Assistant Sommelier Trainee

Job description

Company Description

Join  us at Accor,  where  life pulses  with  passion! ​

As a pioneer in the art of responsible hospitality, the Accor Group gathers more than 45 brands, 5,600 hotels, 10,000 restaurants, and lifestyle destinations in 110 countries. While each brand has its own personality, where you will be able to truly find yourself, they all share a common ambition: to keep innovating and challenging the status-quo.​

By joining us, you will become a Heartist®, because hospitality is, first and foremost, a work of heart.​

You will join a caring environment and a team where you can be all you are. You will be in a supportive place to grow, to fulfil yourself, to discover other professions and to pursue career opportunities, in your hotel or in other hospitality environments, in your country or anywhere in the world!​

You will enjoy exclusive benefits, specific to the sector and beyond, as well as strong recognition for your daily commitment.​

Everything you will do with us, regardless of your profession, will offer a deep sense of meaning, to create lasting, memorable and impactful experiences for your customers, for your colleagues and for the planet.

Hospitality   is  a  work  of  heart , ​
Join  us and  become  a  Heartist ®.

Job Description

Let your passion shine as Assistant Sommelier Intern

Belong in a place where you can be yourself and love what you do. Join our hotel community/ us and we will support you to realise your potential. You will be part of a team where everyone’s contribution is valued. We will empower you to bring ideas to elevate our services, creating personalised experiences for guests. Help them to feel special and we will do the same for you.

A career that lets your passion shine
Together with the Sommelier and the chef, you are going to work on wine-food pairing. In this way, you will challenge your taste palette and gives you the opportunity to come up with perfect wine/food pairing. You will learn all the ins and outs about being a sommelier from our experts.

You will also visit several tastings to expand and improve our wine list. Together with the team, you will be responsible for the stock counting and keeping track of the wine storage.

Last but not least, you will provide the most hospitable service and make sure all our guests enjoy the food in Bridges in combination with our beautiful wines and their stories.

What we offer
Bring passion and dedication to excellence and we will recognise your contribution with a variety of benefits, rewards and development opportunities. We also offer a range of wellbeing initiatives. Join us and you can thrive as an individual as well as being part of a supportive and inclusive team.
Our team is young and full with passion and motivation. The Grand highly values personal and professional growth, therefore, we have a full time trainings manager who contributes do your development. Not only during, but also after your internship, we see possibilities and career opportunities. You also have the possibility to do various cross trainings in different departments to broaden your hotel knowledge.

The internship allowance is €600 gross per month, based on 38 hours per week. Besides this, you also have the possibility to receive travel allowance. Every day you can enjoy a meal in our staff canteen, free of charge.

Do you like to go out for dinner and drinks? Good! You will get 50% F&B discount in our restaurants.

What you will bring to the role

·  You’re following a hospitality or gastronomic study
·  You are looking for an internship for minimum 5 months
·  You speak English on a business level
·  You are eager and motivated to learn more about wines
·  Having Wset 2 or a similar certificate is a plus

About our hotel
Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam offers five-star luxury in a unique setting. Being part of Accor, a French hotel chain, enables us to combine the historical flair of the building with modern design, and luxurious service. For further details, feel free to check out our website and follow us on Social Media.

Apply now
We are looking forward to receiving your application. Don't hesitate to reach out to me via gillian.fletcher@sofitel.com or +31 (0)20 555 3 194.

Qualifications

What you will bring to the role

·  You’re following a hospitality or gastronomic study
·  You are looking for an internship for minimum 5 months
·  You speak English on a business level
·  You are eager and motivated to learn more about wines
·  Having Wset 2 or a similar certificate is a plus