A bar manager is responsible for many tasks, including:
- Inventory control: Ordering and maintaining inventory, while avoiding over- or under-stocking
- Health and safety: Ensuring the bar complies with health and safety regulations
- Staff management: Training, scheduling, and supervising bar staff
- Customer service: Addressing customer concerns, and ensuring staff are courteous to customers
- Budget development: Setting a budget for the bar, and assessing the impact of hiring, stock, and marketing decisions on the budget
- Event management: Coordinating events, and ensuring staff are prepared
- Clientele relationship building: Building relationships with regulars, who can provide revenue and refer new business
- Beverage programs: Maintaining and updating beverage programs, and ensuring their quality and profitability
- Company policies: Observing and enforcing company policies, house rules, and guiding principles
- Personal appearance: Maintaining a neat, well-groomed personal appearance, and observing the company dress code