Job Description

Company Description

The Benugo brand stretches from our own award-winning high street stores to cafes and restaurants within some of the world\xe2\x80\x99s best loved public spaces and visitor attractions.

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We are looking for an experienced General Manager to join the team at Warwick Arts Centre and oversee it\'s vibrant bar and restaurant.

Warwick Arts Centre is a multi-venue arts complex at the University of Warwick in Coventry, England. It attracts around 300,000 visitors a year to over 3,000 individual events embracing all types of theatre and performance, contemporary and classical music, dance, comedy, visual art, films, talks and family events

The Benugo operation consists of:

• 100 cover restaurant serving contemporary, seasonal, freshly prepared food
• A lounge bar serving hot and cold drinks
• A theatre bar serving hot and cold drinks, opened only on show nights

Shifts: The venue is open day and evening, 7 days per week, so the expectation is the GM will work a varied work schedule, 5 days in 7, including weekends.

Salary: \xc2\xa343,000 per annum

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

About the General Manager role:

To oversee the operational function of the location, by providing direction and structure to the team and ensuring our product and service is always of a high standard

To build and maintain the client relationship by regularly meeting, problem solving and forward planning with the client

To ensure the customers experience is maintained at all times to the highest standard from front and back of house

To continuously work towards improving sales and service

Financial and budget management including forecasting, cost control and forward planning

To support and manage the performance of the team through ongoing evaluations, listening, training, and mentoring

To ensure high levels of Food and Health & Safety are maintained at all times

Qualifications

The Ideal Candidate:

A General Manager with a proven track record of success and building key client relations

Experience in high volume and multi-site operations is highly desirable

Excellent communicator with the ability to motivate and inspire

Have astute financial and commercial awareness to ensure the continued success of the site

A passion for food is a plus!

Additional Information

Benugo has built a culture of inclusivity & progression for all employees. Not only have we retained our family-feel culture, but we also offer a range of benefits including:

• Free lunch on shift
• Free tea and coffee at any Benugo location
• A monthly allowance to use at any Benugo location
• Competitive rate
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave pay for when your family is growing
• Company sick leave
• Company annual leave
• Opportunity to develop and further your career within a fast growing an exciting company with a very prestigious list of clients
• Employee discounts at several retailers (via Hapi app) & fitness providers
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme & our trained Mental Health First Aiders

If this sounds like the role for you, apply now!

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