Assistant Manager

Simmons Bar; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading bar group in London as an Assistant Manager, where you'll lead shifts and ensure an unforgettable experience for guests. With a supportive team and opportunities for progression, you'll play a vital role in maintaining the unique atmosphere and operational excellence of the venues. Enjoy a generous salary, bonuses, and various staff perks.

Benefits

Generous bonuses

Industry leading staff discounts

Flexible shift patterns

Exciting incentives, including trips abroad

Qualifications

• Experience in a bar or hospitality setting required.
• Skills in managing teams and ensuring guest satisfaction.
• Ability to handle stock orders and maintain bar operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead shifts and oversee daily operations.
• Manage bar atmosphere and ensure guest experiences.
• Train and develop staff while meeting sales targets.

Skills

Leadership

Customer Engagement

Stock Management

Operational Efficiency

Team Development

Job description

What’s in it for you:

• £30,500 base salary + generous bonuses
• Industry leading staff discounts, including HAPPY HOUR ALL NIGHT!
• Flexible shift patterns
• Great progression opportunities- 60% of our managers have been internally promoted, because we care about people.
• Exciting incentives, including trips abroad!

Who we are:

We’re well known for being the best bar group in London (and probably the world). A late night cocktail bar offering you the perfect place for after work drinks or a cheeky dance, people like me because I look real good and sell nice drinks. We’re located in lots of different places across London, we can be hired out for private parties and we have a notoriously eclectic musical taste; ranging from hip-hop, to disco, to funk, to 80’s, to 90’s to classic party bangers!

Our values:

We care about people. We own our actions. We are open in our thoughts. We are skilled at hospitality. We are the party starters.

The Assistant Manager we’re looking for:

• Shift leading Sunday-Wednesday
• Responsible for opening and closing the venue to the correct standards and in line with company policy
• Managing the atmosphere on shift to ensure that the venues are clean, the music and lighting are at the correct levels and the temperature is comfortable for guests
• Delivering a memorable experience at all times and engaging with guests in an effort to gain their insights
• Always operating the venues within the limits of its license
• Working with the General Manager and Deputy Manager on managing stock to deliver sales and GP targets
• Support the management team with all training in the venue
• Identify up and coming talent within the venue and support their development
• Weekly stock ordering and daily perishables ordering
• You’ll ensure that the day-to-day running of the bars operates in an efficient and professional manner with a high level of guest satisfaction.
• You’ll ensure that the venue is operating within the limits of its license at all times
• Report any serious incidents incidents/accidents as per escalation matrix
• To always maintain a safe work environment
• To be fully conversant with all emergency and security procedures within the venue and take charge of any situations that may arise
• Keep accurate records of all incidents and report in line with company policy
• Complete all reasonable requests from line managers

This is not an exhaustive list and other duties will fall within the remit as assigned by your line managers.

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