Area Manager

Job description

Area Manager – Hospitality (Pubs)

Location: Cumbria

Salary: £60,000 – £70,000 + Car Allowance + Bonus + Benefits

SP Executive Search is seeking an experienced Area Manager to join a leading hospitality business (pubs) with a strong national presence. This role suits a commercially astute operator who understands the dynamics of self-employed agreements and thrives on coaching entrepreneurs to maximise performance within their pubs.

This is for a locals pub estate, supporting and driving performance across self-employed publican agreements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the commercial performance of a patch of community pubs, supporting self-employed publicans to achieve sustainable growth
• Build strong, trusted relationships with licensees, acting as coach, challenger and business partner
• Drive sales, standards and profitability through regular business reviews, action planning and performance tracking
• Support publicans with local marketing, community engagement and wet-led trade development
• Ensure compliance with licensing, H&S and company policy within an agreement-based model
• Analyse P&L performance, identify risks and opportunities, and implement corrective action where required
• Work cross-functionally with property, marketing and regional leadership teams to deliver estate strategy

What We’re Looking For:

• Proven experience in multi-site management within pubs, ideally across leased, tenanted or self-employed agreement models
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to interpret P&Ls and coach others on driving profit
• Experience supporting wet-led, community-focused or locals pub estates
• A relationship-led operator who can influence, challenge and build credibility with independent business owners
• Resilient, pragmatic and solutions-focused, comfortable managing both performance and difficult conversations
• Confident communicator with the ability to balance brand standards and entrepreneurial flexibility

If you’re a commercially driven Area Manager who enjoys developing independent operators and unlocking potential across a locals estate, we’d love to speak with you.

Apply via SP Executive Search.

SP Executive Search partners with the Hospitality & Retail sector to appoint mid-senior operational leaders.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Cumbria

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

23-02-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English