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General Manager - Manchester

General Manager - Manchester

  • Location

    Manchester, Greater Manchester

  • Sector:

    Health & Fitness, Hospitality, Commercial Leisure

  • Job type:

    Full Time

  • Salary:

    £60000 - £80000 per annum + Development Opportunities

  • Contact:

    Mark Manning

  • Contact email:

    mjm@leisurepeople.com

  • Job ref:

    mjm12121_1576162572

  • Published:

    over 4 years ago

  • Expiry date:

    2020-01-11

  • Startdate:

    Feb 2020

General Manager- Manchester - £60,000-£80,000+ development opportunities

Our client is a new sports entertainment brand looking for a General Manager/New Openings Manager to support with setting up, opening and then managing of their first U.K. venue in Manchester with a view to moving on to open more sites and eventually move into Regional Management.

Key responsibilities:

  • Recruit, coach, develop and inspire your 100+ team members to be the best they can be every day.
  • Create the operational procedures, customer journey and bring the sports/entertainment concept to life.
  • Create and inspire a culture of service excellence and a real sense of community.
  • Develop their local sales and marketing strategy, reach out into the community, build up partnerships and host experiential events.
  • Forecast and manage financial budgets.
  • Support with the growth and development of the wider business

Key Requirements

  • Well groomed, high personable and professional with outstanding communication skills.
  • Hands-on yet strategic approach to leadership with an ownership mentality and entrepreneurial flair.
  • At least 5-years successful senior management experience within premium leisure or hospitality.
  • Experience of working in a past paced, high volume, customer centric environment with extensive food and beverage operations.
  • Working knowledge of the Manchester market.
  • Flexible approach to work as some evenings and weekends will be required.
  • Multi-site and new opening experience would be a distinct advantage.

For more information please click apply and if you have the right level of experience will be in touch right away.