Sommelier | Verōnika | Fotografiska (m/w/d) presso BHG Hospitality GmbH

Description

Fotografiska Berlin – the contemporary museum of photography, art, and culture – opened in September 2023 with a mission to inspire new perspectives and spark conversations through photography and contemporary art. More than a museum, it’s a vibrant cultural space where art, creativity, community—and cuisine—come together.

Our guests can enjoy creative dining experiences that blur the line between art, culture, and gastronomy. From specialty cocktails enjoyed while exploring the galleries to full-service dining in beautifully designed spaces, food and drink are integral to the Fotografiska experience.  

The Role

The Verōnika Sommelier has the enviable task of supporting an innovative world-class wine program to complement the Verōnika Restaurant & Bar Verōnika operations at Fotografiska Berlin. Reporting into the Fotografiska Head of Wine and Verōnika General Manager, the role oversees all aspects of the wine program, representing service excellence by providing kind, knowledgable and humble hospitality, alongside warmth and grace in every interaction with our members and guests. Our Sommelier represents Verōnika Restuarant with hospitality and generosity in every interaction.

Requirements

• 3+ years acting as a Sommelier or similar role in luxury hospitality, food + beverage, or bar environments.

• Experience working with fine wine program's for high-end, highly visible entertainment entities.
• The capacity to work within an ever-changing environment, assisting to develop operating procedures as the business dictates and the willingness to support in other areas as required to maintain the integrity of the Verōnika Restaurant & Bar Verōnika operations.
• An advocate and ambassador of service excellence that understands the critical role that exceeding and maintaining service expectations plays in the success of building F+B operations.
• Create an excellent work environment, the ability to bring a diverse group of humans from various experiences, countries, and cultures together centered up teamwork and mutual respect.
• Supply expert knowledge of the wine program, ensure the quality of all product, superior storage and service methods, while following and keeping to all local, state, and federal laws relating to alcohol service and consumption.
• Assist in the daily planning and upkeep of the wine department operations to ensure an integrated, efficient, and profitable operation.
• Ongoing attendance to scheduled team trainings to ensure detailed product knowledge, growth and professionalism. Attend regular operational meetings to ensure effective coordination and cooperation between departments.
• Assist the Head of Wine in counting monthly inventory pars of all alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and inputting these into Excel and Gastronovie.
• Assist all Management team’s implementation of the wine program training for Bar and Floor staff across both Verōnika Restaurant & Verōnika Bar.
• Ongoing development of team members to ensure detailed product knowledge, growth and professionalism.
• Effective communication during pre-service briefings of information relating to all wine offerings, members, guests, and daily operations.
• Set the standards of service unique to our properties, consistently working to improve the delivery of service, implementing all systems to ensure smooth delivery.
• Execute effective standard operating procedures to ensure that all wine cellars and wine service station cleanliness meets Health Code Standards.
• Maintain complete knowledge of and compliance with all Health & Safety, company Employment policies/service procedures/standards as these relate to the FOH team.

Diversity & Representation: Fotografiska is committed to building and supporting diverse and representative communities, long-term career opportunities and extends Equal Employment Opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy status, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic disposition or any other reason protected by law.

Benefits

All of our employees benefit from great and well developed benefits:

• Company Pension Plan
• Company Health Insurance
• Annual health budget for 13 high-quality services
• Mobility subsidy 
• Food subsidy
• Free Admission to our Museum for you and a limited number of Family & Friends 
• Discount in Retail 
• Paid Time Off
• Training & Development
• As Fotografiska Berlin develops, the existing benefits roster is set to expand - more to come!