Our client operates the city's waterfront event campus – the interconnected M&S Bank Arena and Exhibition Centre Liverpool as well as ticketing agency Ticket Quarter and the Pullman Liverpool Hotel. Playing a leading role in shining a spotlight on Liverpool, they have successfully staged a wide array of national and international events, from shows and conventions, business gatherings to exhibitions, developing their offer over the last decade to that of a world-class provider of venue and event services.
They are recruiting a Head of Bar and Cellar that will lead all beverage operations across the Sports and Entertainment events across their campus!
Company Benefits
Our client is an award-winning, world-class venue and their people are at the heart of everything that they do. Recognition and reward are of huge importance to them, and just some of the benefits staff can enjoy including:
- An enhanced holiday scheme, which increases with length of service.
- An excellent pension scheme is available.
- Access to a premium health care policy, which includes an employee assistant line, contributions towards a wide range of medical costs, such as dental and optical and staff discounts.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave schemes.
- An excellent occupational sick pay scheme.
- Free onsite parking right in the heart of the city centre.
- Employee Reward Platform.
- Agile working and flexi time policies, where appropriate and in line with business needs.
- A dedicated wellbeing strategy to support staff when at work.
- 25 Qualified Mental Health First Aiders on site.
Our client is a place where you can truly make a difference. Some of the wonderful things they have achieved / continue to work towards:
- Disability Confident Employer
- Member of the Fair Employment Charter
- Real Living Wage employer
- Social value impact plan – last year they contributed over £6.4m
- Green Meeting’s Gold Standard
- Sustainability Strategy
- Positively influencing biodiversity – they have three beehives on their campus grounds
- Carbon Neutral Campus
- Accessibility Strategy
- AccessAble Guide
About the Role
The Head of Bar and Cellar will lead all beverage operations across the Sports and Entertainment events across our client’s campus, ensuring outstanding service delivery during high volume events and elevated hospitality experiences. You will oversee bar operations, cellars, beverage logistics, dispense systems, supplier relationships stock accuracy, and compliance.
The ideal candidate will have experience of:
- Managing high volume bar operations (arena, stadium, leisure venue, or high street multi site).
- Strong cellar management experience including stock rotation, ordering, and dispense systems.
- Proven ability to deliver commercial performance, manage margins, reduce waste and optimise stock.
- Strong people leadership skills and the ability to develop a high performing bar team.
- Strong supplier relationship and contract management of such relationships.
Main duties of this role include:
- Leading bar and cellar operations across retail and hospitality environments.
- Managing stock control, cellar routines, ordering, and supplier coordination.
- Ensuring compliance with licensing, Challenge 25, allergen management and health and safety.
- Delivering excellent guest experiences through efficient, fast and high quality beverage service.
- Collaborating with F&B Retail, Premium, Staffing and Culinary teams to deliver seamless event service.
They highly value the behaviours, attitudes and skills which will help you to develop and excel in this role. In this case, they’re looking for someone who:
- Thrives in fast paced event environments.
- Has strong attention to detail and problem solving capability.
- Delivers confident, calm leadership under pressure.
- Brings passion, energy and a collaborative “One Team” approach.
In addition to the above, the candidate will need to be enthusiastic, like minded and complement our client’s experienced and talented team. If you have driven, passion, ambition and wish to play a part in their continuing success story this could be just the job for you.
Please note, our client may close this vacancy before the stated closing date if they receive sufficient applications for the position. Therefore, if you are interested in this position, please submit your application form as soon as possible.
Closing Date: 13th February 2026
Interview Date: 16th – 17th February 2026
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Our client knows the value of having a diverse and representative team across their organisation. They promote equal opportunities and are committed to having an inclusive work force where everybody feels respected, are treated fairly and diversity is celebrated. As such they strongly encourage and welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates from all members of the community regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, race, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
