General Manager - London

General Manager - M Bank, London

M Restaurants are looking for an experienced and passionate General Manager to join one of our restaurants in London: Threadneedle Street, Bank. The successful candidate will be an experienced restaurant operator, being fully accountable for guest experience, finance, sales growth, legal compliance and team development. The General Manager will work closely with the Restaurant Director and they will be an ambassador for the business, leading by example and driving the business.

Key Responsibilities
• Managing financials by plans to drive sales and beat budgets
• Yearly budget planning and maximising covers whilst protecting the guest experience
• Fully accountable for full team objectives and development planning
• Effectively management of rotas, employee relation issues and recruitment
• Practices an open-door policy with the team and makes time to ensure employee welfare
• Ensuring compliance throughout the business, with the team being fully trained to the correct level, and personally being trained to the correct level.
• 95% and above on food audits and shield health and safety.
• Leading marketing initiatives

Requirements
• An in-depth knowledge of the hospitality industry
• Strong experience managing a successful restaurant
• WSET Level 2
• Excellent communicator, and aspirational leader and experienced project management

Salary - £40,000.00 – 45,000.00 per annum depending on experience

Benefits to this role Include:
• Incentives & Monthly Competitions, winners are rewarded with overseas vineyard trips, substantial Selfridges vouchers and more...
• Free usage of Virgin Active Bank Health club facilities
• Most Sundays Off as all day Sunday closed
• 28 days fully paid holiday (including bank holidays)
• 4 Mindful days fully paid per year, including an Urban Massage Voucher
• Pension contribution opportunities
• 50% Employee discount in all Gaucho and M Restaurants
• Employee of the Month rewards
• 25% discount in our M Wine Store
• Pension contribution opportunities

Qualifications and Skills:
• Previous London restaurant experience;
• Be creative, innovative and confident in problem solving
• Passion for hospitality with a friendly disposition to smile;
• Exceptional service standards with attention to detail;
• Being well groomed and takes extra care in appearance
• Brand Ambassador
• Knowledge of Open Table; Fourth Hospitality; Health & Safety procedures;