General Manager

GENERAL MANAGER - BOUTIQUE COUNTRY INN - SET IN THE NEW FOREST - SEASONAL VENUE - OVER 10 BEDROOMS - SALARY CIRCA 55,000 + BONUSES & BENEFITS (APPROXIMATELY 70K PACKAGE) - LIVE OUT POSITION

We are assisting in the recruitment of General Manager to join this well-established and well-managed business with a stable team in place.

This is a fantastic, premium site set in the heart of the New Forest, Hampshire offers a premium dining experience as well as a relaxed pub feel in the main bar area. The large garden caters for over 150 in the summer months and the site can take up to 70,000 in a week during peak times.

We are looking for a General Manager to inherit this successful business. You will:

• Maintain and build on the successful reputation of the business
• Engage with your team and ensure the high level of customer service expected
• Control budgets and manage the P&L of the business
• Identify new opportunities for the business
• Engage with the local community and work as part of the wider New Forest environment
• Organise bookings and provide accurate forecasting

Reporting the Area Operations Manager, you will have gained experience in a premium dining establishment and have experience in a venue that generates more than 1.5m per annum. You will:

• Have excellent communication skills
• Be able to market the business both locally and via social networks
• Understand a seasonal site, able to work in venues that can hit 70k peak season and 20k off season
• Be someone who can fully engage with your team and lead them to deliver exceptional service
• Understand branded processes but retain a degree of entrepreneurship and taking ownership of the venue

The is a great opportunity at a busy, premium venue set in one of the most scenic areas of natural beauty in the UK. The site has great charm and a good reputation. In return for your stewardship of the site, you will receive:

• A competitive salary, up to 55,000 starting salary
• Bonus scheme & TRONC payment (putting financial package circa 68 - 70K)
• Discounts across the group
• Full range of company benefits
• Company awards
• Progression and development opportunities

This role does not provide accommodation, due to the remote location of the venue, you must be local to the area and be able to commute

In line with the requirements of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK and will be asked to provide documented evidence of eligibility. In line with the requirements of the Employment Agencies Act 1973 we are prohibited from charging work-seekers for work finding services