General Manager - Soho House Istanbul

Soho House & Co; Fatih; On-site; TRY 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Soho House & Co is seeking a General Manager to oversee all aspects of the business, ensuring operational efficiency, exceptional member/guest experiences, and staff retention. You will lead day-to-day operations, partner with stakeholders, and drive profitability while embodying the Soho House ethos.

Reporting to executive leadership, you will manage food & beverage operations, safety, and service standards, while fostering culture and excellence across departments to deliver unforgettable

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in high-volume F&B or multi-unit environments.
• Strong strategic thinking and business acumen.
• Expertise in food & beverage operations and guest experience.
• Experience in staff development, recruitment, and retention.
• Solid budgeting, cost control, and profitability focus.

Responsibilities

• Provide influential leadership and partner with internal/external stakeholders.
• Monitor weekly/daily business performance and drive action plans to improve profitability.
• Ensure food safety, compliance with local regulations, and safety for staff and guests.
• Collaborate with Head Office functions to optimize processes and drive sales.
• Lead annual marketing plans and partnerships across departments.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

F&B operations

Staff development

Budgeting

Job description

Job Overview

At Soho House, the General Manager is responsible for all aspects of the business by ensuring operational efficiency, member/guest experience, staff retention and optimal profit is met at a Soho House & Co. property. Including day-to-day staff management, the General Manager is also an ambassador for the Soho House brand and fully embraces our ethos, support staff, member and guest experience. As General Manager you are an influential leader and strategic business partner to all departments that tell our story, deliver service, create culture, maximize profits, support operations, and member / guest satisfaction. The General Manager works very closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure optimal experience is a result of unforgettable moments through staff, food, drink, events and amenities.

Key Responsibilities

• Influential leader and strategic business partner to internal and external stake holders by assessing business objects and delivering an elevated, approachable and profitable experience that is consistent and regularly assessed for improvement and innovation.
• Responsible assessing the business on a weekly/daily basis and in providing reports on the economic and operational state of the business that trigger the development of action plans to support operational improvements and focus on optimizing profit, minimizing margins and promote exceptional experience(s) for member, guest, staff.
• Adhere to Soho House & Co company policies for food safety, allergy procedure and creating an overall safe and inviting space for members, guests, staff by partnering with Health & Safety leaders and following local, government and regional compliance and abiding by legal standards.
• Collaborative partner to all leading Head Office business functions to drive effective process and implement innovative opportunities that efficiently drive sales and staff/member retention through HR, Recruitment, Learning & Development, F&B/Operations, Marketing, PR, Social, Events & Programming, Finance, Housekeeping and Facilities
• Guide, develop and implement decisions that outline policies, procedure and systems to improve business operations, service, retention and overall experience.
• Oversee all local company accounts and investments, ensuring accurate and timely recording, filing, and reporting of all transactions.
• Provide strategic leadership to the organization, supporting commercial targets and profitability goals.
• Lead and motivate the finance team, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
• Provide leadership relative to annual marketing plans and partnership to other leaders within Membership, Marketing, Food & Drink, Finance

Qualifications & Experience

• At least 10+ years managing high-volume Food and Beverage (F&B) or multi-unit operations.
• Understand, maintain, and enforce local and government regulated food safety, risk prevention, fire prevention and emergency procedures to ensure the safety of all staff and guests.
• Interview all new and prospective hires (internal/external) and adhere to P&D policies while positively providing support to the team in terms of growth, development and success planning.
• Monitor, assess, report and develop action items to support service trends, guest/member/staff surveys.
• Innovator and influencer with previous experience managing F&B operations that focus on service and providing top quality experiences through food and drink.
• A creative and analytical thinker who encompasses strong business aptitude is driven by results and guest satisfaction. Naturally hospitable
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships (internal/external) as well as highly organized, efficient and detail oriented.

What We Offer

Soho House was created to bring diverse communities of people together, and we take the same approach when building our teams. We thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a global company. Soho House is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.