General Manager - Barbican Centre

The Benugo brand stretches from our own award-winning high street stores to cafes and restaurants within some of the world’s best loved public spaces and visitor attractions.

Find out more about us at www.benugo.com

We are looking for an experienced General Manager to join the team at Benugo Barbican Centre.

The Barbican Kitchen is located within the iconic Barbican Estate in the City of London. Open year-round from 9am to 8pm, Monday to Sunday.

It operates as a vibrant Café/Restaurant, offering a dynamic and informal dining experience. It includes a cold deli and seasonal salad counter, a pizza counter, a hot food counter with a rotating selection of seasonal dishes, and a street food offer.

The venue brings together a range of service areas, including a coffee bar and other stations, which open as required to support the Barbican Centre’s events and programme.

We Offer:

Rate: £50k-55k per annum

Shifts: 5 days out of 7/ Weekends

Contract: Full Time/ Permanent

About the General Manager role:

• To oversee the operational function of the location, by providing direction and structure to the team and ensuring our product and service is always of a high standard

• To build and maintain the client relationship by regularly meeting, problem solving and forward planning with the client

• To ensure the customers experience is maintained at all times to the highest standard from front and back of house

• To continuously work towards improving sales and service

• Financial and budget management including forecasting, cost control and forward planning

• To support and manage the performance of the team through ongoing evaluations, listening, training, and mentoring

• To ensure high levels of Food and Health & Safety are maintained at all times

The Ideal Candidate:

• A General Manager with a proven track record of success and building key client relations

• Experience in high volume and multi-site operations is highly desirable

• Excellent communicator with the ability to motivate and inspire

• Have astute financial and commercial awareness to ensure the continued success of the site

• A passion for food is a plus!

Benugo has built a culture of inclusivity & progression for all employees. Not only have we retained our family-feel culture, but we also offer a range of benefits including:

• Free lunch on shift
•  Free tea and coffee at any Benugo location
• A monthly allowance to use at any Benugo location
• Competitive rate
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave pay for when your family is growing
• Company sick leave
• Company annual leave
• Opportunity to develop and further your career within a fast growing an exciting company with a very prestigious list of clients
• Employee discounts at several retailers (via Perkbox app) & fitness providers
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme & our trained Mental Health First Aiders

If this sounds like the role for you, apply now!