Sommelier vs lead server

Differences between sommelier and lead server duties and responsibilities

Sommelier example responsibilities.

• Manage sales and inventory for premier wine destination restaurant.
• Wine, spirits and fine products sale.
• Direct guest interaction and up-sell of wine and spirits.
• Inventory, purchasing and cost control monitoring, transaction reconciliation, POS programming, payroll, sommelier work.
• Purchase wines for one of the largest menu varieties in NYC.
• Market wine selections with sales team through upselling or pouring wine product samples for testing.
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Lead server example responsibilities.

• Establish payroll policies and manage multiple areas of restaurant operations.
• Manage technical support, business analysis, project management, application development and support, training, and facilitation.
• Provide leadership to crew and shift managers guaranteeing great quality, customer service and cleanliness according to the public health code.
• Train new employees on police, procedures, and micros system.
• Take orders from customers, input orders into micros, and obtain payment and provide change.
• Execute bartending duties and prepare service bar drinks (wine tasting flights, glass pours, cocktails, etc . )
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