Cafe/Restaurant Manager

The Social Hub (B Corp™); Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

B Corp certification

European discounts

Career growth

Team events

Inclusive workplace

Job summary

The Social Hub is seeking a Restaurant Manager to drive daily operations across one of our restaurants, bars, or cafés. You will lead a hands-on team of supervisors and hosts, shaping a vibrant, guest‑centric environment while coordinating with F&B leadership, kitchens, and creative teams.

You will foster team growth, manage budgets, and balance exceptional service with strong commercial results, ensuring consistency and a welcoming atmosphere across shifts in a hybrid hospitality setting.

Qualifications

• Experience managing a restaurant, bar, or cafe.
• Leadership experience within F&B.
• Strong communication and team-building skills.
• Ability to balance service quality with commercial results.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily restaurant, bar, or cafe operations.
• Coach and motivate supervisors and team members.
• Create a welcoming, consistent guest experience.
• Drive knowledge on menus, promotions, and activations.
• Collaborate with kitchen, marketing, and other teams.
• Monitor costs, revenue, and performance while safeguarding guest experience.
• Handle guest feedback effectively and turn challenges into positives.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and well‑organised workplace.

Skills

Restaurant management

Leadership

Team development

Budgeting

Cost control

Communication

English

Dutch

Job description

Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It

As our Restaurant Manager, you’ll be the driving force behind one of our restaurants, bars, or cafés at The Social Hub, setting the tone from the floor to the back office. You’ll bring energy, structure, and heart into the daily rhythm of service while turning ideas into great guest moments. You’ll lead a hands‑on team of supervisors and hosts, shaping a place people love to work in and guests keep coming back to. From service flow to team culture to financial results, you’re the one connecting the dots. You’ll work closely with our F&B leadership, kitchen teams, and creative minds to keep the concept sharp and relevant.

In Case YouDon’tKnow Who We Are

Known for being the rule breakers in hospitality, TSH is a fun, creative and inspiring environment where everyone can work, stay, learn and play and most importantly – be themselves. As an employer we look, act and think like a hotel, but instead we offer a lot more. Think student accommodation, long and short stay options, gyms, talks, events, rooftop bar and eat & drink escapes as well as community and coworking spaces. Located in The Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, and the UK, with several new openings on the way, this hybrid hospitality concept may take root in the heart of Europe, but our plans are set for going global.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the daily operations of your restaurant, bar, or café and keep everything running smoothly
• Build, coach, and motivate a team of supervisors and team members who love what they do
• Create a welcoming atmosphere where great service feels natural and consistent
• Drive team knowledge around menus, promotions, and activations
• Partner with kitchen, marketing, and other teams to bring the concept to life
• Keep a close eye on costs, revenue, and performance while protecting the guest experience
• Handle guest feedback with confidence and turn challenges into positive moments
• Maintain a safe, clean, and well‑organised working environment

What You’ll Have

• You have experience managing a restaurant, bar, café, or similar venue
• You bring at least one year of leadership experience within F&B
• You enjoy building teams and helping people grow
• You understand the balance between great service and strong commercial results
• You’re comfortable working with budgets, staffing, and cost control
• You communicate clearly and lead with energy and empathy
• You’re fluent in English and Dutch, with additional languages as a plus

What We Offer

• The opportunity to work at a dynamic, multi‑national company. Not just another hotel - we’re a game changing innovator, challenging every convention and defining the future
• The opportunity to work for a Certified B Corp® company that balances profit with positive impact, collaborating with organizations like Movement on the Groundand the TSH Talent Foundation to create meaningful change
• The chance to learn and grow in your role with the potential for future growth
• Awesome discounts in all our properties in Europe and not just for you, but also for your friends and family!
• A wonderful workplace to call home, full of events, fun colleagues and all the other amazing salary/benefits stuff

At The Social Hub, we believe pay should be fair and consistent. That's why we carefully determine your starting salary based on the role, your assessed proficiency, and our salary framework. We make our best and fairest offer upfront, so we don't negotiate salaries. Because fairness shouldn’t depend on who negotiates best.

Who you are, is how we want you to be.To us, hybrid hospitality goes across the board, from how we service our guests to how we represent ourselves.Here, everyone belongs, and we welcome people no matter theirnationality, gender, age, sexual orientation, religionorculture.Your authenticitykeeps ourteam diverse.Come as you are.