Jeremy Concepcion Email & Phone Number

United States

building teams and experiences for the heart of Huntsville

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Utilizing a plethora of experience and passion, I will refine your bar program to achieve maximum profitability. Personal services also available.

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

-Designed bar from ground-up including equipment selection, layout ergonomics, product assortment, and the creation of an intricate drink menu featuring ~30 cocktails.-Bar consistently achieved 49% of gross restaurant revenue.-Played a key role in social media content creation and brand development, accumulating over 5,000 followers in under a year.-Curated ongoing menu changes (~6 per yr) including creation of weekly rotating experimental cocktails.-Coordinated with numerous suppliers/distributors to offer guests the most diversified, cutting edge brand assortment in the market.-Oversaw recruitment, hiring, training, and performance management of a top notch bar staff.-Implemented strategic budgeting/forecasting to hold a lean inventory while avoiding out-of-stocks.-Supervised daily shift operations and executed all sales paperwork, checkouts, and tip allocation.

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

-Curated entirety of beverage product assortment-Achieved 20% bar sales growth during tenure-Remedied categorical redundancies and diversified brand offerings-Created and maintained a dynamic frequently updated cocktail menu-Trained and supervised bar team, led ongoing FOH staff alcohol education seminars-Strategically budgeted and forecasted to maintain lean inventory but avoid 86’s-Maintained ongoing compliance with health department regulations, implementing a rigorous cleaning/labelling system

Huntsville, Alabama Area

-Created the homebrew department from ground up, including product assortment selection and POS system implementation-Structured a dynamic and responsive online ordering system-Held regular brewing demonstration seminars to encourage customer education and interaction-Brewing dept accounted for 35% of store sales-Responsible for a wide breadth of craft beer knowledge, achieved Level 2 Cicerone Certification (beer Sommelier) during tenure

Madison, Al

In addition to serving beers, changing kegs, and providing information to customers, I volunteered to assist the commercial brewing process on multiple occasions.

300 S Semoran Blvd. Orlando, Fl

-Oversaw staff of 15 that included hiring, training, scheduling, and performance management-High volume franchise with $4.3 million in annual revenue-Forecasted and ordered for multitude of product categories including fresh food, wine/beer (35% growth during tenure), lottery, coffee, cigarettes, packaged foods-Established new connections with outside vendors to provide customers a multilayered product assortment tailored to our volume demographic-Executed financial paperwork, purchase summaries, and payroll

Birmingham, Al

-Developed fine dining hospitality fundamentals in James Beard Foundation award winning restaurant family-Chez Fonfon featured in Southern Living Magazine's "Top 30 Restaurants in the South"-Acquired sales oriented knowledge of wine/alcohol under a Level 2 Sommelier-Learned and cultivated a deep understanding of European cuisine/technique, specifically French and Italian-Assisted FOH staff through an intensive 2-3 month long training program of which many applicants failed to successfully complete

Birmingham, Al

-Began at ground level as a busser and worked up to bartending over a four year period.-Prepared alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages for bar and table patrons while maintaining a section. -Consistently hit above average (23%) tip percentages-Ensured fresh rotating ingredients were always utilized while maintaining low waste ratio-Trained new FOH staff on intricate martini program and Thai cuisine fundamentals