General Manager - High-Volume Fine Dining Opening

ExcelliSearch, Inc.; Freehold (NJ); Sur place; USD 90 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

ExcelliSearch, Inc. is seeking an experienced General Manager to lead a new restaurant from opening through establishment. The GM will shape culture, systems, standards, and identity while operating hands-on in a high-volume environment.

Ideal candidates have strong food and beverage knowledge, a track record of opening venues, and the ability to recruit and develop a top-tier team. This role requires accountability, operational excellence, and guest-centric leadership.

Qualifications

• Proven GM experience in a high-volume full-service restaurant.
• Seafood, raw bar, steakhouse, or elevated dining experience preferred.
• New restaurant opening experience highly preferred.
• Strong understanding of food, wine, spirits, cocktails, and elevated service.
• Strong floor presence and ability to manage high-volume periods.
• Ability to recruit, train, develop, and retain a strong management and hourly team.
• Excellent understanding of labor, scheduling, COGS, inventory, purchasing, and P&L performance.
• Strong understanding of reservation management, pacing, and maximizing restaurant capacity.
• Extremely organized with strong attention to detail.
• Able to hold managers and employees accountable.

Responsabilités

• Oversee all day-to-day restaurant operations.
• Recruit, hire, train, coach, and develop management and hourly employees.
• Maintain service, hospitality, cleanliness, and operational standards.
• Manage scheduling and labor performance.
• Monitor sales, COGS, inventory, purchasing, comps, voids, cash controls, and other financial metrics.
• Work with culinary leadership to maintain FOH/BOH consistency.
• Manage reservations, pacing, table turns, and overall restaurant flow.
• Lead management meetings, pre-shifts, training, and ongoing employee development.
• Maintain a strong management presence on the floor.
• Handle guest feedback and recovery while building relationships with regulars.
• Maintain organization, cleanliness, facility standards, and restaurant readiness.
• Identify operational problems and create proactive solutions.
• Develop managers and identify future leaders within the organization.
• Maintain a positive, professional, accountable workplace culture.

Connaissances

General GM experience

High-volume dining

Staff development

Guest service excellence

Reservations management

Labor scheduling

COGS & inventory

P&L understanding

Brand standards

Food & beverage knowledge

Description du poste

ExcelliSearch, Inc. is seeking an experienced General Manager to lead a new restaurant from opening through establishment. The GM will shape culture, systems, standards, and identity while operating hands-on in a high-volume environment.

Ideal candidates have strong food and beverage knowledge, a track record of opening venues, and the ability to recruit and develop a top-tier team. This role requires accountability, operational excellence, and guest-centric leadership.