General Manager

Paris Baguette - Support Office (East); New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Free Birthday Cake

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

High Performance Culture

Job summary

Paris Baguette - Support Office (East) in New York seeks a General Manager to lead cafe operations, drive guest service excellence, and deliver financial results in a fast-growing network. You will hire and train staff, plan schedules and budgets, monitor P&L, and ensure safety and quality.

This role requires leadership, clear communication, and a passion for empowering teams to create a warm, community-focused cafe experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum 2–3 years’ general management experience.
• 2–3 years of progressive management with staff supervision.
• Thorough knowledge of POS register systems.
• Strong profit & loss and sales/marketing capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Achieves financial objectives by developing and monitoring financial plans and budgets; controls labor and expenses.
• Manages day-to-day cafe operations and staff scheduling; ensures standards and procedures are followed.
• Conducts management team meetings; reviews P&L; develops action plans to grow revenue and control costs.
• Hires, trains, and supports cafe management and staff; provides coaching and performance reviews.
• Ensures staff training in guest service, food & beverage operations, loss prevention and safety policies.
• Fosters high staff morale and effective performance management; addresses HR and LP issues with partners.
• Oversees guest service quality and handles complaints with appropriate service recovery actions.
• Develops strategies to increase revenue and catering sales; maintains brand standards.

Skills

Leadership

P&L management

Sales & marketing

Communication

Team building

POS systems

Flexibility

Brand ambassador

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

POS register systems

Job description

Job Title: General Manager

Reports to: District Manager

With a projected 1,000 cafes in the United States by 2030, Paris Baguette is one of the fastest-growing neighborhood bakery cafés in the world. Our vision is to reestablish the neighborhood bakery café as the heart of the community around the world.Paris Baguette’s mission is to bring expertly crafted baked and brewed goods through a warm and welcoming bakery café experience that delivers joy to everyone.

If you are someone who has heart, wants to spread joy, nourish community and is ready to rise to the occasion, we are looking for you to join our growing team!

WHAT WE ARE HUNGRY FOR

As the General Manager you will help cultivate a team environment that provides exceptional customer service while ensuring all staff members perform at a consistently high level. You will be responsible for all aspects of cafe operations and floor management including food, beverage, equipment and property. You will facilitate fulfillment of cafe goals and company initiatives. As the General Manager, you must provide leadership and vision to the cafe staff in support of Paris Baguette’s mission and values.

KNOWLEDGE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Achieves financial objectives by developing and monitoring the performance of financial operational plans/budgets, sales & marketing plans to support the overall objectives of the Company. Controls labor and expenses in all areas of operations. Analyzes variances and initiates corrective actions.
• Manages the day-to-day operations of the facility. Schedules, plans and organizes work and communicates goals. Ensures staff compliance of standards and procedures, identifies opportunities for improvement and resolves issues.
• Manages multiple departments effectively. Conducts weekly (or as-needed) meetings with management team to review performance and offer direction, motivation and guidance toward achieving individual and company’s goals. Reviews weekly/monthly P&L statements, works with management team and develops action plans to grow revenue and control expenses that meet or exceed annual budgets.
• Hires, trains and supports cafe management and cafe staff.
• Manages direct reports to accomplish performance goals. Provides developmental coaching and guidance for long-term career growth opportunities to all direct reports. Trains, conducts planning sessions and performance reviews with direct reports and disciplines when necessary.
• Supervises and directs regular training of all staff. Ensures that all employees are trained in guest service, food & beverage operations, loss prevention and all relevant company operating standards.
• Fosters high staff morale and effective performance management.
• Addresses cafe level HR and loss prevention issues by collaborating with the appropriate HR and LP support partners. Maintains an open door policy at all times and facilitates proper communication between all departments.
• Achieves and maintains overall guest service goals through their teams. Oversees the guest service model, ensures guest complaints are resolved appropriately, and that appropriate service recovery gestures are made to ensure complete guest satisfaction.
• Proactively builds guest relations by establishing rapport with current and future guests to understand service requirements.
• Develops and implements creative strategies to increases revenue.
• Increases catering sales revenue through effective management of sales initiatives and creates actionable and measurable sales deliverables.
• Provides consistent and superior food & beverage experience.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable occupational, health and safety regulations and laws. Creates an environment where safety comes first. Oversees Safety Program and assures company’s safety policies are followed.
• Monitors cafe appearance and ensures problems are resolved expeditiously.
• Must become certified in the Paris Baguette specified food safety program within 30 days of employment.
• Ability to work varying shifts, weekends and holidays, as well as, extended workdays to support business needs.
• Other duties may be assigned.

WHAT YOU NEED TO HAVE

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent preferred and a minimum of 2-3 years' general management.
• At least 2-3 years of progressive management experience with staff supervision required
• Relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is also acceptable.
• Thorough knowledge of working POS register systems.
• Possess a high level of profit and loss capability, and sales and marketing skills and abilities.
• P&L capability and sales/marketing skills and abilities.
• Flexible, adaptive, upbeat, open and visible work style, with a successful track record of supporting operations leaders across a large geographically decentralized portfolio.
• Passion for people! Dynamic and engaged leader who has a passion for empowering, inspiring, motivating & developing team members and franchisee relationships.
• Exceptional organizational and communication skills with the ability to effectively balance priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced, ever-changing, and highly entrepreneurial environment.
• Feedback is a gift! Ability to provide constructive feedback and recognition to every member of the organization, along with Franchisees, to ensure we have an open and transparent culture of high-performance standards.
• High emotional intelligence with the ability to work with, and support diverse teams by being highly empathetic, intuitive, self-motivated and driven.
• Teams Win! Has to be a team player who fosters a collaborative and engaged teamwork environment.
• Being a Brand Ambassador, with an excellent knowledge of and commitment to Paris Baguette’s Mission, Vision, Brand Values and Culture.

SWEET BENEFITS

• Competitive compensation
• Free Cake for your Birthday
• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
• High Performance Culture