Salary: 50000 per annumShift hours: Full Time
General Manager Premium Hospitality
Edinburgh | 50,000 per annum
40 hours per week | Monday to Friday
Great food in the workplace isnt simply about fuel.Its about increasing productivity and improving performance; its about happy, motivated people and inspiring environments. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do we live to bring food and people together.
We are brave, bold and curious adventurers in food and drink. Never shy of being different, always challenging the conventional.
Our passionate team of chefs, baristas, servers, nutritionists and much more, love nothing more than creating memorable moments that enrich the everyday.
About the Role
Were looking for an experienced and ambitious General Manager to lead a high-profile premium hospitality operation within a newly refurbished flagship building in Edinburgh.
This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of a diverse operation, bringing together a busy day-to-day staff restaurant, executive hospitality, coffee and bar service, fine dining, and an exciting calendar of corporate and social events.
Youll lead from the front, setting exceptional standards across the operation, developing your management team and building strong relationships with the client and key stakeholders.
From everyday workplace dining to three-course experiences, tasting menus, champagne receptions and bespoke events, this is a varied role where delivering an outstanding customer experience is at the heart of everything you do.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and inspire the wider hospitality team
- Oversee the day-to-day delivery of the staff restaurant and wider hospitality operation
- Ensure consistently high standards across restaurant, hospitality, coffee and bar services
- Lead the delivery of corporate hospitality, fine dining and bespoke events
- Bring together the different areas of a large, high-profile operation, ensuring a consistent customer experience
- Build and maintain strong relationships with the client and key stakeholders
- Develop and support your Heads of Department, creating a positive and high-performing team culture
- Maintain exceptional standards of food, service and presentation
- Take a hands-on approach, supporting your teams when required
- Drive commercial performance while maintaining outstanding quality and customer experience
Our Ideal Candidate
Were looking for a confident hospitality leader who can successfully bring together the different elements of a complex, premium operation.
Youll ideally have:
- Proven General Manager experience within premium hospitality or contract catering
- A strong understanding of high-end food and beverage operations
- Experience managing large, multi-faceted hospitality operations
- Strong experience leading and developing management teams
- Excellent client relationship and stakeholder management skills
- Experience delivering high-profile corporate events and premium hospitality
- Strong commercial awareness and excellent organisational skills
- A hands-on and proactive leadership style
- A genuine passion for food, service and creating memorable customer experiences
Whats in it for you?
Working with Gather & Gather has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so weve developed a range of benefits to keep you happy.
- Personal Development and Training opportunities
- Life assurance scheme
- Pension scheme
- Holiday allowance
- Access to Healthcare Support App which includes Annual health check, Digital GP, Mental Health Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Medical Opinion
- Eye care
- A great wellbeing strategy including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance
- Family friendly support
- Regular social events and communication with our leaders
- A holiday purchase scheme
- Volunteering days
- Professional subscriptions
- Recognition schemes and people awards
- Long service awards
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