Operations Manager - Restaurant Group

COREcruitment; City Of London; On-site; GBP 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality group in London is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to oversee operations across multiple restaurant locations. You will lead a high-performing team, ensuring high service standards, optimizing processes using tech-driven systems, and managing budgets. The ideal candidate is commercially astute, tech-savvy, and a strong leader. This position offers a competitive salary of £65,000 plus bonus.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Supportive team environment

Opportunities for process improvement

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of budgets, P&Ls, and staff costs.
• Experience managing multiple teams and operational processes.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational excellence across multiple sites.
• Ensure compliance with service standards and processes.
• Manage budgets, payroll, and operational reporting.

Skills

Budget management

Hospitality systems optimization

Team leadership

Communication

Flexibility

Tools

SevenRooms

EPOS

Payroll software

Inventory systems

Job description

Operations Manager – Restaurant Group
London

£65,000 plus bonus

We’re looking for an Operations Manager to join a high-performing hospitality team.You’ll be hands-on, supporting FOH and BOH, ensuring service standards are met, and embedding strong processes across multiple sites.

The Role:

• Lead operational excellence across 4 sites
• Maximise tech-driven systems including SevenRooms, EPOS, Tronc, Payroll, Inventory, and L&D platforms.
• Champion onboarding, training, and process compliance – scheduling, tracking, and follow-ups are key.
• Collaborate closely with GMs, bar managers, head chefs, and the people team to drive team development and service standards.
• Oversee day-to-day operations, events, and restaurant launches – be where the business needs you.
• Manage wages, rotas, overheads, budgets, payroll, and operational reporting to HQ and the board.
• Maintain operational oversight and support recruitment initiatives as required.

Who You Are:

• Commercially astute – strong understanding of budgets, P&Ls, staff costs, and wage management.
• Tech-savvy – confident navigating and optimising hospitality systems and happy to trial and navigate new systems.
• Flexible and hands-on – able to step in across sites and support the team during peak service or events.
• Strong leader and planner – capable of managing multiple moving parts and teams effectively.
• Excellent communicator – confident in both written and spoken English.
• Team-focused, numbers-driven, and commercially aware.

What’s on Offer:

• Competitive salary: £65,000
• Oversight of multiple restaurants and bars in a supportive, engaged team environment.
• Opportunity to embed systems, improve processes, and drive operational excellence across the business.

For more information, please contact [e-mail] or click apply