Sommelier (M/F) - Hôtel les Barmes de l'Ours
Located in the heart of the village of Val d’Isère, Les Barmes de l’Ours*****, a member of Relais & Châteaux, offers you the opportunity to work and develop your skills in an establishment offering quality service to its clientele. You will evolve in an exceptional setting, at the foot of the slopes and a few meters from numerous activities (aqua-sports center, cinema, seasonal workers' house...).
The hotel consists of 76 rooms and suites, each floor featuring a warm and original decor.
The establishment also consists of three restaurants directed by Chef Antoine Gras: La Table de l’Ours, our gastronomic restaurant, 1 star in the Guide Michelin, La Rôtisserie, redesigned with its traditional dishes, and our Coin Savoyard.
Our bar offers original or personalized creations that meet our customers' desires in a warm environment by the fireside. In continuity, the Kid’s club area and our bowling alley give our clientele the opportunity to spend pleasant moments throughout the day.
A highlight, the 1,000 m² SPA area includes, in particular, an indoor pool enjoying beautiful natural light. At the same level, you will find our hair salon, where you have the possibility to access preferential rates.
Finally, our partner Proshop will allow you to rent your ski equipment at discounted prices.
A word from Valérie Boulenger, our Director, and Antoine Gras, our Chef de cuisine: Because it is above all our teams that make us a must-visit address in Val d'Isère, we wish to surround ourselves with people sharing a common passion for hospitality and catering. We look forward to many of you joining us for the next 2026-2027 winter season.
AS A SOMMELIER
Under the direction of the Head Sommelier, you will have the following missions:
- Participate in the setup before services.
- Ensure quality reception and personalized service for our clientele in our starred gastronomic restaurant and/or in the two other restaurants of the establishment, La Rôtisserie and the Coin Savoyard.
- Propose well-balanced food and wine pairings as well as relevant advice to our customers.
- Have perfect knowledge of the wine list in order to meet customer expectations, relying on solid oenological knowledge.
- Contribute to the evolution of the wine and beverage lists under the responsibility of the Head Sommelier.
- Participate in the daily management of the cellar: stock monitoring, inventories, receiving and storing orders.
- Respect internal procedures as well as hygiene and food safety standards (HACCP).
Ideally coming from training in sommelier studies or hospitality-catering, you have successful experience in a similar position.
- Strong taste for the world of wine and good oenological knowledge.
- Excellent presentation and very good interpersonal skills.
- Sense of service and customer satisfaction.
- Sense of organization, rigor, and attention to detail.
- Team spirit, dynamism, and reactivity.
- Mastery of English is essential.
The position:
- Accommodation (or housing allowance) and meals provided
- Salary according to convention and experience / 43 hours per week
- Seasonal contract from early December to mid-April
- Join a young and passionate team
The benefits:
- Overtime paid and/or taken as time off
- Company health insurance at advantageous rates, as well as health contingency
- Portability of health insurance (subject to conditions)
- Laundry available to staff for private laundry and Uniform maintained by the hotel
- Preferential rates for ski equipment rental and hairdressing services
- Discounted ski passes offered by VieValdis, the association of seasonal workers in Val d’Isère
Perspectives:
- Possibility of professional evolution for future winter seasons
- Join the teams of one of our establishments in the South of France during the summer season
- Benefit from the Relais & Châteaux Network