Area Manager (QSR)

Burrito Restaurants; Pune District, Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

California Burrito is seeking an Area Manager (QSR) to oversee current and upcoming restaurants across Bangalore, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, and Mumbai. You will drive sales, profitability and guest experience, and coach teams to deliver consistent standards of hospitality and food safety.

Ideal candidates have 5–11 years in QSR/FMCG, strong leadership and people-management skills, and a track record of managing multiple outlets in fast-paced environments.

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. 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical

Problem-solving

Sales

P&L

People management

Inventory management

Operations

Job description

ROLE: Area Manager(QSR)

EXPERIENCE: 5 to 11 Years (QSR)

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

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 150+ 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.