Lena K. Sorensen
Bar Manager, Craft Cocktail Bar
Portland, OR · (503) 555 0142 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/lenaksorensen
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Five years of bartending and bar management, two as bar manager
SETTINGS
60 seat craft cocktail bar with about 1.1 million dollars a year in beverage sales
SPECIALTIES
Seasonal cocktail menus, liquor cost control, weekly inventory, staff training
SYSTEMS
Toast point of sale, BevSpot inventory and ordering, 7shifts scheduling, Provi ordering
LICENSURE
Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission alcohol service permit, Oregon food handler card
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Communications, Willamette Falls College
Executive Summary
Bar manager at a 60 seat craft cocktail bar doing about 1.1 million dollars a year in beverage sales, with five years behind bars and two running this one. Owns the menu, the ordering, the weekly inventory count and a team of nine bartenders and barbacks. Holds liquor cost at 19 percent on a menu where every drink has house made syrups, and writes four seasonal menus a year that turn over about a third of the list each time.
Signature Achievements
- Holds liquor cost at 19 percent and total beverage cost at 21 percent against a company target of 23 percent for eight straight quarters.
- Cut inventory variance between the count and the point of sale from 4 percent to under 1 percent by moving to a weekly count with two people.
- Grew beverage sales 14 percent in one year with four seasonal menus and a weekday happy hour built around house syrups.
- Raised average check per guest from 34 dollars to 41 dollars by adding a paired snack menu and training suggestive selling.
- Kept bartender turnover to one departure in two years on a team of nine with a written training path and a spirits education program.
- Passed three Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission minor decoy checks with no sale to a minor.
Professional Experience
Bar Manager
Burnside Copper Room, Portland, OR August 2024 to present
60 seat craft cocktail bar open six nights a week with about 1.1 million dollars in annual beverage sales; team of nine
- Write four seasonal cocktail menus a year with costed recipes and taste each drink with the team before launch.
- Order spirits, wine, beer and bar supplies through Provi and BevSpot against pars and count inventory every Monday.
- Schedule nine bartenders and barbacks in 7shifts against forecasted sales and hold labor at 24 percent of bar revenue.
- Train every new bartender on house recipes, pour standards and Oregon service rules and check pours with a jigger audit each week.
- Handle intoxicated guests, refusals and incident reports under the bar's alcohol service policy.
Head Bartender
Alder Street Tavern, Portland, OR March 2022 to August 2024
90 seat neighborhood restaurant and bar; led a shift team of four bartenders
- Ran the bar on weekend nights, serving about 300 guests a shift across the bar and service well.
- Built the tavern's first cocktail list of twelve drinks and costed each one under 20 percent.
- Counted the bar inventory each week and placed orders with the general manager.
- Trained three bartenders on speed, batching and the point of sale system.
Bartender
Alder Street Tavern, Portland, OR January 2021 to March 2022
Weeknight and brunch bartender
- Served beer, wine and cocktails to about 150 guests a shift and handled cash and card payments.
- Prepared syrups, juices and garnishes before service.
- Checked identification on every guest who appeared under 30.
Licenses and Certifications
Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission alcohol service permit, number 5102847
Oregon food handler card, Oregon Health Authority, current through 2027
Wine and Spirit Education Trust Level 2 Award in Spirits, passed 2023
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Communications, Willamette Falls College, Oregon City, 2020
Core Skills
Cocktail menu development · Liquor cost control · Weekly inventory counts · Spirits ordering · Bartender training · Toast point of sale · Labor scheduling · Pour standard audits · Responsible service · Happy hour programming