General Manager in Coventry

Location: Coventry
Salary: £45,000 per year
Recruiter: Stonegate Group
Job Hours: Full-time

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General Manager – The Phoenix, Coventry

Salary – Up to £45,000

Can you…

  • Support, coach, mentor and develop your team
  • Create and deliver a vision for your business
  • Ensure standards and compliance are continuous
  • Create a welcoming atmosphere for our guests
  • Deliver consistent financial results
  • A little bit about the opportunity…

    Pubs like this do not come along often, this is a chance to take the reins at one of the most iconic venues in Coventry.

    The Phoenix is an incredible Social Pub and Kitchen site located in the heart Coventry city centre and right next to the University. This truly is a flagship site, invested 3 years ago and offers an array of reasons to visit.

    Trading well and catering to an alternative and diverse crowd, The Phoenix is looking forward to a successful year - already boasting several strong sessions – including established club nights on a Wednesday, Friday and Saturday before rounding off the week with a legendary Quiz every Sunday.

    With an amazing urban beer garden, pavement licence to the front and multipurpose club room including big screen and stage upstairs The Phoenix is a unique and exciting site to pique the interest of the most entrepreneurial operators.

    With a superb food offer, complimented by our Dark Kitchens takeaway menu and a strong Sports following the Phoenix also benefits from a fantastic team capable of ensuring the venue continues to grow when the students return.

    This is a unique opportunity to take the reins of a site which offers so much scope to be creative, grow sales and develop both your team, and your own career in a flagship venue.

    We are looking for a General Manager with the passion, and creativity to inspire and innovate further. If you think you have the drive to take on a flagship site and develop a high calibre team to the next level, then get in touch.

    You will be a confident leader with an eye for detail, passionate about ensuring your pub is best in class across all aspects of the business from food to craft, sport to huge student nights and a top-notch Rhythm of The Week brilliantly executed.

    As a driven individual with great leadership skills, you will be capable of interacting with food and drink customers alike whilst taking a high performing team to the next level. Ideally you will have a flair for innovation, marketing of key weekly events as well as big one off events, whilst staying on top of emerging trends and pushing boundaries to implement new ideas into your venue.

    What's in it for you?  

  • Possibility to earn up to 30% of your salary in bonus
  • Award winning training and development programmes 
  • 25% off Food & Drink for you and ALL your friends in over 800 sites 
  • Referral scheme of up to £1,000 per person 
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance 
  • Employee Assistance – Licence Trade Charity 
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    At Stonegate Group, we're proud to be the biggest operator of pubs, bars, and late-night venues in the United Kingdom. Our leading brands are diverse and well-known, including names like Slug & Lettuce, Be At One and Popworld.

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    If you have a disability as outlined by the Equality Act 2010 and require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please let us know in advance so that any support, aids or adaptations can be put in place to assist you. Please contact (RM Email).


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