Restaurant Area Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Looking for a self-directed and detail-oriented Restaurant Area Manager in the Cape Town area. 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. This position requires a vehicle as there will be travel between stores

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• 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.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Proven experience at a Multisite Management level.
• 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