General Manager

SSP; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted meals

Colleague discount

Friends & Family discount

Flexible working

Management bonus

Digital health support

Wellbeing support

Diversity networks

Life assurance

Development opportunities

Share incentive plan

Job summary

SSP is seeking a Multi-Unit General Manager to lead Cafe Local at Blackpool and Preston Stations. You will drive operational excellence, coach teams, and deliver exceptional customer service while managing multiple units.

As General Manager you’ll recruit and train staff, build strong relationships with clients and partners, and steer trade activity to grow sales and maximise profit. This role offers career development within SSP’s brand portfolio.

Qualifications

• Experience leading multi-unit hospitality/retail teams.
• Proven track record in delivering customer service and operational excellence.
• Ability to recruit, train and develop staff.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and train teams to deliver above and beyond.
• Coach teams on product knowledge and brand standards.
• Drive trade activity to grow sales and maximise profit.
• Plan hours to meet customer demand and address root causes.
• Ensure units comply with internal systems and safety.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships with clients and partners.
• Prioritise colleague safety and legal trading compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Sales growth

Operational planning

Stakeholder management

Job description

Multi Unit General Manager – Cafe Local @ Blackpool & Preston Stations

If you're passionate about food and travel, you've come to the right place. We are the Global food travel experts, and we have something delicious for everyone. Whether you're flying, taking a train, or just passing by, we have the best food and drink options for you.

We work with more than 500 brands, from our creations like Upper Crust, Millie’s Cookies, Café Local, and Beer House, to well-known franchises like M&S, Starbucks, Burger King, The Breakfast Club & BrewDog.

As a Multi-Unit General Manager, you'll be rewarded with a competitive salary of £36,000 p.a. and enjoy:

• Discounted meal on shift
• Colleague discount - up to 50%
• Friends & Family discount up to 20% (T&C apply)
• Flexible working
• Management bonus scheme
• Access to digital GPs, 24/7 helpline for you & family
• Wellbeing support and family friendly leave
• Variety of networks to support you, Neurodiversity, LGBTQ+ and many more
• Life assurance
• Apprenticeships and ongoing development opportunities
• Share incentive plan (SIP)

We're looking for an inspirational leader to lead our teams at Starbucks & other SSP catering brand units. You'll have the opportunity to make a difference every day, as you lead your team and business to deliver exceptional customer service and operational excellence.

As General Manager you’ll:

• Recruit and train the best people for your teams, ensuring they have the capability to deliver above and beyond in their role by developing their operational and leadership skills.
• Coach your teams to be passionate and knowledgeable about the products in your units, building its brand and providing customers with the right range, quality, and service to ensure they keep coming back.
• Lead your teams in the driving of trade activity and use your expertise and knowledge to grow sales and maximise profit.
• Lead and build your teams knowledge to deliver and sustain business Change Plans and resource-planned activities ensuring that hours are worked when and where these would most benefit customers, and to identify and resolve root cause issues, with sustainable solutions and continual reviews.
• Ensure the units are in line with the guidance provided by internal systems.
• Build strong stakeholder management and trusted relationships and with our clients and partners.
• The safety of your colleagues is your top priority, and you ensure your units are always trading legally by coaching the team to use all security tools available to provide a safer place to work.

SSP are proud to be an equal opportunity employer who seek to recruit and retain the most talented individuals from a variety of backgrounds, skills and perspectives.

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