Job Description
General Manager - Location: Coventry area
Contract: Permanent Full-time
About our client
Our client is a growing pub company with a genuine passion for hospitality done properly. Their venues are food-led, community-rooted, and built on the belief that warm, memorable experiences start with great people.
They re big enough to offer structured career pathways, but small enough that your ideas and leadership genuinely shape the direction of the business. The culture reflects that - people matter here, and that shows in how the teams are led and supported.
The role
As General Manager, you ll take full ownership of a food-led venue in the Coventry area. You ll lead the team, set the tone for guest experience, and drive the commercial performance of the site - reporting directly to senior leadership. Success in this role means a venue that runs smoothly, a team that thrives, and guests who love to come back.
What you ll be doing
You ll:
- Lead the overall performance, standards, and culture of the site
- Set the tone for exceptional guest service and community-focused hospitality
- Recruit, coach, and develop a high-performing team
- Own the P&L, budgets, forecasting, and cost control
- Maximise revenue while maintaining quality across food and drink
- Manage stock control, purchasing, and wastage
- Ensure full compliance with licensing, food safety, and health and safety requirements
- Maintain the venue to the highest operational and presentation standards
What you ll bring
Essential:
- Proven experience as a General Manager in a food-led hospitality environment
- A track record of leading, motivating, and developing teams
- Solid commercial awareness - P&L, budgets, and cost control
- Working knowledge of licensing, food safety, and health and safety compliance
- Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as part of a rota
Useful, not essential:
- Personal Licence holder
Benefits and culture
Financial: Package worth £45,000 £50,000 DOE with meals on shift and staff discount.
Flexibility: Live-in accommodation is potentially available, making this an attractive option if you re looking to relocate or simplify your commute.
Development: Ongoing training and development through internal and external providers, with genuine room to grow as the business does.
Wellbeing: A team culture built around people - away days, fundraising initiatives, and a business that genuinely invests in the people running it.
Working arrangements
Location: Coventry area
Contract: Permanent Full-time
Hours: Rota-based including evenings and weekends
Live-in: Accommodation potentially available - subject to discussion at interview
Sound like you?
If you ve got the experience and the right approach to people and hospitality, we d like to hear from you. Apply with your CV, or if you re not quite ready for that, drop us a message or give us a call and we ll tell you more.
