Senior Commercial Property and Acquisitions Manager - NE England - up to £65K

Job Title:                    Senior Commercial Property and Acquisitions Manager

Location:                  NE England

Salary:                       Up to £65K depending on Experience

This is a full time, permanent office-based position with UK travel

Benefits

As part of our property team you'll have:

• Company Car or allowance

• Bonus Scheme

• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Packages

• Healthcare

• On-Site Parking Facilities

• The opportunity to develop yourself personally and professionally

• Access to onsite gym and facilities

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Life Assurance

• Discounts – retail, travel, cinema etc

The Role

Joining us as the Senior Commercial Property and Acquisitions Manager you will play a vital part in managing the growth of the property portfolio together with the management of the existing portfolio of 275+ sites.

The role will require you to manage a team.

Reporting to the Property Director, you will be: 

• Managing the Property management and acquisitions team.

• Acquiring new sites, managing, and reviewing leases as well as managing insurance, business rates, council tax and rent payments.

• Working with the Property director on business acquisitions.

• Working with other relevant departments to ensure growth aspirations are being met via business acquisitions and new greenfield sites.

• Providing high level technical advice and guidance around property management and acquisitions together with planning advice.

• Producing presentations, reports, analysis, and progress reports.

• Liaising with external parties such as local councils, fire authorities and others as applicable.

• Negotiating, completing and managing the central service contracts for the business including but not exclusively solicitors’ planners and surveyors.

• Working with the business to enhance the facilities management processes.

Who are we looking for?

We welcome candidates from different backgrounds, to apply to join our well-established team.

This role will suit someone with an appropriate Property related degree who has at least 10 years post qualification experience. Desired criteria: - 

• MRICS qualified.

• Property related degree or conversion.

• Proven track record in acquiring and disposing of property, hitting challenging targets.

• Experience in Managing a team.

• Retail experience either in agency or from a client-side perspective.

• Facilities Management experience.

• Experience in dealing with planning matters.

• Able to travel nationally with overnight stays required at times to meet business requirements 2/3 times a month.

• Ability to confidently present in an open forum environment to all levels of the business. You will be able to report ‘up’ and brief ‘down’, effectively communicating with all colleagues, including board level presentation where applicable.

• Someone who is self-motivated and has a ‘Can Do’ attitude.

• Diligent and thorough with an excellent eye for attention to detail.

• Excellent IT skills especially working with MS office.

TO FIND OUT MORE AND/OR TO APPLY PLEASE SEND A COPY OF YOUR CV TO STEVEN@GRS-RECRUIT.COM

(Position Filled) Area Manager AGC/Bingo - Midlands - £45K-£55K

Job Title:                  (Position Filled) Area Manager AGC/Bingo

Salary:                      £45K - £55K

Location:                 Midlands

The Role

To take responsibility for the Midlands maintaining and driving forward a well-run and profitable business, whilst ensuring the highest levels of staff and customer satisfaction.

Aims & Objectives

• Ensuring each shop is staffed efficiently, properly, opened in accordance company policy and delivers the highest standards of administration, compliance, customer care and service to our customers.

• Maintain effective communication with shops speaking to the shift managers at the beginning of each shift (minimum 2 shifts per day) visiting each shop under your control at least twice per week, measuring and conducting performance reviews.

• Be fully knowledgeable and take ownership for ensuring that your shop teams work in accordance with the Gambling Act 2005 and are fully trained in the LCCP at all times.

• Monitor and maintain the highest possible standards of customer service, personal appearance, legal compliance with the LCCP, machine presentation, shop cleanliness and cash control in accordance with the company’s operating procedures.

• Work closely with the Directors to deliver their vision and expectations for the business as will alter from time to time.

Main Duties

People Management and Team Development

• Take responsibility and ownership for the recruitment and training of all team members, ensuring that all administration standards are achieved for the smooth induction, training and payment of new starts.

• Drive a positive culture of continual improvement, implementing and helping to shape company procedures for effectively managing the performance of the team at all levels within the shops.

• Monitor the performance standards for all areas of the business.

• Conduct standards audits with shop managers, following up on time bound action plans for improvements on a day-to-day basis.

• Identify and put personal development plans in place with staff and managers and, as the business expands, generate the new shop managers from within the business helping to create a “promote from within” culture.

• Work within the staffing parameters for the shop rotas, ensuring that the key trading times are fully covered and in accordance with company policy, organising the day to day and holiday cover in a way that ensures the continued smooth running of the shop.

Financial

• Ensure all shops are compliant with weekly / period end reporting and that deadlines are delivered and met at all times.

• Strive to deliver zero cash variances within the shops on a week-to-week.

• Work with Directors to implement effective promotions that drive the business performance and oversee the effective implementation of the agreed promotional spend to deliver machine play and revenue growth expectations.

• Communicate with the shop teams effectively for the delivery of the promotions consistently across the shifts in the shops ensuring all shifts are briefed and understand the promotional mechanics.

• Control wage spend for the running of the shops in accordance with company operational hours.

