Area Manager - Restaurant Operations

Life & Brand Portfolio; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 350 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality group is looking for a Restaurant Area Manager in Johannesburg. The ideal candidate will oversee operations across multiple restaurants, improving standards and profitability while leading management teams. Candidates should have proven multisite management experience and strong leadership skills, alongside proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word. Preference will be given to previously disadvantaged candidates as part of employment equity efforts.

Qualifications

• Proven experience at a multisite management level.
• Valid driver's licence required.
• Experience managing multiple sites in hospitality or food industry.

Responsibilities

• Stay updated on emerging trends in the business.
• Improve restaurant operating standards and address poor performance.
• Ensure compliance with standards and regulations.
• Monitor and enhance restaurant profitability.
• Lead and coach restaurant management teams.

Skills

Organizational skills

Leadership ability

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Stress tolerance

Education

Tertiary qualification advantageous

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Micros (advantageous)

Job description

Overview of responsibilities of the position

Life & Brand Portfolio is looking for a self-directed and detail oriented Restaurant Area Manager. The ideal candidate should have good organizational skills and experience in both leading and working as part of a team in the hospitality or food industry.

• Stay tuned in with emerging trends that will affect the business;
• Demonstrate ownership and accountability by consistently improving restaurant operating standards and taking the necessary corrective action;
• Monitor poor performing restaurants. Implement and execute corrective action plans to improve poor operating or low profitability restaurants;
• Ensure standards and regulation compliance of the Ops team;
• Identify and communicate operational and financial risks and create corrective action plans;
• Monitor and improve restaurant profitability;
• Submit daily, weekly and monthly & other required reports on a timely basis;
• Provide leadership, coaching & strategic direction to restaurant management teams.

Qualifications, experience, skills and knowledge required

• Proven experience at a Multisite Management level;
• Must have a valid drivers licence;
• Must have multisite experience;
• Tertiary qualification advantageous;
• Strong Leadership ability;
• Ability to delegate and manage down effectively;
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel and Word skills;
• High attention to detail and process driven;
• Analytical;
• Strong verbal and written communication skills;
• Discretion and integrity;
• Problem analysis and problem-solving skills;
• Stress tolerance;
• Decision-making;
• Strong market knowledge and experience in working across various functions, businesses and regions;
• Previous knowledge of Micros advantageous.

PLEASE NOTE THAT PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO CANDIDATES FROM A PREVIOUSLY DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUND, IN TERMS OF OUR COMMITMENT TO EMPLOYMENT EQUITY.

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