Area Leader

CAVA - Columbia SC - Forest Drive; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary, plus bonus

Unlimited PTO

Health, Dental, Vision insurance

401k enrollment with company contribution

Free CAVA food

Casual work environment

Job summary

CAVA - Columbia SC - Forest Drive is seeking an Area Leader to oversee operations for multiple restaurants. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong leadership in managing General Managers, ensuring the company's standards are upheld while driving profitability and enhancing customer satisfaction.

Your responsibilities include developing talent, executing business strategies, and fostering a high-performance culture. Benefits include competitive salary, unlimited PTO, and health coverage.

Qualifications

• Experience managing multiple restaurants required.
• Must lead by example with hands-on management.
• Strong communication, analytical, and PC skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead the General Manager team to support company growth.
• Ensure upholding of CAVA standards by GMs.
• Translate business strategy into daily execution.
• Oversee planning and analysis of restaurant P&L.
• Develop internal leaders and attract high potential candidates.
• Guide Operations leaders to connect metrics with processes.

Skills

Multi-unit restaurant management experience

Hands-on managing style

Excellent communication skills

Analytical skills

Proficiency with MS Office

Job description

Company Profile

At CAVA, we make it deliciously simple to eat well and feel good every day. We are guided by a Mediterranean heritage that has been perfecting how to eat and live for four thousand years. We prioritize authenticity, curiosity and the pursuit of excellence in everything we do. We are working towards something big, together.

We foster a culture built on five core values:

• Positivity – Every one of us can change someone’s day for the better.
• Transparency – We use transparency to help us make decisions through open dialogue
• Humility – We can always find ways to improve.
• Fanaticism – We are passionate about the opportunity to turn every guest into a fanatic.
• Thoughtfulness – We go above and beyond for our guests, our teams, and communities.

The Role

The Area Leader is responsible for providing direction and executing operational processes and procedures for an assigned area. This multi-unit leader will be expected to provide oversight and development of their direct reports, approximately 6 – 8 Restaurant General Managers while working in cooperation with other functional leaders to ensure CAVA remains profitable.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the General Manager (GM) leadership team to support and enable the growth goals for the company.
• Ensure that each GM upholds the standards and reputation of the CAVA Brand while enhancing Guest and Team Member experience, as well as profitability.
• Translate the overall business strategy into day-to-day execution, providing coaching and feedback to the GMs.
• Oversight of the planning, preparation, and performance analysis of all restaurant P & L’s in the assigned area of responsibility.
• Execute on all programs introduced to the field.
• Build organizational talent by promoting the development of internal leaders, as well as championing the identification and attraction of high potential external candidates.
• Provide guidance to Operations leaders to help them connect the metrics to business processes and focus on continuous improvement strategies to achieve business objectives.
• Cultivate a culture of high performance and accountability
• Identify objectives and systems to improve consistency and synergy throughout our restaurants.
• Partner with peer Area Leader’s to ensure consistency between markets.

The Qualifications

• Multi-unit restaurant management experience
• Must believe in a hands‑on managing style and be willing to lead by example
• Excellent written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Analytical skills to identify trends, make operational decisions and solve problems
• Knowledgeable of and have the ability to use a PC and MS Office Suite proficiently

Physical Requirements

• Ability to maintain a stationary position to be able to operate a computer and other office equipment
• Must be able to identify, analyze and assess details
• For certain positions, must be able to occasionally move or transport items up to 50 pounds
• Ability to communicate with others and exchange information accurately and effectively
• Constantly positions self and move about to support ordinary restaurant or food production support or office operations, as applicable
• Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner

Benefits

• We’ve got you covered. Here are just some of the benefits available to support center team members:
• Competitive base salary, plus bonus
• Unlimited PTO
• Health, Dental, Vision, Telemedicine, Pet Insurance plus more!
• 401k enrollment with company contribution
• Paid sick leave, parental leave, and community service leave
• Free CAVA food
• Casual work environment
• The opportunity to be on the ground floor of a rapidly growing brand

As an equal opportunity employer, CAVA considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, height, weight, marital status, sexual orientation, familial status, genetic information or any other characteristic or protected classes as defined by federal, state, or local law.

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