A company that is a leader in Ukraine’s winemaking industry, combining tradition and innovation in the production of high-quality wines and cognacs, is looking for a professional to join the team for the position of Head of the Wine Culture Center & Restaurant (Odesa).

The company offers:

• Competitive salary level;
• Performance-based bonus system;
• Friendly and professional team;
• Opportunity to work with a well-known and reputable brand.

Key responsibilities:

• Ensuring effective management of the Wine Culture Center and restaurant as a single commercial and cultural space: brand development, financial performance, high service standards, promotion of wine culture, and creation of a unique guest experience;
• Full operational management (restaurant + cultural space);
• Development and implementation of financial plans, budgets, and P&L;
• Cost control, margin management, procurement, and inventory control;
• Service management, customer experience, and service quality standards;
• Working with premium and upper-middle-class audiences;
• Development of the Wine Culture Center and restaurant as a cultural and tourist attraction;
• Team management: recruitment, onboarding, training, and motivation of staff;
• Building a strong service culture and employee engagement;
• Managing conflicts, service incidents, and guest feedback;
• Collaboration with the marketing team: positioning, communications, PR;
• Development of the events direction: tastings, master classes, gastronomic and wine events;
• Managing and maintaining the venue’s reputation (online and offline).

Candidate requirements:

• Higher education (management, hospitality, hotel & restaurant business, marketing, economics, tourism, or related fields);
• At least 3–5 years of experience managing a restaurant, wine bar, gastronomic, or cultural space;
• Proven experience managing teams of 20+ employees;
• Hands-on experience in opening or scaling venues will be an advantage;
• Experience with event formats (tastings, festivals, presentations, gastronomic dinners);
• Established connections with the local social and cultural community; cooperation with Ukrainian bloggers will be an advantage;
• Personal qualities: leadership and systems thinking, high emotional intelligence, result- and service-oriented mindset, strong sense of taste and aesthetics, cultural sensitivity, ability to act as a brand ambassador, stress resilience, flexibility, adaptability, proactivity, and entrepreneurial mindset;
• Experience managing conceptual or author-driven projects will be an advantage;
• Understanding of HoReCa processes at the owner/operator level;
• Willingness to live and work in Odesa.

If you meet the above requirements, have a high level of self-organization, and would like to work for one of Ukraine’s leading companies, please send your CV to NRG Recruiting Company, indicating the position title “Head of the Wine Culture Center & Restaurant, Odesa” in the subject line, to: [email protected] or call +38 (050) 327 98 88 (Viber, WhatsApp, https://t.me/Inna_Vorotnikova).
Contact person: Inna.

Only CVs that closely match the stated requirements will be considered. If you do not receive a response, it means that your professional experience does not fully meet the requirements of this specific vacancy. However, your profile may be considered for other current or future opportunities at NRG.

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