Restaurant General Manager

COREcruitment Ltd; Essen; Vor Ort; EUR 55.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading hospitality brand is seeking a General Manager to launch their first restaurant in Germany. This hands-on role involves operational leadership, team recruitment, and ensuring successful pre-opening activities. The ideal candidate will have prior experience in hospitality, be fluent in German and English, and possess strong organizational skills. Competitive salary of €55,000 - €70,000 plus bonuses offered.

Qualifikationen

• Proven success as a General Manager or senior operator in hospitality.
• Experience in hospitality business set-up, new site launches, or entrepreneurial restaurant ownership in Germany.
• Strong organizational skills and capable of driving projects to completion.

Aufgaben

• Lead full site management team including chefs and servers.
• Ensure excellent service delivery and customer satisfaction.
• Take ownership for achieving revenue and cost targets.
• Manage all pre-opening activities and ensure launch readiness.

Kenntnisse

Proven success in hospitality

Experience in hospitality business set-up

Strong organizational and planning ability

Fluent in German and English

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description : General Manager / Restaurant Manager – Germany

Location : Essen

Salary : € 55,000 - €70,000 + KPI Bonus Up to 20%

Languages : German and English

Role Summary

The General Manager will be responsible for launching and leading the first German restaurant for a well-established UK hospitality brand. This position combines hands‑on operational leadership with strategic organization, planning, and a drive to build a new market presence in Germany. The GM will lead all pre‑opening activities, collaborate closely with the UK team, and critically build a capable German management team to ensure a successful launch and a thriving restaurant from day one.

Key Responsibilities

Team Recruitment & Development

• Recruit, train, and lead the full site management team in Germany, including chefs, servers, and a Head Chef.


• Foster a unique and distinctive culture that reflects the brand’s UK success while adapting to the German market.


• Support employee contract setup, onboarding procedures, and HR policies in line with German labor law; liaise with UK HR to ensure cultural alignment.

Operations & Service Delivery

• Lead the team to deliver excellent service across multiple shifts, creating an exceptional workplace and destination for the local community.


• Ensure every customer leaves happy through consistent delivery of food, drink, and service that meet brand expectations each shift.


• Implement and monitor health, safety, and hygiene standards (HACCP and German law compliance).


• Oversee scheduling, inventory, cash handling, and operational controls to meet both brand and German regulations.


• Provide frequent feedback to the UK team concerning opportunities and challenges via KPIs, staff, and customer feedback.

Financial & Commercial

• Take ownership for achieving revenue, profit, and cost targets.


• Support accurate budget planning—factoring in labor and variable costs.


• Provide monthly, weekly, and daily forecasts; adjust ordering and staffing as needed based on business trends.

Pre-Opening & Setup

• Act as the key contact for all pre‑opening activities—partnering with the UK HQ team from planning through opening.


• Work with UK commercial, finance, food, people, and property teams to translate operational requirements to the German market or develop new solutions when required.


• Manage licensing, compliance, supplier setup, payroll registration, and other regulatory requirements as needed, with the support of HQ and local partners.


• Own a structured timeline for pre‑opening tasks, ensuring launch readiness—from recruitment advertising to logistics coordination.

Skills & Experience

• Proven success as a General Manager or senior operator in hospitality (restaurant, bar, or café); thrives hands‑on in busy service environments.


• Experience in hospitality business set‑up : pre‑opening, new site launches, or entrepreneurial restaurant ownership in Germany.


• Strong organizational and planning ability; capable of structuring tasks and driving projects to completion with excellent communication.


• Comfortable balancing autonomy with collaboration—working closely with UK‑based colleagues.


• Fluent in German and English, both written and spoken.