Restaurant Manager(Chinese Fine Dining)

PeopleSearch Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PeopleSearch Pte Ltd is seeking a Restaurant General Manager to own the concept and translate the brand into exceptional guest experiences in a luxury setting in Singapore.

You will lead P&L, budgeting, recruitment, and a high-performing team across culinary, beverage, hotel and corporate functions, ensuring strict service standards and smooth pre-opening to opening activities.

Qualifications

• Diploma/Degree in Hospitality Management, Hotel Management, Business or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5–8 years of restaurant/hospitality management experience.
• Proven experience managing P&L, budgeting, cost control and revenue performance.
• Strong leadership, people management and team-building capabilities.
• Excellent understanding of luxury service standards and guest experience.
• Experience in restaurant pre-opening and opening would be highly advantageous.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with ability to work across culinary, beverage, hotel and corporate teams.
• Commercially driven, hands-on and highly organised, with a strong eye for operational detail.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-end hospitality environment and maintain high service standards.

Responsibilities

• Own the restaurant concept and translate the brand vision into seamless daily operations and an exceptional guest experience.
• Lead the restaurant’s P&L, revenue strategy, budgeting, forecasting, cost control and overall commercial performance.
• Build the organisational structure, manpower plan and recruitment strategy, while developing a strong talent and succession pipeline.
• Establish and maintain high service standards, operating procedures, hygiene protocols and effective guest-recovery processes.
• Partner closely with culinary and beverage leadership on menu planning, beverage offerings and overall dining experience.
• Develop strong supplier relationships and oversee purchasing, inventory and operational resources to ensure efficiency and quality.
• Build a culture of luxury hospitality, accountability, coaching and continuous improvement across the restaurant team.
• Lead daily briefings, management meetings, performance reviews and cross-department communication to ensure operational alignment.
• Monitor guest feedback, financial results, labour productivity, service standards and operational audits, implementing improvements where required.
• Lead pre-opening recruitment, onboarding, training, mock services, soft opening and overall opening readiness.
• Ensure the restaurant consistently operates in line with the high standards expected of a premium hotel and destination restaurant.
• Build strong relationships with VIP guests and ensure consistent delivery of personalised, memorable and high-quality dining experiences.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Communication

Operations management

Education

Hospitality Management degree

Business degree

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Restaurant Operations & Brand: Own the restaurant concept and translate the brand vision into seamless daily operations and an exceptional guest experience.




• P&L & Commercial Performance: Lead the restaurant’s P&L, revenue strategy, budgeting, forecasting, cost control and overall commercial performance.




• People & Manpower: Build the organisational structure, manpower plan and recruitment strategy, while developing a strong talent and succession pipeline.




• Service Excellence: Establish and maintain high service standards, operating procedures, hygiene protocols and effective guest-recovery processes.




• Menu & Beverage: Partner closely with culinary and beverage leadership on menu planning, beverage offerings and overall dining experience.




• Procurement & Suppliers: Develop strong supplier relationships and oversee purchasing, inventory and operational resources to ensure efficiency and quality.




• Team Leadership: Build a culture of luxury hospitality, accountability, coaching and continuous improvement across the restaurant team.




• Management & Communication: Lead daily briefings, management meetings, performance reviews and cross-department communication to ensure operational alignment.




• Performance Monitoring: Monitor guest feedback, financial results, labour productivity, service standards and operational audits, implementing improvements where required.




• Pre-Opening & Opening: Lead pre-opening recruitment, onboarding, training, mock services, soft opening and overall opening readiness.




• Luxury Hospitality Standards: Ensure the restaurant consistently operates in line with the high standards expected of a premium hotel and destination restaurant.




• Guest Experience: Build strong relationships with VIP guests and ensure consistent delivery of personalised, memorable and high-quality dining experiences.

Requirements

• Diploma/Degree in Hospitality Management, Hotel Management, Business or a related discipline.




• Minimum 5–8 years of restaurant/hospitality management experience, preferably within luxury hotels, fine dining or premium destination restaurants.




• Proven experience managing P&L, budgeting, cost control and revenue performance.




• Strong leadership, people management and team-building capabilities.




• Excellent understanding of luxury service standards and guest experience.




• Experience in restaurant pre-opening and opening would be highly advantageous.




• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across culinary, beverage, hotel and corporate teams.




• Commercially driven, hands-on and highly organised, with a strong eye for operational detail.




• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-end hospitality environment and maintain consistently high service standards