General Manager

General Manager - Derby

DAY TIME. COMMUNITY DRIVEN. WORK-LIFE BALANCE. QUALITY OBSESSED.

What's in it for you:

→ Salary of £36,000, rising to £37,000 for the right person.

→ 43-hour contracted week, with real focus on your work-life balance, and genuinely daytime trading hours: no late finishes, ever!

→ Real autonomy - a business that trusts its managers and gives them room to grow

→ Genuine, direct access to the founders of a fast-growing, independently-minded brand who are actively open to your ideas.

→ A business with a five-year plan to more than quadruple in size, and a genuine path for you to grow with it.

Who are they?

Picture an independent coffee and lifestyle brand that's become the place to be, specialty coffee, seasonal food, and cocktails worth talking about, all wrapped up in spaces designed to make people want to stay. This isn't a business chasing trends; it's one built on real community values and a genuine love of hospitality. The team? Energetic, ambitious, and driven!

Who are they? (the real story)

This is founder-led hospitality done properly, not rushed, not chaotic, not corporate-by-numbers. Strong identity. Strong culture. Real pride in every product and every person.

They've grown on their own terms, organically, with intent not hype. And now they're at that exciting inflection point: more sites, more complexity, more opportunity on the horizon. But the foundations stay the same doing things properly, always.

What you'll get up to

Step into the driving seat. You'll run the show day-to-day, build a team that genuinely thrives, and make sure every single guest leaves buzzing.

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• Be the face of the brand, lead from the front, not from the office
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• Fully engage your team to deliver guest experiences people rave about
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• Drive innovation and sales, bring your ideas
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• Recruit, train and build a genuinely kick-ass team
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• Own it all, payroll, stock, compliance, the lot
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Sound great? Please apply below.We are Sixty Eight People. Shaping hospitality leadership through expert and honest conversation.