General Manager Centonove Italian Los Gatos

LG ITALIAN INC; Los Gatos (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local community

Strong team

401(k)

Performance bonus

Competitive pay

Employee discounts

Health insurance

Paid time off

Profit sharing

Job summary

Centonove, an upscale Italian restaurant in downtown Los Gatos, seeks a General Manager with extensive leadership experience to run daily operations and deliver exceptional hospitality.

You will oversee labor, scheduling, budgeting, and staff development, while owning the P&L and upholding health and safety standards. Build a welcoming Centonove culture that delights locals and guests alike.

Qualifications

• Customer service focus and integrity required.
• Strong experience managing daily restaurant operations, labor, scheduling, and safety.
• Proven ability to own P&L, drive revenue, control costs, and ensure quality.
• Natural ability to engage guests and lead teams to deliver exceptional hospitality.
• Get-things-done mindset with pride in work and brand representation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations and guest experience at Centonove.
• Manage labor, scheduling, and staff development.
• Own P&L, budgeting, and financial performance; drive growth.

Skills

Customer service focus

P&L ownership

Team leadership

Guest engagement

Attention to detail

Job description

Benefits:

• Wonderful Local Community
• Strong Existing Team
• 401(k)
• Bonus based on performance
• Competitive salary
• Employee discounts
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Profit sharing

Centonove is looking for a General Manager of a successful and top-rated, family-owned Italian restaurant in the heart of Los Gatos!

Centonove is an upscale, Italian restaurant located in the heart of downtown Los Gatos—a gathering place for guests to relax, enjoy the food and drink of Italy, while they connect with friends and family. Our lunch and dinner menu offers traditional handmade pastas, gourmet pizzas and an extensive Italian wine menu—as well as Italian beers and traditional cocktails.

We are seeking candidates who take pride in creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere that represents classic Italian (and Los Gatos) hospitality. The ideal candidate has extensive restaurant General Management experience, enjoys engaging with guests, leading and building businesses. You should expect to build teams and create an atmosphere that will impress our loyal locals and first-time visitors. Thorough understanding of P&L management, building and supporting FOH/BOH and quality controls are a must. Most importantly, you are honest, reliable and committed to representing our Centonove family.

We offer competitive pay, health insurance, retirement benefits, a strong and committed existing team—plus, a great work environment.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Customer service focus, integrity, honesty, positive attitude, reliability, eagerness to contribute and strong work ethic required
• Strong experience and understanding of restaurant general management, including daily operations, labor/scheduling, ownership and delivery of your P & L, hiring and training, health and safety
• Innate focus on overall detail and quality of our business, take pride in your work and have a get the job done mentality
• Natural ability to engage with and understand our guests, discover and respond to their needs
• Be driven to work side by side with, care for and support our current and future Centonove team

OUR BENEFITS

For the right person, we will offer a highly competitive compensation package, including bonus, vacation, retirement and health benefits.