Area Manager (m/f/d) - Munich

LAP Coffee; München; Vor Ort; EUR 65.000 - 85.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A specialty coffee startup seeks an experienced Area Manager to drive operations and brand growth in Munich. You will oversee store performance, engage with the team, and implement strategies for success. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of leadership experience in retail F&B and strong familiarity with operational metrics. Join our ambitious team to revolutionize the specialty coffee experience.

Leistungen

Team events

Supportive work environment

Competitive compensation

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 5 years of leadership experience in retail F&B.
• Experience in the coffee industry is a plus.
• Willingness to travel for exploring new locations.

Aufgaben

• Oversee store operations, staffing, sales, and customer satisfaction.
• Transform LAP into the largest coffee retail brand by 2025.
• Facilitate team alignment and continuous improvement.

Kenntnisse

Leadership operational experience

Retail F&B metrics interpretation

Employee performance management

Entrepreneurial mindset

Fluency in English and German

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

We're recruiting for Tech & Business │ High Volume. LAP Coffee aims to make the specialty coffee experience more affordable, digital, and convenient, bringing back human touch with personalised digital business.

We are a small but mighty team serving coffees in Berlin, Munich and Hamburg and expanding to the rest of Germany. We are looking for an Area Manager in Munich to work directly with our Founding Team.

What you’ll do

As an Area Manager at LAP Coffee, you will be instrumental in the success of our brand in the city of Munich, where we aim to become the largest. If you are looking to join at an exciting time with ownership, impact and visibility, this is the place for you.

You will be responsible for transforming LAP into the largest coffee retail brand by 2025 and contribute to the opening of our stores in Munich. You’ll oversee store operations, including staffing, sales, P&L, and customer satisfaction. Occasionally, you will go behind the counter and motivate the team to deliver exceptional service while driving business growth and profitability.

• P&L ownership: You will be responsible and accountable for overseeing the P&L, financial activities, performance and business strategy of a set of stores.
• Project planning: Agree action plans for building a business set for growth in collaboration with our Founders and City Manager.
• Team alignment: Plan and facilitate Area Meetings bringing innovative ideas to the table and encouraging open, honest, and collaborative business planning. You will also create the environment for everyone to succeed supported by a strong succession plan for your area.
• Collaboration: Sharing company initiatives, being a culture ambassador and contributing to building an engaging and inspiring environment.
• Continuous improvement: Drive continuous improvement by meeting quality objectives and standards and coming up with initiatives to make the customer experience at our stores outstanding.

What you bring

You bring at least 5 years of leadership operational experience in retail F&B, ideally with a mix of retail food and beverage chains at an international level. Experience in the coffee industry will be a massive plus.

• Strong familiarity with the relevant metrics that impact a retail F&B business, how to interpret them and drive action.
• Experience with employee performance management, benefits and incentive programs that contribute to a winning culture.
• You are willing to occasionally travel in order to explore new locations and meet with potential partners.
• You are entrepreneurial, solution oriented and excited to work on the full-cycle of building a start-up, diving into whatever topics need to be done.
• Creative flair and eye for spotting growth opportunities. You ideate, test and fail fast within tight deadlines and budget constraints.
• Fluency in English and German at a professional level.

What we offer

• Ambitious team: Work closely with our experienced Founder’s to build and scale an innovative lifestyle consumer coffee brand.
• Fun and passion: Become part of our curious and diverse team cherishing our joint love for good food, regular team events, and coffee culture.
• Exciting industry: Be at the forefront to revolutionize the coffee industry and make speciality coffee affordable and accessible.
• Backing of leading investors: Join a promising startup early on while relying on the backing of top investors.

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