Bar Manager Job Responsibilities:

• Maintains inventory.
• Creates drink and food menus.
• Determines employees’ schedules.
• Ensures bar is well-stocked and clean.
• Tracks customer behavior and sales.
• Maintains budget and monitors costs.
• Maintains drink recipe documentation.
• Oversees planning for special events.
• Appropriately delegates tasks to staff.
• Selects and purchases liquor and other supplies.
• Oversees staff, including bartenders and barbacks, and, in some cases, bouncers, wait staff, and/or kitchen staff as well.
• Hires, trains, promotes, and, when necessary, disciplines.
• Selects music, books bands, and provides input on décor and marketing, including social media and other forms of publicity.
• Initiates and maintains vendor relationships.
• Uses point-of-sale tracking technology and bar and restaurant management platforms.