Assistant F&B Manager
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About the role
We are a premier wholesale distributor powering the region's hospitality scene. We supply an extensive portfolio of premium liquors, popular soft drinks, and specialty beverages to bars, restaurants, hotels, and retailers. We are looking for an energetic, organized, and highly driven Assistant F&B Manager . If you love the beverage industry, have a sharp mind for logistics and numbers, and want to transition out of grueling late-night restaurant/bar shifts into the dynamic world of B2B wholesale distribution, this is your next step. The Role: What You'll Do As the Assistant F&B Manager, you will be the engine room of our beverage department. You will work side-by-side with the F&B Manager to maintain inventory health, coordinate brand activations, train clients, and ensure our B2B accounts receive flawless product support.
Responsibilities
- Account Support & Activations: Assist key client accounts (restaurants, bars, hotels) with menu implementation, product placement, and organizing promotional tasting events.
- Inventory & Sampling Control: Monitor beverage stock levels, track product shelf-life (especially for soft drinks and craft beers), and manage the distribution of promotional samples to the sales team.
- Product Training: Conduct product masterclasses, tastings, and basic mixology or perfect-serve training for both our internal sales reps and clients' front-of-house staff.
- Data & Market Tracking: Compile sales performance data on various beverage categories and monitor competitor pricing and emerging drink trends.
- Supplier Coordination: Liaise with liquor and soft drink suppliers to coordinate delivery schedules, point-of-sale (POS) marketing materials, and brand assets.
- What We're Looking For (Requirements)
- Experience: 3-4 years of supervisory or team lead experience in hospitality (bars, hotels, restaurants) or working within beverage distribution.
- Beverage Knowledge: A strong foundational knowledge of spirits, soft drinks, mixers, and beer.
- Execution Skills: Strong organizational skills. You are someone who can seamlessly switch between analyzing a spreadsheet and hosting a liquor tasting.
- B2B Understanding: Basic knowledge of how commercial beverage programs run (stock rotation, FIFO, menu pricing, and wastage control).
- Tech Savvy: Proficient in MS Excel/Google Sheets and quick to learn inventory management or ERP software.
- Required: Well-versed in both spoken and written Mandarin to communicate effectively with Chinese-speaking stakeholders/clients.
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