• Provide cover for and be involved with the cash collection processes observing compliance with company policy and recommending to directors any policy changes.

Technical

• The reporting and fixing of faulty machines as expediently as possible.

• Where possible during site visits on all machines, unblock coin or note mechanisms and deal with the basic technical faults that may arise from time to time.

• Ensure the bingo game links are all working and that any faults or issues are reported and rectified at the earliest opportunity.

• Identify and report machine fraud where suspected.

Operating Standards

• To ensure the highest standards are consistently delivered.

• Support the business with the rolling out and management of additional or revised policies as they are implemented to the business.

• Undertake daily site visits establishing a standard format for reviewing the operating standards whilst on site. Whilst providing feedback on areas both good and bad.

• Support Directors to drive the performance using the agreed benchmarks to identify, were performance needs attention.

• Use the benchmarking process to set action plans for continued improvement with shop managers.

Bingo

• Oversee the compliance of the game formats, prize levels and sequence of games as they are played throughout the day and ensure the correct format is cascaded to employees effectively and followed.

• Help and support the shop mangers to actively engage customers in the company’s promotional activity to encourage players to use machines and drive bingo plays.

Legal & Compliance

• Hold and maintain a gambling license to oversee the running of the AGC/Bingo premises.

• Ensure that every aspect of the business is compliant at all times.

• This includes but is not limited to educating and training staff, for example self exclusion, think 25, problem gambling, customer interactions etc.

• Conduct weekly compliance audits and ensure there is a culture of compliance across the business.

Security & Safety

• Oversee and ensure that the company security policies for cash, safe keys, building keys, building security, health & safety and fire safety precautions are effectively trained managed and observed at all times.

Hours of Work

• The business operates seven days a week and in most cases 24 hours a day, therefore it is a requirement to see the business within the opening hours and alternate your own shift rotas to achieve this and the principal duties within your role.

• This is a demanding role and will involve working a combination of weekends, evenings, bank holidays and school half term periods over the course of the financial year.

TO FIND OUT MORE AND/OR TO APPLY PLEASE SEND A COPY OF YOUR CV TO STEVEN@GRS-RECRUIT.COM

(Position Filled) Systems Support Engineer - Greater Manchester - £30K

Job Title:                            (Position Filled) Systems Support Engineer

Salary:                               £30K

Location:                          Greater Manchester

A leading supplier of systems and solutions to the gaming industry is seeking a Gaming Tech / Engineer to provide technical and network support to their customers.

The role is hybrid between home and office with no site visits required (all support is provided remotely).

There is no need to work weekends or evenings it is exclusively Monday – Friday office hours.

So if you have had enough of the constant travel, late nights and unsociable hours then this could be the one for you.

We need someone who has experience in the gaming industry, who understands gaming products and operations with a transferable technical background. Someone with strong customer facing skills able to provide technical assistance to non-technical people in way that makes the complex easy to understand.

Knowledge and experience in SQL, QA, Testing would be beneficial but not essential as full training will be provided.

Please note that there are no visas available, so if you cannot legally work in the UK without one we are unable to help you.

TO FIND OUT MORE AND/OR TO APPLY PLEASE SEND A COPY OF YOUR CV TO STEVEN@GRS-RECRUIT.COM

(Position Filled) Technical Sales Support, Gaming - Greater Manchester - £30K-£35K

Job Title:         (Position Filled) Technical Sales Support – Gaming

Salary:            £30K - £35K

Location:       Greater Manchester

We are looking for a talented individual with decent knowledge of Gaming operations, systems and tech, preferably from the Bingo, Adult Gaming Centres (AGC), Family Entertainment Centres (FEC) or Casino industry who is looking for a move into a less operational role.

You would be responsible for providing Customer Support, Account Management and Sales Onboarding assistance to new customers who have signed up to the company, as well as fielding new sales enquiries and turning those leads into new customers and new business.

The role is based in Greater Manchester and operates on normal office hours with no weekend work of evenings required.

So, if you are seeking a better work life balance, more sociable hours and a way to start new career utilising your gaming knowledge and experience, then this could be the opportunity for you.

TO FIND OUT MORE AND/OR TO APPLY PLEASE SEND A COPY OF YOUR CV TO STEVEN@GRS-RECRUIT.COM

(Position Filled) Casino Shift Manager - West Africa - $3,500 net per month + tips

Job Title: (Position Filled) Casino Shift Manager

Location: West Africa

Salary: $3,500 net per month plus tips

Additional:

• Tips usually over $500

• $250 food allowance per month

• 1 year renewable contract

• 1 month paid vacation

• End of contract bonus between 1 – 2 month salary depending upon performance

• Annual flights

• Medical

• Accommodation provided - Own apartment by the beach with pool and facilities, plus the use of gym and tennis courts all covered by the company.

Knowledge of Texas, Roulette with complete maximums and French Bets

Knowledge of Baccarat Slots, CMS and Cash Desk are also beneficial.

Please send me a copy of your CV to apply and to find out more: steven@grs-recruit.com