General Manager

General Manager Vacancy

Bel & The Dragon, Reading

Situated on Blakes Lock in the heart of Reading, this Bel & The Dragon is a growing event led site with bags of potential to grow even further. It boasts an excellent food reputation, a buzzing bar with high cocktail sales, five stunning bedrooms, a large riverside terrace, and a boat for private events. Add in a fast-growing stream of weddings and thousands of homes on our doorstep and it is clear to see the potential. The new General Manager must be the face of the business with exceptional customer service skills, whilst also possessing the ability to adapt to the seasonal trends and the peaks in the business. The drive to get out and about and push sales further in both the corporate and leisure market is also a must.

We are looking for a General Manager who has a proven track record executing large events and also experience of juggling multiple revenue streams in a multifaceted business.

What can we offer you?

• Annual performance-based bonus
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Medical & Dental cash plan including video GP appointments
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• 25%-40% staff discount off food and drink, across all our pubs and hotels for you and your friends and family (increases with length of service)
• Discounted hotel stays
• Full induction and training
• Opportunity to grow in your role
• The option to receive 30% of your earnings as you earn them with Wagestream. This means you won’t need to wait until payday for your money.
• Retail discounts with the My Fuller’s Hub

Could you write the next chapter of our story?

As our General Manager, you’ll be the driving force behind the success of the pub.

Ultimately, the smiles on faces, the return visits and the positive reviews are all down to you - making this one of the most rewarding jobs in the hospitality business.

For any General Manager, Fuller’s is a special company to work for. You’ll get lots of help and support from our Support Office when you need it, but also plenty of encouragement to put your own spin on the pub.

You can take plenty of pride in the role too, knowing that Fuller’s ales, food and service has a reputation as some of the very best in the business.

You’ll need to be commercially minded, making the right decisions to keep customers pouring through the doors. Importantly though, you’ll be a people-person too - mindful that to many, you’re still a good old-fashioned ‘Landlord’.

And of course, you’ll have a team to look after. So, we’re looking for somebody with true leadership qualities – able to keep both the customers and the team smiling.