Assistant Manager - The Business Bear - London

Location: Notting Hill, West London (W11), W11 Salary: £40k - 45k per year H&C Solutions are recruiting on behalf of a boutique London-based wine wholesaler with deep roots in European winemaking heritage. Our client is seeking an Operations and Back Office Manager to join its close-knit team. The business partners with a carefully curated portfolio of producers, placing strong emphasis on provenance, quality, and long-term relationships. As a small, hands-on organisation, the culture is collaborative, practical, and detail-driven - a place where people take pride in doing things properly and supporting one another. Back Office Operations Manager Particulars: • Competitive starting salary ranging between £40k to £45k per annum, • Stable working week of 40 - 45 hours – daytime Monday to Friday, • West London location Back Office Operations Manager Role: This is a pivotal operational position, responsible for ensuring the smooth running of day-to-day activity across order management, stock, logistics, and systems. You will oversee the full lifecycle of orders, maintain accurate data, and act as the central link between customers, suppliers, and logistics partners. It’s a role for someone who enjoys ownership, thrives in a structured environment, and takes satisfaction in keeping everything running seamlessly behind the scenes. Back Office Operations Manager Responsibilities: • Managing the full lifecycle of sales orders, from entry and validation through to fulfilment and delivery, • Ensuring accuracy across pricing, stock allocation, customer data, and product setup, • Coordinating purchasing and maintaining stock levels in line with demand, • Overseeing logistics, including deliveries, imports/exports, and shipment tracking, • Troubleshooting operational issues such as stock discrepancies, order errors, or delivery delays, • Maintaining and improving system data within Microsoft Dynamics / Bevic Back Office Operations Manager Requirements: • 3–5 years’ experience in operations, order management, or logistics within a wholesale environment, • Confident working with ERP systems — experience with Microsoft Dynamics / Bevica or similar is essential, • Highly organised, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple priorities, • Proactive, solution-focused, and able to take ownership from day one, • Strong communicator, confident liaising with customers, suppliers, and logistics partners, • Experience within wine, beverages, or FMCG is highly desirable

Job description We are looking for a super star experienced restaurant manager to join our vibrant team! We have an exciting opportunity to join the team at our 40 cover fresh pasta restaurant within the vibrant bustle of Brixton Market SW9. The Concept: La Nonna Pasta Fresca serves traditional Italian pasta dishes in a contemporary open kitchen setting. All of our pasta and sauces are made in house each day with true Italian passion, only using the freshest of ingredients. We need a restaurant manager who will: • Be responsible for the day to day activities at the restaurant, • Lead, coach and develop a successful team who take pride in their work, • Set standards to consistently deliver the best quality food and outstanding service to all, • Work with us to build an exceptional reputation and hunger for our food! The Ideal Candidate will: • Be passionate about food and delivering a first class customer experience, • Have at least 3 years experience in a restaurant manager position, • Be an exceptional communicator, • Have a great work ethic that they can instil in others, • Have experience of leading a successful team in a fast paced environment

Location: West London (W6), W6 Salary: From £65,000 to £70,000 per annum Our client runs a renowned brasserie in West London, known for its contemporary British menu made from the finest locally sourced ingredients. The establishment's dedication to passion and professionalism has redefined smart casual dining and presents significant career advancement opportunities within this thriving enterprise. General Manager benefits: • Work for an owner who advocates and encourages career advancement for all staff members. This restaurant consistently aims to promote from within., • Annual salary: £65,000 to £70,000., • Location: West London, • Meals for staff are provided while on duty., • The restaurant owners aim is to expand their portfolio, which will generate additional opportunities for advancement to the position of General Manager. General Manager Requirements: • A highly skilled General Manager who excels in a fast-paced setting., • The ideal General Manager should possess a hands-on approach to team leadership, with a preference for candidates who thrive on actively engaging with the team during busy service periods., • All applicants must have a stable and proven employment history., • The ideal candidate would be located in West London to ensure a straightforward commute to work.

Our client is opening a remarkable restaurant in the West end of London. This establishment will feature over 150 seats for lunch and dinner, seven days a week. The modern restaurant aspires to swiftly become a cornerstone of the Marylebone food scene, providing award-winning cuisine in an upscale brasserie setting. If you would like to be part of London’s most talked about openings, get in touch! Assistant General Manager Benefits: - A fantastic salary package of £50,000 per annum minimum. - This is an amazing opportunity for a passionate General Manager to join and lead a new opening in the heart of the West End. - Great pension schemes available. - 28 days holiday and heavy discount on company goods. - Our client prides themselves on how the look after their staff and the family feel/working atmosphere. Assistant General Manager Requirements: - Given the nature and size of this establishment, the ideal Assistant General Manager must have prior experience in high-quality, large-volume restaurants. - The preferred candidate will be hands-on, approachable, and capable of leading by example. - The individual must exhibit passion, enthusiasm, and reliability to maintain a welcoming environment for both customers and staff.

A great leadership team includes great supporting managers, who are focused on learning and working their way up. If this ambition sounds like a quality you have, read on! Our dedicated, motivated and experienced Restaurant Manager is looking for a 'Right Hand' who can keep the same pace, intensity and drive towards excellence and profitability as when they are not on the floor themselves. You may have a particular strength in training, maintenance or service excellence. Whatever your particular skill set, you will need to come to us with a desire to become a fully-functioning well-rounded Restaurant Manager so that our team is ready for our next location! Because with our expansion plans at Mamuśka!, that's the next step! How many of these attributes and skills set do you have? • Leadership, • Calmness under pressure, • An ability to assign tasks in anticipation of what might come next, • Attention to details, • Willingness to learn new operational systems, • Ambition to eventually rise to Restaurant Manager level, • Love of customers and Polish food & drink, • Ability to multi-task (performing managerial tasks while tending bar on a slow shift, for example) Mamuśka! is a brand that has survived and thrived through all the challenges of the past 16 years in our hospitality sector. Come learn what makes us the best at what we do, and what keeps our customers coming back!

