Assistant Restaurant Manager

SUMAC CONCEPTS PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 33,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

SUMAC CONCEPTS PTE. LTD. is seeking a Restaurant Assistant Manager in Singapore to ensure daily activities run smoothly and efficiently. You will oversee ordering, contracts, payroll, and staff performance while maintaining strong customer service and hospitality standards.

You will work within opening hours, including weekends and holidays, to minimise costs, boost retention, and deliver a positive guest dining experience.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Restaurant Assistant Manager or similar role in hospitality.
• Familiarity with restaurant management software.
• Strong math and reporting skills.
• Customer-focused with good communication.
• Willingness to work evenings, weekends and public holidays.

Responsibilities

• Research new wholesale food suppliers and negotiate prices.
• Calculate future needs in kitchenware and equipment and place orders.
• Manage and store vendors’ contracts and invoices.
• Coordinate communication between front-of-house and back-of-house staff.
• Prepare shift schedules.
• Process payroll for all restaurant staff.
• Supervise kitchen and wait staff and provide assistance as needed.
• Keep detailed records of daily, weekly and monthly costs and revenues.
• Arrange onboarding for new employees (training and uniforms).
• Monitor compliance with safety and hygiene regulations.
• Gather guests’ feedback and suggest menu improvements.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Team management

Math & reporting

Education

Hospitality certification

Tools

Restaurant management software

Job description

We are looking for a Restaurant Assistant Manager to ensure all daily activities run smoothly and efficiently.

Restaurant Assistant Manager responsibilities include ordering kitchen utensils and equipment based on our needs, managing contracts and payroll and supervising restaurant staff performance. To be successful in this role, you should be familiar with restaurant operations and have a good understanding of what makes great customer service. You should also be available to work within opening hours, including weekends and holidays.

Ultimately, you will help minimise operating costs, boost our employee retention and deliver a positive dining experience for our guests.

Responsibilities

• Research new wholesale food suppliers and negotiate prices
• Calculate future needs in kitchenware and equipment and place orders, as needed
• Manage and store vendors’ contracts and invoices
• Coordinate communication between front-of-the-house and back-of-the-house staff
• Prepare shift schedules
• Process payroll for all restaurant staff
• Supervise kitchen and wait staff and provide assistance, as needed
• Keep detailed records of daily, weekly and monthly costs and revenues
• Arrange for new employees’ proper onboarding (scheduling trainings and ordering uniforms)
• Monitor compliance with safety and hygiene regulations
• Gather guests’ feedback and recommend improvements to our menus

Requirements

• Work experience as a Restaurant Assistant Manager or similar role in the hospitality industry
• Familiarity with restaurant management software
• Good math and reporting skills
• Customer service attitude
• Communication and team management abilitiesAvailability to work within opening hours (e.g. evenings, holidays, weekends)
• Certification in hospitality is a plus