Operations & Business Lead - Young Coffee

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

Descripción de la vacante

A growing coffee brand in Valencia seeks an experienced Operations Manager to oversee the café's daily operations and financial performance while establishing scalable systems for future locations. The ideal candidate should possess a strong background in hospitality and operations, with a keen understanding of P&L metrics. This role offers a clear path to senior leadership or a co-founder position, and requires hands-on management skills to effectively lead a small team while driving operational excellence.

Servicios

Competitive salary with future upside (profit-sharing / equity)

Real ownership over operations and performance

Direct collaboration with the YOUNG Holding team

Formación

• Experience leading a small team and setting standards.
• Ability to document operations into clear checklists and SOPs.
• Comfortable being hands-on today to build for tomorrow.

Responsabilidades

• Run the café day-to-day while building operational foundations.
• Own and monitor the café’s P&L.
• Lead the daily operation and ensure service flow meets standards.

Conocimientos

Experience in hospitality, retail or operations-driven businesses

Strong understanding of operations, costs and P&L

Structured, reliable and calm under pressure

Systems-oriented with an entrepreneurial mindset

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