The Pachamama Family proudly delivers exceptional guest experiences across our venues in central London. Since our founding in October 2014, Pachamama Group has been on a mission to introduce inspiring hospitality concepts across the globe, doing it our way and making the impossible possible. Each of our restaurant concepts is thoughtfully crafted to transport guests to diverse locales, offering unique culinary experiences in unforgettable environments. At its heart, Soraya is about sharing. Soraya, coming into London mid-June 2026, offers guests an exceptional culinary experience, celebrating the rich and vibrant flavours of Persian cuisine in an exquisite setting. Soraya's menu is a testament to meticulous craftsmanship, designed to delight and encourage communal feasting. Signature dishes such as Mast O Khair, Lamb Koobideh, Chicken Joujeh, and Ghaymeh Bedemjan highlight traditional Persian recipes, while innovative plates showcase the team's genius. As an Assistant Restaurant Manager, we trust in your ability to step into our vibrant restaurant environment and hit the ground running, leveraging your proven skills and management expertise. Your main responsibilities will include: • Lead, motivate, and support the front-of-house team to deliver high service standards, • Assist with recruitment, onboarding, training, and ongoing development of staff, • Conduct pre-service briefings and provide continuous coaching and performance feedback, • Ensure smooth day-to-day service by coordinating with kitchen and bar teams, • Deliver exceptional guest experiences and handle complaints professionally, • Maintain strong menu knowledge to support service quality and team guidance, • Monitor guest satisfaction and drive upselling opportunities, • Support the Restaurant Manager with scheduling, staffing, and operational needs, • Step in during busy periods to assist the team and maintain service flow We Offer: • Attractive salary based on your skills and experience, • Full Service Charge distribution, • Referral scheme with a £300 bonus for a successful candidate, • Complimentary breakfast, lunch, and dinner for all employees, • Generous staff discount at all group's restaurants, • 28 days of holiday for a full-time employee, ensuring a balanced professional and personal life Other benefits include: • Comprehensive on-the-job training to enhance your skills and knowledge, • A friendly and positive work environment fostering respect and teamwork, • Psychological, financial, and legal support available through our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), • Salary paid monthly -- on the last Friday of each month, • Stream access, allowing you to stream up to 50% of your earnings at any time, • Pension scheme with a 3% employer contribution, • Opportunities for career development, with regular appraisals to discuss progress and perspectives If this sounds of interest to you, please apply. Come grow with us at Pachamama Group! This is your chance to take part in an exciting new opening.

We invite you to join Pho. And come be part of this stylish and lively restaurant brand. We're looking for a cool and charismatic Assistant Manager to join our ++NEW PHO RESTAURANT opening in Victoria!++ ++Salary offer of up to £41,400 is made up of a base of £32,400 plus earnings received through tronc.++ Who's Pho? Sure, our food is pretty amazing! But we're also all about the atmosphere... We're talking funky music in the background...dimmed lights...Staff cracking jokes by the kitchen pass as they quickly step in and out.... Guests are bantering with the waiters.... You hear wine glasses clinking and most importantly, in between all that buzz, you hear the slurping of some fresh Phở. What Pho can offer you! • Free fresh meals at work, • 50% off all food and drink when dining in our restaurants, for you and up to 5 friends!, • Get paid every 2 weeks! Or..., • ... Get paid quicker with Wagestream, • We love to work hard and play even harder at our awesome annual parties!, • Earn more money if your friends join us (£100-£1000 extra for each friend), • Confidential Employer Assistance Program, to support you with any troubles you may be facing., • Company pension, • Amazing training during your first few weeks and beyond What Pho is looking for: • Minimum x1 years' Restaurant Management experience. Bar or restaurant, or a bit both, • Big passion for food! As part of our management team, you'll be expected to learn everything about our fresh food., • A people person ready to assist in staff training, development and rota scheduling, • Experience communicating with suppliers., • Comfortable using different systems as part of your day-to-day. E.g. Acquire for stock ordering. If this is the job for you, come apply!

We invite you to join Pho. And come be part of this stylish and lively restaurant brand. We're looking for a cool and charismatic Assistant Manager to join our NEW PHO RESTAURANT opening in Waterloo! ++Salary offer of up to £41,400 is made up of a base of £32,400 plus earnings received through tronc.++ Who's Pho? Sure, our food is pretty amazing! But we're also all about the atmosphere... We're talking funky music in the background...dimmed lights...Staff cracking jokes by the kitchen pass as they quickly step in and out.... Guests are bantering with the waiters.... You hear wine glasses clinking and most importantly, in between all that buzz, you hear the slurping of some fresh Phở. What Pho can offer you! • Free fresh meals at work, • 50% off all food and drink when dining in our restaurants, for you and up to 5 friends!, • Get paid every 2 weeks! Or..., • ... Get paid quicker with Wagestream, • We love to work hard and play even harder at our awesome annual parties!, • Earn more money if your friends join us (£100-£1000 extra for each friend), • Confidential Employer Assistance Program, to support you with any troubles you may be facing., • Company pension, • Amazing training during your first few weeks and beyond What Pho is looking for: • Minimum x1 years' Restaurant Management experience. Bar or restaurant, or a bit both, • Big passion for food! As part of our management team, you'll be expected to learn everything about our fresh food., • A people person ready to assist in staff training, development and rota scheduling, • Experience communicating with suppliers., • Comfortable using different systems as part of your day-to-day. E.g. Acquire for stock ordering. If this is the job for you, come apply! #INDENT