District Manager

Better Buzz Coffee; Poway (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Coffee team environment

Benefits package incl. medical, dental

Bonus program

Paid time off

Job summary

Better Buzz Coffee is seeking a District Manager to lead 5–8 cafes across our California footprint. The role demands a strong, hands-on leader who drives sales, profitability, and guest experience while coaching General Managers and building a high-performance district team.

You will own staffing, operations standards, and brand initiatives, ensuring consistent execution, compliance, and exceptional customer experience across all locations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of multi-unit guest service/hospitality management experience.
• Proven ability to develop GMs and lift store performance.
• Strong understanding of store P&L and labor.
• Knowledge of wage-hour rules.
• Ability to travel within district.

Responsibilities

• Oversee 5–8 cafes and cultivate a people-first culture across locations.
• Inspire teams to reach financial and operational targets and brand initiatives.
• Develop leaders, coach GMs, and enforce standards and procedures.
• Lead openings/closings and support ramp for new stores.
• Ensure staffing, scheduling discipline, and turnover reduction.

Skills

Mult-unit management

Leadership

P&L / profitability

Wage-hour compliance

Staff development

Operations excellence

Education

Hospitality/business degree

Job description

About Us

Better Buzz Coffee

seeks a

District Manager

to support our growth!

Better Buzz Coffee - check us out!

Better Buzz Coffee is seeking an experienced multi-unit leader to help support the growth of our brand in San Diego, California. Our ideal candidate needs to be a self-starter accustomed to working in a fast-paced environment. Better Buzz is committed to allowing our guests to “Live the Buzz Life” and providing an exceptional experience that can been seen, felt and heard in all aspects of our business. Our desired candidate has 5 years of prior multi-unit experience in a high-velocity, high-volume, drive-thru business in the quick casual or coffee space. The District Manager owns the performance and people of a district of stores through their General Managers. They are accountable for sales, profitability, guest experience, staffing, and standards across every location in the district. This position reports in to our Regional Director Operations.

The Pay Rage for this position is $100K-$130K.

PERKS OF WORKING AT BETTER BUZZ:

• Work with an amazing team of coffee enthusiasts

• Full benefit packages available including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 401K w/ match

• Bonus program

• 10 days Paid Time Off

Better Buzz Coffee is a local USDA Organic Certified Coffee Roaster with many current locations and growing rapidly. We source and roast all our coffees and we are dedicated to our purpose of providing the Better Buzz experience by fueling each day with exceptional coffee and food in an inspiring environment.

We are committed to providing outstanding service to our teams and our community while fostering a fun and upbeat work environment. We are always pushing forward, growing, and improving to ensure we are the absolute best we can be. Leaders who are excited to challenge themselves and grow will find great opportunities with Better Buzz Coffee!

Responsibilities

Overseeing 5-8 cafes, you will cultivate a positive and people first culture within each location by establishing relationships through consistent and constructive communication. You will inspire our teams to reach financial and operational targets and deliverables by being an example, developing leaders, supporting brand initiatives and effectively holding staff accountable. The foundation of this position will be to identify areas within our operation to create and implement successful solutions for operational success. You will ensure that all business processes are enforced regarding operations and lead the team on all metrics, standards, policies & procedures. You will ensure the Better Buzz experience is positive, fun, and uplifting for all team and guests.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive district sales, store margin, labor, and guest metrics through the GM team

• Recruit, develop, and retain strong General Managers; build store-level bench

• Coach GMs on operations, product quality, cleanliness, and guest experience

• Ensure consistent execution of standards, promotions, and new products

• Own staffing levels, scheduling discipline, and turnover reduction

• Enforce wage-hours, meal/rest, and safety compliance in every store

• Lead openings and closings within the district and support NSO ramp

• Complete regular store visits, audits, and action plans

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of multi-unit of prior guest service/hospitality multi-unit manager

• Proven ability to develop GMs and lift store performance

• Strong understanding of store P&L and labor
• Knowledge of applicable wage-hour rules
• Ability to travel within your defined district
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage operations in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Coffee/café/QSR experience.

• Degree in hospitality or business management

• Experience leading new store openings

About Better Buzz

Founded in 2002 by two college students with a dream and a coffee cart, Better Buzz has grown into a thriving community with locations across California, Nevada, Arizona and Florida. We roast our own organic, fair trade, and rainforest-certified coffee weekly!

We’re serious about quality, connection, and having a blast while doing it. At Better Buzz, you’re not just making coffee — you’re making people’s day.

Come live the Buzz Life. Learn more about us at www.betterbuzzcoffee.com

Better Buzz encourages you to be bold and authentically you! We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that celebrates the unique differences of our diverse team. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and consider every qualified applicant without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class. Better Buzz is also committed to offering reasonable accommodation to qualified job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation, please contact us at [e-mail]