General Manager

Buffalo Wild Wings; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonuses

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Buffalo Wild Wings is seeking a Sports Bar General Manager to lead a fast-paced team and drive top performance in our New Orleans area location. You will oversee the management team, guide local marketing efforts, and ensure profits align with company targets while maintaining exceptional guest experiences.

The role requires strong leadership, P&L analysis and a passion for training a high-performing staff; franchisee Compleat Hospitality will be your employer, with standard wage and benefit

Qualifications

• Knowledge of labor laws, health codes, safe food handling and sanitation, responsible alcohol service, safety and security systems and procedures, and computer operations.
• Ability to manage and direct work of others, champion change and analyze a Profit and Loss statement.
• Educational background and experience: high school graduate; bachelor’s degree preferred; 4–5 years of management experience and prior General Manager experience encouraged.
• Team oriented with a focus on training and developing staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead the sports bar management team (OGM, To-Go and People Manager, Service and Profit Manager, Operations and Kitchen Manager) to deliver top performance.
• Oversee local restaurant marketing, achieve P&L results, and ensure the bar is at peak performance.
• Manage community engagement and fundraising activities and ensure a premier guest experience.

Skills

Labor laws

Health codes

Safe food handling

Alcohol service

P&L analysis

Team leadership

Staff training

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

POS systems

Restaurant management software

Job description

SPORTS BAR GENERAL MANAGER

Know what it's like to be in the stadium on game day? Then you know what it's like to work at Buffalo Wild Wings. It's fun. It's fast-paced. We're at the top of our game - and we want to keep it that way. So, we're constantly upping the ante, providing the ultimate experience for our fans. And, of course, it's our people that bring that experience to life.

GAME DAY

Our sports bar General Manager is our head coach. You will be the leader in creating the ultimate experience for our sports fans. From local restaurant marketing to Profit and Loss statement results, you'll be responsible for ensuring that your sports bar is at the top of its game. You will lead your sports bar Management Team (OGM, To-Go and People Manager, Service and Profit Manager, Operations and Kitchen Manager) through performance, engagement and training initiatives. If that weren't cool enough, you will even have the opportunity to oversee all community connection and fundraising related activities.

WE'LL PROVIDE THE PLAYBOOK, HERE'S WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE

• You know the business. You have a general knowledge of labor laws, health codes, safe food handling and sanitation, responsible alcohol service, safety and security systems and procedures, computer operations.
• You know the plays to win the game. You can manage and direct work of others, champion change and analyze a Profit and Loss statement.
• You have the education and experience. You're a high school graduate or similar. Extra points if you bring a bachelor's degree, have 4-5 years of management experience and previous Restaurant General Manager experience.
• You're Team focused. You have a passion for training and developing your Team.

BRAG FACTOR

You'll be working for the hottest brand around and have tons of fun doing it. As a Sports Bar General Manager, you'll be eligible for quarterly bonuses, an annual performance-based wage review and a comprehensive benefits program. You will have the resources to be at the top of your game. Everything that we put into developing sauces for our famous wings, we put the same vigor into developing and growing our General Managers. Do you aspire to become a Training General Manager or a Regional Manager? Whatever your career goals are, we'll help get you there. Did we mention that you'll never miss a sporting event ever again?

You are applying for work for a franchisee Compleat Hospitality of Buffalo Wild Wings, not Buffalo Wild Wings Corporate, or any of its affiliates. If hired, the franchisee will be your only employer. Franchisees are independent business owners who set their own wage and benefit programs that can vary among franchisees.