General Manager

Old Post Office; Wallingford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A premium pub group in Southern England is seeking a Designate General Manager to join its expanding team. You will have the opportunity to manage a pub within three months through a structured development program. Ideal candidates will have prior management experience in hospitality or retail and be flexible. The role includes extensive training and a supportive working environment focused on customer satisfaction and team cohesion, along with a variety of perks and opportunities for progression.

Benefits

High St discounts

Friends and family discount

40% off Charming Bedrooms estate

Cash incentives

Birthday box

Qualifications

• Previous management success in hospitality or retail is preferred.
• Ability to undertake a structured development and training programme.
• Willingness to travel and adapt.

Responsibilities

• Manage the designated areas and develop into a General Manager role.
• Participate in training across various pubs.
• Commit to customer and team satisfaction.

Skills

Leadership

Customer service

Flexibility

Drive and determination

Job description

If you are looking for a new challenge in a growing business where you can develop and grow, then read on!

We have full time hours available that can work around you.

Salary will be up to £42,000

A job you can enjoy

Joining Upham Inns as a Designate General Manager is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Deputy General Managers or Assistant Managers to develop into our high profile, leadership roles.

You will be given the chance to train in our diverse portfolio of sites in Southern England, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Wiltshire, where every site is high energy and completely unique; each one is the heart of its community. With our fast-track programme, you could be managing your own site in 3 months.

Our Designate General Manager programme is designed for experienced managers working in a retail, service, customer-facing industry or non-branded pub environment.

You’ll need to be flexible, willing to travel and have the drive and determination to succeed.

About the Role

Area Designate Managers are a key role and the steppingstone to quickly managing your own Pub.

Undertaking a structured development and training programme your aim will be to take on your first General Manager role.

With a strong commitment to the customers and the team you will be given extensive exposure to prepare you for your own pub.

To be considered for a Designate Manager role, previous management success is desirable; from a hospitality, retail or other fast paced background and the right attitude and outlook is essential.

We also offer!

• Flexible hours to work around your life.
• A fun working environment in a friendly team.
• Good training/ work experience.
• Development opportunities if you want them

Day 1 perks of working for Upham! (We don’t make you wait 3 months)

• High St discounts.
• Friends and family discount.
• 40% off Charming Bedrooms estate
• Cash incentives.
• Birthday box to help you celebrate.

It’s a place you can develop

• Opportunity to progress.
• Gain nationally recognised qualifications.
• Job security, no zero hours contracts.
• Working with a premium offer/ group.
• Small company where you are treated as an individual.
• Your opinion counts.

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.