General Manager

Ship Inn; East Grinstead; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Huge annual bonus potential - up to 50

Private Health Insurance

Enhanced Company Pension Scheme

Life Assurance Scheme

20% discount in all Young's pubs

30% discount on overnight stays in our

Share Save Scheme

Career Pathway and Training and Dev

Job summary

Ship Inn in East Grinstead is seeking a General Manager to lead a community-focused pub with a mix of events and a wrap-around beer garden. You will shape the offer, drive sales, and stand at the helm of running a modern, food-led operation in a busy high street setting.

The role rewards entrepreneurial spirit with autonomy to tailor menus, events, and marketing, while managing recruitment and staff development. A strong customer-service ethos and a passion for local engagement are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the team to deliver exceptional hospitality and service.
• Recruit, develop, and motivate staff to ensure knowledge and guest delight.
• Drive sales and create compelling reasons for guests to visit, tailoring events and offers.

Job description

General Manager - Up to 46k live in

We're looking for a General Manager for the Ship Inn, East Grinstead. This community high street pub has an array of bookable spaces for events and celebrations, which also include its modern wrap-around beer garden. The ideal candidate has experience running a similar style of business, and has plenty of creativity to mould the offer and drive sales - creating more reasons to visit and increasing that connection with the local community. Lots of opportunity to grow sales through becoming the social hub of the community.

Running a Pub for Young's:

We believe pubs should be differentiated and individual and so we are looking for entrepreneurial General Managers to put their own stamp on our businesses. We're all about freedom within a framework - you decide what goes on the food menu - and that doesn't mean picking from a bank of recipes! You tailor your offer to your guests and grow the business in line with your business vision! You decide what events and sales driving to do, what the team uniform is, and look after all your own recruitment and marketing. If you are a people-focused Pub General Manager with fresh food experience, then we want to hear from you.

What We Offer Our General Managers:

• Huge annual bonus potential - up to 100% of your salary!
• Private Health Insurance
• Enhanced Company Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance Scheme
• 20% discount in all Young's pubs and 30% discount on overnight stays in our Pubs with Rooms
• Access to our Share Save Scheme
• Access to our Career Pathway and Training and Development Courses

What we look for in a General Manager:

We are looking for a creative & entrepreneurial General Manager to join and lead our team in our stylish, food focused pub. As the successful General Manager, you will embrace the autonomy given to run your business and offer unique ideas to drive your team to success. You will have a genuine passion for exceptional customer service and a pro-active approach to team management. You will recruit & develop your team to ensure they have the knowledge needed to delight our customers. You will also be someone who is committed to their career in hospitality and we can offer ongoing development to support you as you grow and succeed with us.

“We believe in developing our people to delight our customers”