Restaurant Manager

We are looking for a Restaurant Manager to join our amazing Retail team in Central London. We are looking for an individual who has a real passion for the Hospitality industry, is keen to be collaborative and takes pride in their work. Every interaction is an opportunity to create a lasting impression, and we’re looking for a talented individual who strives to exceed expectations at every turn.

We are a leading business in the catering industry, known for our innovative and obsessed approach, exceptional service, and authentic and delicious culinary offerings. We pride ourselves on delivering memorable workplace dining experiences across multiple locations, catering to a diverse clientele. Our team is passionate about food and dedicated to providing top-notch service.

As a member of the team, you will have access to a supportive and inclusive work environment that encourages growth and celebrates diversity. Investing in your development and provide ongoing training to ensure that you have the skills and knowledge to thrive in your role whilst being dedicated to ensuring your work-life balance thus enabling you to pursue your passion for hospitality while also taking care of yourself.

Job Description

• Take responsibility for the smooth and efficient running of department.
• Manages day-to-day operations so that customer expectations of quality and standards are meet daily.
• Assist in producing weekly, monthly and quarterly reports on service analysis and marketing effectiveness as required.
• Understand related KPIs related to own department and work towards achieving or exceeding them such as Mystery Shopper audits.
• Develops specific goals and plans to prioritise and delegate when required, organise own workload.
• Make a continuous assessment of the performance of all staff under supervision in order to establish training needs.
• Manage all marketing in advance, signage is displayed correctly, and weekly menu is sent to the client in the agreed time frame.
• Advocates sound financial/business decision making – challenge any shortfalls in budgeted GP and sales with plans in place to rectify.
• Ensure all legal compliance is followed within the department.
• Drive constant innovation with regards to product, staying up to date with trends in industry driving sustainability and provenance.
• Develop annual marketing plan with Retail Manager.
• Works towards achieving all financial targets/forecast and put in plans to address any shortfalls in particularly with regards to gross profit and sales.
• Continuous monitoring of financial performance such as revenue or inventory.
• Ensure excellent customer service, regularly assess customer experience and recommend improvements and act on areas of concern with Retail Manager.
• Monitoring customer feedback, handling customer complaints and resolving issues with action plans in a timely manner.
• Ensure that all are aware of their duties and standards required, pricing/labelling and menus are spelt correctly, accurate and presented professionally.
• Introduce a comprehensive training plan for all staff within department particularly with regards to customer service, hold 1-1s and appraisals and prepare development plans for direct reports and ensure these have been completed.
• Monitor development and make recommendations for succession planning.
• Prepare training plan for customer service and ensure it is implemented.
• Maintain regular team meetings for two-way communication of targets, standards, company and client information.
• Manage team with budget constraints, department annual leave and rotas.
• Motivate and lead the team – leading by example.
• Ensure the whole team are knowledgeable and motivated in their roles and the business through effective induction, accurate job descriptions and on the job training.
• Actively participates in the hiring process with Retail Manager.
• Assist in ensuring that all FOH team are aware of their Health & Safety responsibility and receive the appropriate training.
• Ensure due diligence records are completed accurately and on time and filed for future reference, all accidents are reported, all legal training is completed and monitor allergen policy.

Qualifications

• Essential: Previous experience of managing a large team in a fast-paced food service environment
• Health & Safety L2/3 Skills
• Excellent level of both written and spoken English
• Displaying a ‘can do’ attitude …