Venue Manager
KHR - Recruitment Specialists · Gillingham, England ·
Role: Venue Manager Location: Medway Hours: Full-time - 35 hours per week - Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm (occasional weekends and nights) Salary: £32,000 per annum Contract: 3-Month Temp-Perm (Potential for Perm) Our client is seeking an experienced and proactive Venue Manager to oversee the day-to-day operation of a busy licensed venue, including bar operations, food, events and evening trade.
The successful candidate will take responsibility for ensuring the venue operates safely, efficiently and to a consistently high standard, whilst managing and supporting the venue team. This is a hands-on comprehensive management position suited to someone with previous experience within a licensed, hospitality, events or similar environment, who is confident managing people, HR, finance, operations, stock, and compliance.
Responsibilities Oversee the daily operation of the venue Lead, support and develop the venue team, including supervisors, team leaders and operational staff. Manage staff rotas, attendance, hours and day-to-day staffing requirements Take operational responsibility for events, working closely with organisers, clients and internal teams to ensure successful delivery.
Coordinate venue opening and closing procedures, ensuring all relevant security, safety and operational checks are completed. Manage bar operations, including stock levels, ordering, stock control, cellar management and minimising waste.
Monitor sales, costs, margins and overall financial performance, contributing to budgets and commercial targets. Ensure the venue operates in accordance with licensing requirements, health and safety legislation and internal policies and procedures.
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with suppliers, contractors, security providers and other external partners. Support the recruitment, induction, training, performance management and development of venue staff.
Maintain high standards of venue equipment, fixtures, fittings and operational areas, liaising with facilities teams where repairs or maintenance are required. Develop and implement appropriate risk assessments, emergency procedures and safety measures for venue operations and events.
Assist with the development and delivery of an ongoing programme of entertainment and events. Maintain accurate operational, financial, incident, stock and performance records, providing regular reports to senior management....