Area Manager (QSR)

Burrito Restaurants; Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Delhi; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

California Burrito is seeking an Area Manager to oversee existing and upcoming restaurants across multiple cities. This role demands strong leadership to drive sales, cost control, and guest experience.

You will coach teams, implement standards, and ensure operational excellence to meet customer expectations. The ideal candidate will have 5–11 years in QSR or FMCG, with a proven track record of managing multiple outlets, strong P&L understanding, and customer focus in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in Cafes, QSR, Restaurant or Hospitality.
• Prior experience managing multiple outlets/stores is preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong understanding of sales, P&L, people management, inventory, and operations.
• Highly customer-focused, energetic, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the performance of your allotted restaurants and strive for excellence across operations, hospitality, food safety, sanitation and cleanliness.
• Lead from the front; coach restaurant teams and remove obstacles to guest experience.
• Empower teams to resolve guest concerns quickly and effectively for long-term satisfaction.
• Set clear goals, monitor performance, and ensure action plans are completed.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Sales

Education

Any Graduate

Job description

ROLE: Area Manager

EXPERIENCE: 5 to 11 Years (QSR)

LOCATION: Bangalore, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Mumbai

WORKING DAYS: 6 Days (Field Work)

QUALIFICATION: Any Graduate or above

THE OPPORTUNITY / ABOUT THE ROLE:

We are looking for an enthusiastic Area Manager with strong management and operational skills to oversee existing and upcoming restaurants. The ideal candidate should have experience in the QSR or FMCG industry and be responsible for driving sales, profitability, operational excellence, and team performance while ensuring California Burrito standards and customer expectations are consistently met.

WHAT WILL YOU OWN?

1) LEAD GREAT RESTAURANTS

• Own the performance of your allotted restaurants and Strive for Excellence across operations, hospitality, food safety, sanitation and cleanliness.
• Lead from the front. Model great hospitality, coach restaurant teams and remove anything getting in the way of a great guest experience.
• Empower teams to resolve guest concerns quickly, thoughtfully and for the long term.
• Spot problems and opportunities early, build clear action plans and make sure they get done.

2) BUILD TEAMS THAT KEEP GROWING

• Build an Open & Honest culture where every team member is treated fairly and respectfully.
• Develop restaurant leaders and their teams through strong training, regular coaching, meaningful recognition and clear accountability.
• Set clear goals, share performance openly and give teams Freedom with Ownership to deliver results.
• Stay flexible and step in wherever the business needs you most.

3) DRIVE HEALTHY GROWTH

• Own sales, costs and profitability across your restaurants, monitoring every cost line against the annual business plan.
• Regularly review performance with your direct reports, conduct gap analysis and help every restaurant stay on target and achieve its bottom-line incentive.
• Understand and execute all in-store marketing promotions, while sharing relevant market-level inputs for national marketing across digital, print and other channels.
• Lead new product rollouts, support new restaurant openings and drive strong sales across new and existing locations.

4) KEEP EVERYONE MOVING TOGETHER

• Work closely with support teams to solve problems, align on business priorities and turn plans into action.
• Communicate goals, results and next steps clearly so every team understands what they are working towards and how they contribute.
• Keep growing everyday. Ask for feedback, share ideas and keep finding better ways to work.

WHAT WILL HELP YOU SUCCEED?

You're self-driven and naturally take initiative. You're comfortable figuring things out, taking challenges head-on and owning what happens next.

You think entrepreneurially, move with intent and dont need to be told every next step. You can bring people along, step up when something needs leadership and stay open to being challenged yourself.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Relevant experience in Cafes, QSR, Restaurant or Hospitality
• Prior experience managing multiple outlets/stores is preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong understanding of sales, P&L, people management, inventory, and operations.
• Highly customer-focused, energetic, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.

WHO ARE WE?

California Burrito is a fast-growing QSR chain with 2500+ employees across 140+ locations across Bengaluru, NCR, Hyderabad, Chennai and Pune. We started in 2012 with a simple belief: no compromise, just real ingredients.

Since then, weve been serving honestly good Mexican food while building a more wholesome, sustainable way to do fast food, including growing our own fresh ingredients.

Our mission is to become Indias most recognised name in Mexican cuisine while setting the standard for quality, speed and friendly hospitality. And how we get there matters just as much. We stay Open & Honest, Strive for Excellence, believe in Freedom with Ownership, and focus on Growing Every Day.

GET TO KNOW US BETTER:

Website: www.californiaburrito.in

LinkedIn Page: www.linkedin.com/company/californiaburrito

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/californiaburrito_in/

Corporate Office Address:1st Floor, Sapota Park, Joseph Chammanur Hall, 1st Main Rd, 1st Cross Rd, Indiranagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560038.