Interim General Manager / Relief GM (8-12 Week Contract)
Job Title: Interim General Manager / Relief GM (8\-12 Week Contract)
Location: The Old Dog, Thorpe, Ashbourne, Derbyshire (DE6 2AT) Contract: 8\-12 Weeks (Immediate Start) Rate: £160 \- £180 per day (DOE) \+ Daily Travel Contribution
The Venue \& The Vibe The Old Dog is an independent, fiercely busy, and highly profitable Gastropub located in the heart of Dovedale. We cater to a massive cross\-section of trade—from muddy\-booted hikers needing a quick pint and a cob, to destination diners spending £35\+ per head on a Saturday night. Our ethos is strictly: "Serious food, without the serious face."
The Mission Summer is coming, and we are expanding. We are currently building a brand\-new bar and kitchen infrastructure while simultaneously training up our core permanent team for the peak season.
We have a temporary GM gap that we need to fill immediately. We do not need you to rewrite our menus, change our suppliers, or launch new concepts. We need a hardcore, data\-driven operator to step onto the floor, hold the fort, and execute our existing playbook flawlessly while ownership manages the build and expansion.
Your Operational Mandate:
- Enforce the "Two\-Tier System": You must ruthlessly manage our yield. The inside restaurant has a high booking ration for booked diners whilst the "Outpost" (our outdoor unit) handles the high\-volume, fast\-turnover trade. You need to keep these flows strictly separate and efficient.
- Protect the Margins: We run a tight ship. You will be expected to maintain our core KPIs during your tenure: Food GP at 70%\+, Wet GP at 70%\+, and Wage Cost strictly under 30%.
- Team Leadership: Babysit the rota against fluctuating daily sales, manage the day\-to\-day floor operations, and ensure the front\-of\-house team continues to deliver honest, high\-quality hospitality during a period of site development.
- A seasoned GM or career Relief Manager who thrives in high\-volume, independent food\-led pubs.
- A pure executor. You are happy to run a highly successful existing strategy rather than trying to leave your own "mark."
- Rota\-savvy, commercially aware, and completely unflappable on a 250\-cover Sunday service.
- Able to commute daily to DE6 2AT (Travel contribution provided to offset mileage).
Mandatory Application Question: *This role requires a fast start, please briefly explain how you land in new roles and your approach to work across the KPIs on Service Standards, Labour and GP cost management, whilst getting to know a new environment and team?* (Applications without a specific, operational answer to this question will be automatically rejected).
Pay: £160\.00\-£180\.00 per day
Work Location: In person
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