Deputy General Manager

Premium Village Inns; Littleton; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A premium pub company in Littleton is seeking a Deputy Manager to lead the front-of-house team and oversee operational performance. The ideal candidate will have solid experience in a similar role, excellent leadership skills, and a strong background in hospitality. Responsibilities include ensuring the establishment meets high standards and supporting the General Manager in operational excellence. This role offers up to £35,000 plus performance-related incentives.

Benefits

Flexible shift patterns

Discounts on meals and accommodation

Development program

Lifestyle card with discounts

Qualifications

• Solid experience in a similar role with a proven track record.
• Restaurant and hospitality experience is essential.
• Ability to manage budgets, labor controls, and forecasting.
• Strong commercial acumen to drive sales and results.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire the performance of the FOH team.
• Oversee all aspects of operation and performance.
• Ensure Upham Inns standards are maintained.
• Support the General Manager in driving excellence.

Skills

Leadership

Financial management

Communication

Problem solving

Auditing

Job description

What’s in it for you?

• Up to £35.000 per annum plus a share of Tronc (this can be up to £5000 per year)
• Flexible shift patterns
• Up to 33% off meals taken off duty for you and up to 6 guests
• 33% off our hotel accommodation & 20% for Friends and Family
• Development program with a clear pathway to General Manager
• Access to the lifestyle card – which will provide you with instant access to over 5,000 discounts across all aspects of their lifestyle. With thousands of discounts covering local independents, national and online businesses, there are plenty of opportunities to save money. The lifestyle card is a 100% free benefit for our Upham Inn team members.
• Service Awards
• A Birthday Gift
• Refer a friend and Chef recruitment incentives of up to £1000

Deputy Manager Requirements :

• Solid experience in a similar role, with a proven track record of leading and delivering is essential
• Restaurant / Hospitality experience is essential
• a track record of leading teams to success
• Strong financial skills and be able to comfortably manage all audits and due diligence
• Ability and skill to manage budgets, labour controls and forecasting
• A strong commercial acumen that enable you to drive sales and deliver business results
• Excellent problem solving skills and the ability to think fast
• Great communication skills that allow you to lead and inspire a team and delight our guests
• The Right to Work in the UK

Deputy Manager Responsibilities :

• Lead and inspire the performance of the FOH team.
• Full responsibility for overseeing all aspects of the operation and performance. This includes People, Guest, Sales, Profit, Operations, Health and safety and property
• To ensure the Upham Inns standards are maintained and the restaurant performance delivers its targets through a People first, Guest obsessed, operational Excellence Strategy
• Supporting the General Manager in driving and delivering excellence throughout all aspects of the premises
• To be a role model and guide training and development within the team

What do we do?

We own a collection of

beautiful and individual premium pubs across Southern England. Our pubs are in

idyllic settings in country villages and towns, where we are proud to be the

quality local of the area, serving high quality fresh pub food in a cozy pub ambience.

Most of our pubs have some Charming Bedrooms as well. New to our growing family

is Harper’s Steakhouse, a new premium American Steakhouse brand that we started

rolling out last year.

It’s an exciting time to join us!

Upham Inns is growing,

and we want you to grow with us and be part of our success. We’ve been busy

investing in our business and we are seeing some great results. So, we want to

continue to grow our pub family and we are looking to recruit passionate people

into our team

We are looking for great people to join us

Our company is big

enough to support you but small enough to care about your individual needs. We

are a friendly, hands-on team who have a passion for running great pubs. We are

always on the lookout for like-minded people who have the desire to work and

grow with us.