Senior Manager, Hospitality and Events (Project Management)

Job Description

Company Summary

ASPIRA, Fine Wine & Craft Spirits, is a collection of the most acclaimed wine and spirit brands within the Constellation Brands portfolio. ASPIRA is driven by talented winemakers, distillers, storytellers, and purveyors who are relentlessly focused on creating exceptional luxury experiences.

The ASPIRA Fine Wines & Craft Spirits portfolio includes Robert Mondavi® Winery, Schrader® Cellars, To Kalon Vineyard® Company, Booker Vineyard, Mount Veeder Winery, Lingua Franca Winery, and others.

These award-winning brands and, the passionate and talented people behind them, create the world's best wines and spirits at the nexus of art and science, where creativity and dedication meet unparalleled vineyards, grain sources, and state-of-the-art facilities around the world, from Napa Valley to Tuscany, Nashville to Tequila, Mexico. With respect for the icons who started it all, stewardship of the land and the boldness to do things differently, ASPIRA delivers unrivaled brands and experiences.  

Position Summary

The Senior Hospitality and Events Manager is responsible for the management and execution of all Hospitality and Events at Robert Mondavi Winery and the To Kalon Collective. The To Kalon Collective, the exclusive space where we host tastings of Schrader Cellars, Double Diamond Wines and To Kalon Vineyard Co.  This position also oversees the hospitality and events teams at Robert Mondavi Winery while providing guidance and direction in a manner consistent with the image, style and values of Robert Mondavi Winery.

Key Responsibilities 

• Develop the trade Hospitality budget and ensure adherence to budgets across departments. 

• Drive innovative and strategic guest programming that surprise, delight, and educate

• Align trade hospitality team to be best in class alongside affiliated brand, sales, and PR teams

• Manage staff in developing world-class visitor programing and implement practices that maximize onsite conversions

• Review monthly reports related to the business and annual budget and process monthly billing

• Develop and execute strategic business plans to drive sales and profits

• Manage the development and execution of special winery programs and various paid programs/events as well as all other future culinary or wine-related projects, whether at the winery or at an offsite or outside location

• Manage protocol and procedures for winery service, events, and trade including staffing (temporary and regular) logistics 

• Manage outreach plan that drives traffic to the winery

• Manage the selling and marketing of paid events

• Manage maintenance of winery event facilities and equipment

• Assure the Hospitality environments are clean, safe and always maintains the highest level of appearance

• Develop and maintain strong partnerships with Brand GM, Facilities GM, HR manager and Finance manager

• Demonstrate training and mentoring skills to successfully lead a large team on delivering a world class consumer experience at all levels.                 

• Manage departmental/property reporting function(s) including but not limited to staff scheduling and accurate and timely payroll

• Manage maintenance of winery event facilities and equipment

• Align with and support Brand Marketing initiatives and collaborate on annual programmed events such as new product release events and other annual consumer/trade experiences

• Manage and motivate VC staff, delivering wine club sign-ups, revenue, and operating profit to plan.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Must have excellent attention to detail and follow-through

• Knowledge of and passion for wine and the culinary arts as well as providing world-class guest experiences.

• Experience with building and managing to department budgets and financial reporting

• Must be organized and possess strong project management skills

• Knowledge of wine and food service standards of customer service

• Experience with educational program design preferred

• Intermediate to advanced PC skills including Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and Power Point. Experience with Reserve software and Adobe publisher preferred

Education/Experience:

• At least 10 years' experience in a luxury hospitality operation with management expertise

• WSET II or Introductory Certification from the Court of Master Sommelier preferred

• Bachelor's Degree, preferably in the area of food service management or hospitality.

• Knowledge and experience of elevated level wine and food service standards and an understanding of luxury décor and presentation

Preferred Qualifications

• TIPS certified

• Food Service Manager certified

• Experience in hotel or restaurant work

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

• Ability to walk and/or stand for extended periods of time

• Ability to lift up to 50lbs

• Must have a California driver's license

• Must be available to work a flexible schedule including some nights, weekends and holidays.

• Travel among winery properties as needed

• Must be 21 years of age and possess a valid driver's license.

Location

Napa, California

Additional Locations

Job Type

Full time

Job Area

Hospitality & Retail

The salary range for this role is:

$95,900.00 - $146,900.00

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee's pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, the prevailing minimum wage for the location, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs. We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), and any other benefits to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Equal Opportunity

Constellation Brands is committed to a continuing program of equal employment opportunity. All persons have equal employment opportunities with Constellation Brands, regardless of their sex, race, color, age, religion, creed, sexual orientation, national origin or citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), marital status, gender (including gender identity or gender expression), familial status, military or veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related conditions (or any other group or category within the framework of the applicable discrimination laws and regulations).

Not sure you meet all qualifications? Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.