Cafe Manager

Retail Human Resources plc; City Of London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent retail company is seeking a passionate Café Manager to oversee daily operations and team management in a welcoming café. The ideal candidate should have a supervisory background in hospitality, excellent customer service skills, and the ability to lead and inspire a team to achieve sales targets. Benefits include flexible working, retirement savings, and a colleague discount scheme.

Benefits

Colleague Clubcard discounts

Flexible working options

Retirement savings plan

Life Assurance

Wellbeing services

Exclusive deals and discounts

Uniform provided

Holiday starting at 28 days

Qualifications

• Background in hospitality at supervisory level and above.
• Commitment to excellent customer service.
• Ability to lead by example and coach in an inclusive manner.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the overall running of the café including routines and processes.
• Manage profit and loss accountability for the café.
• Maximise sales and presentation while ensuring compliance with safety standards.
• Lead and inspire the team to achieve sales targets.
• Select, train, and develop team members.
• Act as a menu expert sharing knowledge with the team.
• Ensure prompt service of high-quality food and drinks.

Skills

Customer service

People management

Planning and organisation

Communication

Job description

Location: Grand Depot Rd, Woolwich, London: 6785

We have a great opportunity for a Café Manager with a passion for customer service and proven people management skills to take responsibility for one of our comfy, welcoming cafés. With your background in hospitality, you’ll oversee daily operations as well as the selection, training and development of a friendly team.

As a Café Manager, you’ll share our commitment to excellent customer service. You’ll manage helpful, eager colleagues in a café that’s clean, tidy and organised. And, you’ll identify opportunities to improve our ways of working, while maximising sales and ensuring processes, routines and standards are adhered to.

At Tesco we believe in providing opportunities for everyone to be at their best. With your experience working at supervisory level or above, you’ll act as a role model to your team – spotting talent, providing feedback and support, and adapting your leadership style to different people and situations.

Please note that you need to be 18 or over to apply for this role.

You will be responsible for:

• Overseeing the overall running of the café, including routines, processes, sales standards and changes, where necessary.
• Holding full profit and loss accountability for the café.
• Maximising sales, impact and presentation in the café, and ensuring everything is safe and legal for customers and colleagues.
• Leading your team and inspiring them to hit sales targets.
• Understanding the key drivers of our service plan and delivering to the standard required.
• Selecting, training, and developing team members to enable them to feel proud of the work they do.
• Acting as a café menu expert who can share knowledge with the team.
• Ensuring customers are served quickly and that they receive high quality food and drinks in a clean, tidy environment.

You will need:

• A background in hospitality, at supervisory level and above.
• A commitment to excellent customer service.
• People management skills that allow you to lead by example and coach in an inclusive manner.

Personal:

• Good planning and organisation skills.
• Confidence using your initiative to identify opportunities to improve our ways of working or adapt to different situations.
• Excellent communication skills to motivate and support a growing team.

What's in it for you:

• Alongside a fantastic work life balance, we offer excellent benefits that help make The Cafe a great place to work.
• Colleague Clubcard after 3 months service - 10% increasing to 15% after every pay day for a four-day period, off most purchases at Tesco
• Request flexible working from day one
• Retirement savings plan
• Life Assurance
• Access to free wellbeing services with a range of resources to support your mind, body, and life
• An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for the home
• Uniform provided and policies to support you for all of life’s moments, big and small
• Holiday starting at 28 days (Including Bank Holidays)
• Access to our colleague networks providing a space for colleagues to come together from a range of backgrounds.

About us:

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings.

We are committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please visit https://www.tesco-careers.com/accessibility