Area Manager - sushi&Asian food business

Arbeidsplassen; Oslo; Sur place; NOK 900 000 - 1 300 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Sushitake AS is seeking an Area Manager to lead our sushi and Asian dining operations across Norway. The role oversees multi-site performance, enforces health and safety standards, and drives excellence in service and financial results.

You will work with store managers to implement approved structures, train teams, and ensure adherence to brand guidelines while pursuing growth opportunities and cost controls.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience as area manager, store manager or similar managerial role within the restaurant or hospitality industry.
• Strong knowledge of performance evaluation metrics and principles.
• Proven experience conducting audits based in health and safety standards.
• Strong business acumen with a strategic orientation.
• Team player who collaborates and takes responsibility.
• People oriented, data driven and proactive.
• Fluency in Norwegian.
• Fluent in English and desirable advance in Chinese.

Responsabilités

• Operational oversight includes overseeing the daily operations of the stores within the assigned area to ensure adherence to company policies, quality standards and service protocols.
• Optimize operations to ensure efficiency.
• Conduct regular visits to each location to review performance, identify issues and support store managers/franchisees to reach performance goals and develop action plans to achieve targets.
• Dealing with problems by providing creative and practical solutions.
• Boost team confidence and evaluate performance using key metrics addressing issues to improve it.
• Conduct regular auditory reviews and provide feedback to encourage growth and address areas needing improvement.
• Conduct regular health and safety auditory ensuring compliance with both health and safety regulations and the company’s policies.
• Monitor and enhance customer service levels across all the location ensuring a consistent experience.
• Manage area budgets and analyze financial performance including sales, profitability and cost controls.
• Address customer complaints or issues in collaboration with store managers/franchisees, implementing solutions to improve satisfaction.
• Implement sales strategies approved by the Company to maximize revenue and drive growth within the area.
• Collaborate with marketing teams to execute promotional activities and ensure stores are aligned with brand guidelines and identify trends and opportunities.
• Ensure efficient stock management and maintain optimal inventory levels.
• Coordinate with the procurement team to address any shortages or delivery issues.
• Prepare and submit regular reports on area performance including financial results, sales growth and operational challenges.

Connaissances

People management

Leadership

Data driven

Budget awareness

Description du poste

Area Manager - sushi&Asian food business

Sushitake As Avd Meny Oslo City

Stenersgata 1 0050 Oslo, 0050 Oslo

We are Sushitake, an international company and a leader in the artisanal production and sale of sushi and Asian cuisine.

We Believe in Better Food for Everyone, The Japanese Way.

As Area Manager you will be responsible for managing and leading store operations across a designated geographical area within the Sushitake group in Norway. This role involves overseeing operational excellence across multiple sites ensuring consistent achievement of financial, operational and customer service goals.

You will work closely with store managers providing guidance training and motivation to maintain high standards and drive business success by implementing structures and procedures approved by the business and ensuring they are followed, helping to make Sushitake the employer of choice.

Key to this role is a broad general understanding of daily operations related topics and compliance and deep understanding of health and safety regulations.

What you’ll need:

• At least 3 years of experience as area manager, store manager or similar managerial role within the restaurant or hospitality industry.
• Strong knowledge of performance evaluation metrics and principles.
• Proven experience conducting audits based in health and safety standards.
• Strong business acumen with a strategic orientation.
• You are a team player who enjoys collaborating with others and at the same time takes responsibility.
• People oriented, data driven and proactive.
• Fluency in Norwegian.
• Fluent in English and desirable advance in Chinese.

Operational oversight includes overseeing the daily operations of the stores within the assigned area to ensure adherence to company policies, quality standards and service protocols.

Optimize operations to ensure efficiency.

Conduct regular visits to each location to review performance, identify issues and support store managers/franchisees to reach performance goals and develop action plans to achieve targets.

Dealing with problems by providing creative and practical solutions.

Boost team confidence and evaluate performance using key metrics addressing issues to improve it.

Conduct regular auditory reviews and provide feedback to encourage growth and address areas needing improvement.

Conduct regular health and safety auditory ensuring compliance with both health and safety regulations and the company’s policies.

Monitor and enhance customer service levels across all the location ensuring a consistent experience.

Manage area budgets and analyze financial performance including sales, profitability and cost controls.

Address customer complaints or issues in collaboration with store managers/franchisees, implementing solutions to improve satisfaction.

Implement sales strategies approved by the Company to maximize revenue and drive growth within the area.

Collaborate with marketing teams to execute promotional activities and ensure stores are aligned with brand guidelines and identify trends and opportunities.

Ensure efficient stock management and maintain optimal inventory levels.

Coordinate with the procurement team to address any shortages or delivery issues.

Prepare and submit regular reports on area performance including financial results, sales growth and operational challenges.

We offer a full-time, permanent position with an attractive and competitive salary and benefits package, along with excellent opportunities for professional growth within an international company.

We are Sushitake AS, the Norwegian branch of Wonderfield Group, an international leader in the artisanal production and sale of sushi and Asian cuisine.

We continue to capitalise on consumer trends, spearheading category growth by bringing our proposition to more people around the world across more channels, on more occasions and in more innovative ways. We are committed to purposeful progress and profit for the benefit of our people, our communities and our planet, and we have a clear ESG strategy that delivers progress against nine UN sustainability development goals.