Job Description : Duty Manager Guinness Open Gate Brewery London Location: Covent Garden, London Full time, F ull Time Closing Date: April 11, 2025 About Us???? The Guinness Open Gate Brewery London new Guinness neighbourhood in London that will inspire the best in brewing, food, retail and culture. Consisting of 52,000 square feet of heritage buildings and central courtyard in the historic brewing quarter in Covent Garden, GOGBL will become a key growth driver for Guinness, placing the brand in culture, driving relevancy and brand saliency amongst a new generation of drinkers. GB is the biggest Guinness market globally and Guinness is enjoying a period of exceptional growth and cultural magnetism, with the brand growing by around 50% since 2019 to the biggest it has ever been in value, volume and market share in the brand's 264-year history. About the Role The role will report into the Deputy Manager and help support the MD in the day to day running of the operation. The role is critical to ensure the smooth, consistent delivery of the product, maintaining legal and community obligations and assisting with the management of partners. This role is critical to ensuring the smooth, consistent delivery of the product, maintaining legal and community obligations, assisting with management of partners and fulfilling internal commitments. The type of person we are looking for is bursting with energy and drive. The person will be an inspiring leader, creator, an individual that inspires contagious passion, and gets things done. The person will be a winner by nature and expect the same from the people around you. Location Key elements of the site include: - Iconic Guinness Gates as main entrance to the experience, offering huge cultural impact in the heart of London. - Restaurants/Taproom/bars - world class food and beer produced and served on site. - Central all weather historic courtyard with world class bar experience. - Retail spaces, one of which will stock items produced through exciting short-term brand collaborations. - Bespoke 5th floor glass box rooftop eating and drinking experience creating brand new rooftop view of London. - Brewery and beer experience/tasting tours. - Cultural events space designed and fitted out with technology to enable world class meeting and conference experiences You will be responsible for: - in addition to helping the day to day operation, will in particular assist with licensing commitments, OMP commitments, local community relations and the Sodexo relationship. - Supporting the MD and Deputy Manager in delivering the overall objectives and aims of the business - Supporting the MD and Deputy Manager in delivery of the financial targets - Managing and liaising with business partners - Supporting the community partnership plan - Recruitment and training of staff - Delivery of NPS targets Key Stakeholders The role reports into the Deputy Manager, GOGBL, and is part of the GOGBL Leadership Team. The role holder will need to build a relationship and work closely with relevant colleagues responsible for the growth strategy in Guinness and the wider Diageo GB team. Qualifications and Experience Required - Experience of managing an Experiential venue ideally if not a multi-faceted hospitality venue - Experience of managing a large scale hospitality venue( ideally greater than 1,000 capacity) - Experience of working in the West End in partnership with licensing, police and other authorities - Crisis management experience / training - Experience of venues offering different experiences; bar, restaurant, events, experiential - Experience of opening a new venue or of large scale capex investment launches - Experience of managing large teams (50 staff) - Experience of working closely with key stakeholders - Experience of delivering high standards and NPS delivery - Experience of P&L delivery and management Working with Us Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our people work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, compressed hours, flexible location. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don't let anything stop you from applying. - We offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:?Contemporary work life balance policies and wellbeing activities - Annual merit increases (performance based) - Annual bonus (performance based) - Subsidized gym membership - Contributary pension scheme - Share options Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and listened to, is a crucial part of this.? We believe the most diverse and inclusive culture makes for a better business and a better world.? We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realise its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base.?? Around the world we have a number of inclusive Business and Employee Resource Groups known as BRGs and ERGs. These influential groups, made up of our people, represent various?viewpoints, experiences and?communities who generate thought-provoking?work?to enhance our?business and workplace, creating a sense of belonging and opportunities for all.?? Join us, and you'll be part of an organisation that embraces diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you'll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You'll be part of - and help build - an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more. And you'll help us champion inclusion and diversity across our entire business: with our employees, our suppliers, across our brands, and within the communities in which we operate.? Worker Type : Regular Primary Location: 1HQ Additional Locations : Job Posting Start Date : 2025-03-28 With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we're the world's leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 30,000 talented people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands. From iconic names to innovative newcomers - the brands we're building are rooted in culture and local communities. Our ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and most respected consumer products companies in the world. Our founders, such as Arthur Guinness, John Walker, and Charles Tanqueray, were visionary entrepreneurs whose brilliant minds helped shape the alcohol industry. And through our people, their legacy lives on. Join us, and you'll collaborate with talented people from all corners of the world. Together, you'll innovate and push boundaries, shaping a more inclusive and sustainable future that we can all be proud of. With diversity at our core, we celebrate our people's unique passions, commitments and specialist skills. Because when varied voices, mindsets, and personalities come together, great ideas are born. In our supportive culture, your voice will be heard and you'll be empowered to be you. Just bring your ambition, curiosity and ideas, and we'll celebrate your work and help you reach your fullest potential. DRINKiQ What's your DRINKiQ? Take our quiz to understand how alcohol is made and explore the effects of drinking. You can discover everything you need to know at DRINKiQ (https://www.drinkiq.com/en-gb/)