Venue Manager

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.
- Provide hands-on support during busy periods and events, assisting the wider venue team where required.

Requirements
- Previous management experience within a licensed trade, hospitality, events or similar environment.
- Flexible approach to working hours, with occasional evenings, nights, and weekends.
- Willingness to carry out ad hoc work across other parts of the business.
- Proven experience managing and developing a team.
- Good knowledge of stock control, cash handling, financial procedures and cost management.
- Understanding of licensing requirements and health and safety within a venue environment.
- A proactive, hands-on approach with the ability to lead by example.
- Personal Licence holder, or willingness to obtain one.
- First Aid qualification, or willingness to undertake training.

Benefits
- 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Additional privilege leave over the Christmas and New Year period.
- Contributory pension scheme.
- Parking available.
- Potential for the temporary position to become permanent.

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