Are you ready to lead one of Leek’s most iconic pubs? The Red Lion, a historic venue in the heart of the marketplace, is looking for a dynamic and experienced pub operator to take charge and drive success.
About The Red Lion
Dating back to the 18th century, The Red Lion is a traditional town-centre pub with a vibrant atmosphere. With a reinvestment planned, this is an exciting time to join and make your mark.
Key Responsibilities:
- Day-to-day management of the pub, including staff leadership and customer service
- Driving sales and profitability through events and local engagement
- Maintaining high standards of cleanliness, safety, and compliance
- Building strong relationships with suppliers and the local community
Punch will be investing in the Red Lion and the pub will be undergoing a full refurbishment to include external upgrade and new signage, full internal redecoration and fantastic AV to help with providing the very best sports coverage and music-led events.
The Red Lion will also have a great drinks range that will be priced below our local competitors and will run a daily program of pub-activity including live music, karaoke, quiz and bingo.
The Partnership
Ready to run your own business, manage your own team, and define your own wage structure? Love working closely with an Operations Manager to build an incredible pub legacy with uncompromising standards and standout guest experiences? Then the Punch Managed Partnership is the perfect option for you.
Alongside day-to-day support and a brilliant framework to grow your business, we give you an uncapped cut of top-line turnover to pay yourself and your team—it’s your structure to own. We understand how important it is for the pub operator to completely own their team.
In our Partnerships, we love pub-obsessed entrepreneurs who help us lead the industry. We love to partner with people who help us create pub legacies that stand the test of time and become the hub of their community. We get that every pub has its own distinct character, so your Operations Manager will work closely with you to understand the true identity of your business. We can then help support you in amplifying this—it’s a partnership, after all!
Why choose a Unity Social Partnerships Agreement?
It’s a fantastic way to kick-start your business, providing you with all the tools to succeed and an Operations Manager always available in the passenger seat as you drive your business to success. All you need to bring is your flair, personality, care, passion, and local knowledge.
We look after our Partners with:
- A five-year agreement, rent-free.
- Newly invested pub
- Partner earnings of 20% of net sales to pay yourself and your team.
- Performance bonus.
- Paid for living accommodation, including bills and maintenance.
- Drinks range and marketing materials included.
- Best-in-class Business Support Advisors and Operations Managers to support you.
- An award-winning and free induction course with ongoing training and marketing support.
- A £500 deposit.
- Cost of business rates covered.
- Cost of Sky and TNT sport included.
- New infinite system in every pub.
- Entertainment allowance.
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