality, and stock rotation.
- Ensure precise control over wine stock and inventory.
Qualifications & Experience
- Proven experience as a Head Sommelier or Senior Sommelier in a high-end or Michelin-starred environment.
- In-depth knowledge of integral wines, appellations, producers, and wine trends.
- Experience mentoring junior sommeliers is essential.
- Strong commercial awareness and the ability to align wine strategy with business goals.
- Experience managing wine stock systems, inventory controls, and supplier relationships.
- Diploma or Master Sommelier certification is a strong plus.
- Fluent in Spanish and English.
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📌 Sommelier and Head Sommelier
🏢 Corecruitment
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