Café Manager - Love All Tennis Café | Eastbourne
This is not just another café manager job!
Love All has become one of Eastbourne's most successful independent hospitality businesses.
Open seven days a week in the beautiful surroundings of Gildredge Park, we serve thousands of customers each month and have built an outstanding reputation for quality, community and customer experience.
We're now looking for an exceptional Café Manager to lead the next chapter of our journey.
The Opportunity
You'll be joining a thriving independent business with an established customer base, a passionate team and ambitious plans for the future.
Working closely with the Directors, you'll have the autonomy to lead the day-to-day operation while developing the people, systems and standards that will take the business to the next level.
This is a hands-on leadership role, balancing time on the café floor with dedicated management time each week.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, motivate and develop the team.
- Recruit, train and support staff.
- Manage rotas, labour budgets and staffing efficiency.
- Deliver exceptional customer service and presentation standards.
- Maintain hygiene, food safety and operational compliance.
- Monitor sales, stock, waste and profitability.
- Produce weekly management reports.
- Work with the Directors on menu development, marketing and continuous improvement.
- Develop your Assistant Manager and Supervisors through effective delegation and coaching.
About You
You'll already have experience managing a busy café, restaurant or hospitality business.
You're organised, commercially aware and enjoy leading people. You set high standards, follow things through and take pride in building a positive, accountable team culture.
You'll be just as comfortable supporting the team on a busy service as you are planning ahead, improving systems and developing people.
What We Offer
- £40,000 OTE, depending on experience and performance bonus.
- Pension.
- Staff meals whilst on duty.
- Staff discount.
- A beautiful park setting.
- Autonomy.
- A supportive ownership team.
- The opportunity to play a key role in the future of a well-established independent business.
To Apply
Please send your CV together with a short covering letter explaining why you'd be a great fit for the role.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received, so early applications are encouraged.
If you're looking for a role where you can genuinely make a difference, build a great team and help shape the future of a successful independent business, we'd love to hear from you.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £35,000.00-£40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
