Operations & Business Lead - Young Coffee

YOUNG; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 30.000 - 50.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A dynamic new coffee venture in Valencia seeks an Operations Manager to lead daily operations, build systems, and work closely with the team. The role offers a key opportunity for ownership and direct collaboration with leadership, ensuring successful operations while laying the foundation for future scaling. Candidates should have hospitality experience, solid understanding of P&L, and be comfortable with hands-on management. Competitive salary with potential for profit-sharing and equity is offered.

Servicios

Clear path towards senior leadership or co-founder role

Competitive salary with future upside

Direct collaboration with the YOUNG Holding team

Formación

• Experience in hospitality, retail or operations-driven businesses.
• Strong understanding of operations, costs and P&L.
• Structured, reliable and calm under pressure.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the daily operation of the café and support the Café Host.
• Document operations into clear checklists and SOPs.
• Own and monitor the café's P&L.

Conocimientos

Experience in hospitality

Understanding of operations

P&L management

Entrepreneurial mindset

Ability to work under pressure

Descripción del empleo

Location

Valencia, Spain

Employment Type

Full-time, on-site

Growth Path

Operations Lead → Head of Operations / Co-founder track

About YOUNG Coffee

Young Coffee is one of our ventures within YOUNG. We are launching our first flagship café in Valencia, designed to become the operational blueprint for a scalable, high-standard coffee brand. This first location is where we define how Young Coffee is run, so it can later be replicated across 30+ locations.

We believe in :

• Small, high-performing teams
• Operational excellence and financial discipline
• Building once, scaling many times

About The Role

This role sits between operations and business.

You will run the café day-to-day while building the operational and financial foundations that allow Young Coffee to scale. You are hands-on in operations, close to customers, staff, suppliers and numbers with the responsibility to turn daily reality into clear systems, standards and blueprints.

In the short term, you will be operationally involved alongside one Café Host.

In the medium term, you will own the café’s operations and P&L.

In the long term, this role can evolve into a key leadership or co-founder position.

Your Mission

Make Young Coffee run flawlessly today and turn daily execution into a scalable operating system for tomorrow.

Key Responsibilities

• Operations & Leadership
  • Lead the daily operation of the café and support the Café Host
  • Ensure opening / closing, service flow and routines meet Young Coffee standards
  • Step into operations when needed (service, prep, hosting)
  • Set a calm, structured and high-standard working culture
• Systems & Process Building
  • Document operations into clear checklists, routines and SOPs
  • Define the “Young Coffee way” of running a café
  • Continuously improve processes to increase consistency and reduce dependency on individuals
• Business, P&L & Suppliers
  • Own and monitor the café’s P&L
  • Track costs, margins, labor efficiency and profitability
  • Manage suppliers, inventory and purchasing
  • Build simple, scalable systems for future locations
• Scaling Preparation
  • Turn the Valencia café into the blueprint for future openings
  • Identify what works, what doesn’t and what must change before scaling
  • Collaborate with YOUNG Holding on replication and expansion

Who We’re Looking For

• Experience in hospitality, retail or operations-driven businesses
• Strong understanding of operations, costs and P&L
• Comfortable being hands-on today to build something bigger tomorrow
• Structured, reliable and calm under pressure
• Systems-oriented with an entrepreneurial mindset
• Based in Valencia and available on-site
• Coffee experience is a plus, operational and business thinking matter more.

What We Offer

• A key role in building Young Coffee from the ground up
• Real ownership over operations and performance
• Direct collaboration with the YOUNG Holding team
• Clear path toward senior leadership or co-founder role
• Competitive salary with future upside (profit-sharing / equity)

Final Thought

This role is for someone who wants to build before they scale, execute before they delegate and earn leadership through example.

To Apply

Please answer the following questions by video :

• Tell us about a time you led a small team (or one person). How did you set standards and make sure they were followed?
• Describe a situation where you were fully responsible for an operation or result. What went wrong, and what did you change afterward?
• If the café runs well but depends too much on you, what are the first 2–3 things you would systematize to make it scalable?
• Tell us your salary expectations

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