General Manager up to 120K basic + 35% bonus

South Coast or North East Coast (must be flexible to relocate)

We are looking for a designate general manager to join one of the UK's most successful holiday park businesses. This is a high profile designate opportunity with my client looking to bring in a candidate who have the potential to develop into an Operations Director position within 4-5 years. Interested candidates are very likely to be currently working in a regional or multi-site position within a premium leisure, hospitality or retail brand and be able to demonstrate an exceptional track record in leadership, delivering an exceptional customer experience and managing a very significant multi-revenue operation.

The position is initially offered on a designate basis which is likely to involve being trained at up to different parks for several months before you are assigned a full-time position in on one their coastal parks on either the South or the Northeast Coast. As such it is essential interested candidates are totally open to move or relocate with the requirements of the business. We recognise that this may not be possible for many candidates but will not be able to consider applicants unless you can meet the geographical flexibility that is required with this opportunity.

With a typical holiday parks turning over £12-15m, you will be managing through multiple heads of departments and hundreds of full and part time staff during the peak season from June to September across a huge operation that encompasses sales of high ticket holiday homes, a huge food and beverage operation, multiple retail outlets, a significant sport and leisure operation and where up to 8000 holidaymakers and owners can arrive on park each week. All of this is set across and extensive acreage which demands the highest levels of health and safety, and operational excellence combined with the needs for first class landscaping and grounds maintenance and a huge focus on recycling and achieving great results across numerous environmental areas.

You will be working for leading global private equity backed business, at a fast pace in a culture that is very rewards and success driven, you will be given the autonomy and responsibility to make decisions that are right for the owner, the holidaymaker and the team and you will be supported by a high-performance leadership team. It is essential that you have the flair and passion for identifying, nurturing and developing both internal and external talent and can successfully influence actions and results by being a role model within the business who lives and breathes the ethos and vales of the company. This is a role that demands long hours and working nearly every weekend in the peak period from April to September offsetting the quieter off peak season when parks will often receive a significant capital investment to project manage.

With a basic salary of up to 120K on offer to join then business there is an annual bonus potential of up to 35%, benefits include 5 weeks holiday, life assurance, discounted holidays for friends and family, great opportunities for learning and development.

Due to the very high expectations of my client only those candidates meeting the above criteria will be considered.