General Restaurant Manager

Ready to take the reins? Lead a quality pub with rooms in the Stroud area. Great people. Real autonomy. Your opportunity to make your mark.
 
Our client, a well-established quality pub with rooms within the hospitality industry, based in the Stroud area, has an exciting opportunity for an experienced General Manager to join their team on a full-time, permanent basis.
This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of a quality hospitality operation, leading from the front to deliver excellent customer experiences, develop a strong team and drive the commercial success of the business.
 
The successful General Manager should have:
·Previous management experience within a quality pub, restaurant, hotel or food-led hospitality environment
·Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate, develop and retain a great team
·Good commercial awareness with experience of managing budgets, labour, stock, margins and profitability
·Rosette experience would be good, although not necessarily a requirement.
·A genuine passion for delivering excellent customer service and maintaining high standards
·A hands-on, proactive approach with the confidence to take ownership of the day-to-day operation
·WSET Qualifications & Wine experience are advantageous.
 
In this role, the General Manager will be responsible for:
·Leading and inspiring the hospitality team to deliver consistently high levels of service
·Managing the day-to-day operation across the pub, restaurant and accommodation
·Driving sales, controlling costs and maximising the profitability of the business
·Recruiting, coaching and developing the team while maintaining excellent operational standards
·Working closely with the kitchen and wider management team to identify opportunities for growth
·Building strong relationships with customers and becoming a visible part of the local community
 
Benefits include:
·NEST Pension from day one
·Delicious meals and unlimited soft drinks whilst on duty
·Free parking
·28 days' holiday
·Christmas Bonus Scheme
·Discretionary KPI-based and profit share bonus scheme
·Annual staff party
·Access to Bright Exchange discount platform, including savings on clothing, holidays, food shopping and more
·Flexibility over the Christmas and New Year periods
·Genuine career progression opportunities
 
Our client is offering the successful General Manager a salary in the region of £40,000-£45,000, plus Tronc and a discretionary Performance & Profit Share Bonus Scheme.
The discretionary bonus scheme is designed to reward individual performance against agreed KPI-based metrics alongside the overall profitability of the business. Full targets, qualifying criteria and details of the scheme will be shared later.
 
Due to the location you will need to have your own transport.
 
If you are an experienced, commercially minded and hands-on hospitality leader who knows how to run a great pub, develop a fantastic team and deliver the numbers to match, apply now to arrange a confidential discussion about the opportunity.
Don't delay in applying for this fantastic General Manager opportunity - we want to hear from you!
 
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