Fuerte Group Hotels is a family-owned Spanish hotel chain with over 60 years of experience in the hospitality and tourism industry. Headquartered in Marbella, the group operates a diverse portfolio of brands including Fuerte Hoteles, Amàre Hotels, Olée Holiday Rentals, and the flagship El Fuerte Marbella, focusing on high-end service and sustainable tourism practices.

With a significant footprint across Andalusia and the Balearic Islands, the company offers a wide range of opportunities for international professionals in areas such as guest experience, culinary arts, and corporate management. Their international outlook is reflected in their recruitment of multilingual staff and specialized roles like International Talent Recruiters, making them a key player for those seeking to enter the Spanish luxury hospitality market.

Founded in 1957 by José Luque Manzano with the opening of Hotel El Fuerte in Marbella, the first hotel in the center of the city. It has since evolved from a single establishment into a major Spanish hospitality group known for pioneering sustainable tourism.

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Operates multiple brands ranging from 4-star family resorts to 5-star luxury adult-only hotels.
Strong commitment to environmental sustainability and social responsibility through the Fuerte Foundation.
Headquartered in Marbella, offering corporate roles in one of Spain's most popular international hubs.
Provides opportunities for seasonal and permanent positions across Andalusia and Ibiza.
Actively seeks multilingual talent for guest-facing and management roles to serve an international clientele.

Bar Manager- Kena by Akiro

Fuerte Group Hotels

This job was originally posted in Spanish and automatically translated to English. You'll most likely need Spanish to apply.

Job Description

KENA BY AKIRO is a Nikkei cuisine restaurant (Japanese-Peruvian fusion) located on the Rooftop of Hotel El Fuerte, featuring the best views of Marbella. We offer a high-level culinary experience in a space with character and privileged views, taking our guests on a gastronomic journey through Nikkei fusion.

A Nikkei restaurant and terrace in Marbella, where gastronomy, cocktails, and atmosphere merge into a single experience. Conceived as a destination from sunset onwards, Kena transforms the terrace into a space where light, rhythm, and social energy define the experience. A concept designed to attract both hotel guests and visitors looking to explore the destination, establishing itself as a benchmark terrace in Marbella.

🔔 We are looking for a Bar Manager, passionate about hospitality, eager to be part of a solid team from its opening. You will be the primary person responsible for the bar at KENA. Your mission is to ensure that the beverage proposal is executed with excellence, that the bar team works according to the correct standards, and that the bar contributes decisively to the restaurant's average check. You will manage the product, the team, the cost, and the customer experience at the bar.

You will have access to multiple advantages:

You will work at Fuerte Group Hotels, a large family of top-tier professionals with nearly 7 decades in the hotel sector, which has grown through differentiated brands, especially in the south of Spain.

💥 Competitive salary policy.

💟 Unique working environment, excellent workplace atmosphere surrounded by great professionals, and a reference position in a premium Nikkei Restaurant in Marbella.

📈 Development opportunities and career plans so that we can grow together.

📚 Continuous training: we bet on and boost your talent. Special attention to improving your language skills.

Your day-to-day will sound like this...

* Communicate departmental objectives to the restaurant staff, as well as review critical processes and staging of the area through daily mini-meetings, in accordance with the standards established by the hotel.

* Direct and coordinate the bar team during all services.

* Manage the beverage menu in coordination with the F&B Manager: signature cocktails, sakes, wines, sparkling wines, and spirits.

* Control bar purchases, negotiate with suppliers, and ensure adequate stock at all times.

* Perform the weekly bar inventory with rigor and precision, recording actual stock and detecting shrinkage deviations.

* Participate in the general monthly inventory alongside the F&B Manager.

* Control bar shrinkage: detect losses, identify their origin, and act to correct them.

* Supervise the bar's mise en place before each service and ensure it is ready to operate at opening time.

* Ensure compliance with the opening, closing, and weekly maintenance checklists for the bar.

* Train the bar team in cocktail techniques, product knowledge, and Upselling techniques.

* Supervise that the bar remains clean, tidy, and in perfect condition throughout the service.

* Coordinate with the Maître d' regarding timing and the flow of drinks during service.

* Report any relevant incidents and the results of the weekly inventory to the F&B Manager.

View original advert (Spanish)

KENA BY AKIRO es un restaurante de cocina Nikkei (fusión japonesa-peruana) ubicado en el Rooftop del Hotel El Fuerte, con las mejores vistas de Marbella. Ofrecemos una experiencia culinaria de alto nivel en un espacio con carácter y vistas privilegiadas, para llevar a nuestros comensales a un viaje gastronómico por la fusión Nikkei.

Un restaurante y terraza Nikkei en Marbella, donde la gastronomía, los cócteles y el ambiente se convierten en una sola experiencia. Concebido como un destino desde el atardecer, Kena transforma la terraza en un espacio donde la luz, el ritmo y la energía social definen la experiencia. Un concepto diseñado para atraer tanto a los huéspedes del hotel como a los visitantes que buscan explorar el destino, consolidándose como una terraza de referencia en Marbella.

🔔Buscamos Bar Manager, apasionado por la hospitalidad, con ganas de formar parte de un equipo sólido desde su apertura. Es el/la máximo responsable de la barra de KENA. Su misión es garantizar que la propuesta de bebidas se ejecuta con excelencia, que el equipo de barra trabaja con los estándares correctos y que la barra contribuye de forma determinante al ticket medio del restaurante. Gestiona el producto, el equipo, el coste y la experiencia del cliente en la barra.

Accederás a múltiples ventajas

Trabajarás en Fuerte Group Hotels, una gran familia de profesionales de primer nivel con casi 7 décadas en el sector hotelero que ha crecido en marcas diferenciadas especialmente en el sur de España.

💥 Política salarial competitiva.

💟 Ambiente de trabajo único, excelente clima laboral rodeado de grandes profesionales, posición de referencia en un Restaurante Nikkei premium en Marbella.

📈 Oportunidades de desarrollo, planes de carrera para que crezcamos juntos.

📚 Formación continua: apostamos e impulsamos tu talento. Especial atención a la mejora de tu nivel de idiomas

Tu día a día empezará a sonar así...

* Comunicar al personal de restaurante los objetivos departamentales establecidos, así como repasar los procesos críticos y puestas en escena del área mediante la realización de mini reuniones diarias, de acuerdo con los estándares establecidos por el hotel.

* Dirigir y coordinar al equipo de barra en todos los servicios.

* Gestionar la carta de bebidas en coordinación con el F&B; Manager: cócteles de autor, sakes, vinos, espumosos y destilados.

* Controlar las compras de barra, negociar con proveedores y garantizar el stock adecuado en todo momento.

* Realizar el inventario semanal de barra con rigor y precisión, registrando el stock real y detectando desviaciones de shrink.

* Participar en el inventario mensual general junto al F&B; Manager.

* Controlar el shrink de barra: detectar pérdidas, identificar su origen y actuar para corregirlas.

* Supervisar el mise en place de la barra antes de cada servicio y garantizar que está lista para operar a la hora de apertura.

* Garantizar el cumplimiento de los check-list de apertura, cierre y mantenimiento semanal de la barra.

* Formar al equipo de barra en técnica de coctelería, conocimiento de producto y técnicas de Upselling.

* Supervisar que la barra se mantiene limpia, ordenada y en perfectas condiciones durante todo el servicio.