Job Ref: ELI3244
Branch: The Grand Hotel, Eastbourne
Location: The Grand Hotel, Eastbourne, Eastbourne
Salary/Benefits: Competitive Salary plus £2,400 service charge*, live in accommodation available
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Hours per week: 40
Posted date: 06/07/2026
Closing date: 06/08/2026
Cocktail Bar Manager
Competitive Salary, plus a share of the service charge approx. £2,400 per annum
Live in accommodation available
We currently have an exciting vacancy for an experienced mixologist and bar manager to run our cocktail bar. The Grand Hotel, Eastbourne offers a 5-star experience to our guests and the cocktail bar is a popular pre-dinner gathering spot which therefore requires a manager able to adapt to varying business levels, ensuring staffing numbers are appropriately allocated.
Key Duties Responsibilities:
- Ensure all guests and external customer receive and efficient service which meets the company goals to exceed customer expectations.
- Understand and adhere to statutory Licensing Laws relating to the Bar.
- Stock takes in co operation with the Food Beverage Manager
- Promote all bar services and engage in promotions to maximise bar revenue.
- Ensure all bar staff meet dress requirements and received regular training.
- Prepare rotas, completing wage forecasts, time and attendance.
- Ensure proper cleaning and maintenance of the bar area including regular pipe cleaning.
- Responsible for any bar functions for the day, ensuring correct staffing levels.
Key Skills
- Previous bar management experience – ideally within a hotel setting
- Able to mix and create cocktails.
- Good knowledge of beer/wine/spirits
- WSET qualification an advantage, but not essential
- Flexible and able to remain calm under pressure.
Standing majestically along the Eastbourne seafront, The Grand Hotel is the only 5-star coastal hotel in the South East. The grandeur inside is typified by the breathtaking great hall, 152 bedrooms/suites and two award winning restaurants. A favourite with families, quality and service is paramount whether you are taking a dip in the outside pool, having afternoon tea or indulging in a spa treatment.
The Hotel:
Affectionately known as 'The White Palace', The Grand Hotel in Eastbourne has a well-earned reputation for excellence. With over 150 rooms, an award winning restaurant and 17 fully equipped meeting rooms, the hotel is able to cater for every occasion.
Why work at The Grand Hotel:
As an accredited Investor in People, we are dedicated to the development of our staff. Many of the team started out in junior roles, but have been offered training and promotional opportunities as their skills have grown. We are very fortunate to have a large percentage of long-term team members able to offer their experience and expertise to the next generation of hospitality professionals – this could be you!
Benefits
To support our staff we offer:
- Meals are provided by our talented kitchen team
- We have amazing recognition awards for exceptional customer service
- Reduced price stays in all of our hotels – where you are treated like a guest no matter who you are!
For full details of the benefits on offer please check our website: https://www.careersatelitehotels.co.uk/why-work-elite
If you feel that you can rise to this challenge, then please submit your application as soon as possible. We reserve the right to close the role early if sufficient applications are received.
- service charge is dependent on sales performance and not guaranteed
