District Manager

Workstream; Ellenton (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Pulse Restaurant Group is seeking an experienced District Manager to oversee Popeyes restaurant operations across multiple locations. The role requires travel to stores to ensure adherence to brand standards, staffing, and profitability targets.

You will manage general managers and supervisors, implement sales and cost controls, and lead staff development to sustain high performance across the district. Strong communication and leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• 4-year college business degree preferred or equal experience.
• 3-5 years of multiunit management in food industry preferred.
• Extensive and successful experience as a restaurant general manager.
• Familiarity with company organization, policies and procedures, and personnel preferred.
• Excellent human relations skills including leadership and motivation.
• Strong communication skills: listening, oral and written.

Responsibilities

• Ensure restaurants are staffed properly with qualified managers and supervisors.
• Oversee staffing and performance reviews for restaurant leadership.
• Develops and implements plans to achieve top-line sales performance vs. budget for the area.
• Control expenses to achieve operating profit targets across multiple units.
• Ensure compliance with brand standards and corporate policies at all locations.
• Open new restaurants within budget and high operating standards.
• Lead training initiatives to improve restaurant management teams.
• Support PMO with policy compliance and safety/security procedures.
• Collaborate on DMA marketing plans at the restaurant level.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Communication

Staff development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or equivalent experience

Job description

Pulse Restaurant Groupis looking for experienced District Managers from the Quick Service/Restaurant industry to oversee the operations and management of a minimum of 3 store units. As the District Manager, you will need to travel to different locations, track progress, and ensure stores are operating properly per brand standards.

JOB SUMMARY

The District Manager is responsible for the overall sales, operations, profitability, and people management for the Popeyes restaurants.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Ensure all restaurants are staffed properly with qualified RGM's and Assistant Managers.
• Work through RGM's to ensure restaurants are staffed with qualified shift supervisors, and crew.
• Develops and executes plans to achieve top line sales performance compared to budget sales for each area.
• Develops plans to control expenses and achieve budget for restaurant operating profit for each area of the Profit and Loss Statements.
• Ensures all assigned restaurants meet Popeyes Corporate (RBI) operational standards necessary to achieve expansion approval.
• Maximize presence in restaurants in all dayparts to monitor operational status to provide feedback to RGM's.
• Hires, terminates, and conducts performance reviews of restaurant general managers and ensures reviews for assistant managers, shift supervisors, and crew are completed.
• Assists restaurant general managers in identifying training needs and the execution of training programs to improve their restaurant management teams.
• Assist restaurant general managers with compliance and understanding of Sailormen, Inc. policies and procedures, such as: Security, Safety, Cash handling, Sexual Harassment.
• Assists in ensuring restaurants are following all state and federal labor laws, as they pertain to Popeyes.
• Assist restaurant general managers with compliance and understanding of Popeyes policies, procedures, and requirements.
• Open new restaurants successfully with high operating standards and within budget.
• Performs special projects as requested, such as:
• Execution of Popeyes National and Designated Market Area (DMA) Marketing Plans on the restaurant level
• Handling various city related issues regarding operations.
• Build a team environment which is consistent with the Sailormen, Inc. culture and philosophy.
• All other duties as assigned.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• 4-year college business degree is preferred or equal experience.
• 3-5 years of experience in multiunit management in the food industry is preferred.
• Must have extensive and successful experience as a restaurant general manager.
• Familiarity with company organization, policies and procedures, and personnel preferred.
• Requires excellent human relations skills including leadership and motivation.
• Strong communication skills: listening, oral and written