General Manager - The Phoenix, next to Coventry University Coventry, England
Job description
General Manager – The Phoenix, Coventry University
Salary £45,000 - £50,000 p.a. + Bonuses
What we can offer...
As well as the opportunity to work in a fun environment with like-minded people we would like to reward you with the following;
- Generous Bonus scheme with the opportunity to earn up to 30% of your salary
- Private medical insurance
- Career development via our award-winning progression programmes
- Employee Reward Card – 25% off Food & Drink in all of our bars, clubs and pubs (Be at One, Slug and Lettuce, Popworld, and Walkabout to name a few) for you and your friends
- VIP entry into our bars and clubs
- Access to Stonegate Xtra Rewards where you can get a wide range of discounts from major high street retailers and travel
- Access to employee advice focussed around finance, health and wellbeing through our Employee Assistance Programme
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and benefits
- 25% discount at David Lloyd Gyms
- Access to discounted Unum Dental Insurance
- Access to Wagestream which enables you to withdraw part of your wages before payday
Stonegate Group can offer you a career as a General Manager, whether it’s a bar in a busy city centre, your favourite meeting spot with friends or your local that’s within walking distance, we’ve got it covered. At Stonegate Group we cater for all occasions. We strongly believe in supporting and developing people and their careers throughout all parts of our business and are very proud of our award- winning progression programmes.
Stonegate Group are the largest Pub, Bar and Club operator in the UK. We currently have an opportunity for an experienced General Manager to join us at The Phoenix.
General Manager – The Phoenix, Coventry University
Salary £45,000 - £50,000 p.a. + Bonuses
Pubs like this do not come along often, this is a chance to take the reins at one of the most iconic venues in Coventry.
The Phoenix is an incredible Social Pub and Kitchen site located in the heart Coventry city centre and right next to the University. This truly is a flagship site, refurbished 2 years ago and offers an array of reasons to visit. Trading well and catering to an alternative and diverse crowd The Phoenix is looking forward to a successful year - already boasting several strong sessions – including established club nights on a Wednesday, Friday and Saturday before rounding off the week with a legendary Quiz every Sunday.
With an amazing urban beer garden, pavement licence to the front and multipurpose club room including big screen and stage upstairs
The Phoenix is a unique and exciting site to pique the interest of the most entrepreneurial operators.
With a superb food offer, complimented by our Dark Kitchens takeaway menu and a strong Sports following the Phoenix also benefits from a fantastic team capable of ensuring the venue continues to grow when the students return.
This is a unique opportunity to take the reins of a site which offers so much scope to be creative, grow sales and develop both your team, and your own career in a flagship venue. We are looking for someone with the passion, and creativity to inspire and innovate further. If you think you have the drive to take on a flagship site and develop a high calibre team to the next level then get in touch.
The next General Manager of this amazing business should be a confident leader with an eye for detail. You will be passionate about ensuring your pub is best in class across all aspects of the business from food to craft, sport to huge Student nights and a top-notch creator of reasons to visit brilliantly executed.
We are looking for a driven General Manager with great leadership skills capable of interacting with food and drink customers alike and taking a high performing team to the next level. You will have a flair for innovation and marketing of key weekly event management and enjoy staying on top of emerging trends and pushing boundaries to implement new ideas into your venue.
You will be able to grow the food and drink sales through excellent customer service and have experience of managing volume food sales in excess of £5k per week as well as the ability to deliver high volume peak trading sessions and managing the licensing relationships needed to ensure safe delivery of our iconic late night sessions.
As a General Manager, you will need to be able to demonstrate great leadership skills and the ability to build a high performing team in order to control, develop and improve all aspects of the business including: P&L, people, standards, legal compliance, service and brand integrity.
