Description
Job Summary:
We are seeking a strategic and owner-minded Restaurant Manager for a dynamic and challenging operation, focused on results and continuous improvement.
Key Highlights:
1. Opportunity for professionals with strategic vision and results-oriented focus.
2. Seeking leadership profile, proactivity, and high adaptability.
3. Dynamic environment with ambition for growth and evolution.
**JOB \| RESTAURANT MANAGER – HIGH-END**
We are looking for a strategic, owner-minded Restaurant Manager to work in a dynamic, challenging, and results-driven operation.
If you enjoy challenges, demonstrate initiative, are proactive, and can perform effectively under pressure while maintaining a results focus, this opportunity is for you.
**Compensation:** We are open to your **salary expectations**, aiming to hire professionals whose delivery level and responsibilities match the position.
We seek someone who truly **embraces the business as their own** and operates daily with an owner’s mindset:
* Owner mentality: treats the business as if it were their own
* Results focus: more execution than talk
* Proactivity and initiative: doesn’t wait—makes things happen
* High ability to work under pressure and in a dynamic environment
* Analytical mindset: data-driven decision making
* Leadership by example: role model for the team
* Clear and objective communication with team and management
* Adaptability: ability to handle constant change
* Energy and willingness to grow alongside the company.
Responsibilities and Duties
Financial and Performance Management
* Manage the unit’s full budget
* Monitor P&L and propose corrective actions
* Control cash flow and forecasts
* Manage COGS by category and by product
* Track revenue, average ticket, and margin targets
* Analyze ABC curve and propose improvements to product mix and pricing
Inventory and Procurement Management
* Control inventory (receipts, issues, and audits)
* Define minimum stock levels and reorder points
* Negotiate with suppliers (price, delivery time, and quality)
* Validate invoices and identify discrepancies
* Control losses, waste, and variances
* Ensure adherence to technical specifications and standardization
People and Operations Management
* Develop and manage work schedules
* Lead, engage, and develop the team
* Conduct onboarding and training for new employees
* Deliver feedback and performance evaluations
* Monitor turnover and implement retention strategies
* Manage electronic timekeeping, overtime bank, and working hours
* Ensure compliance with hygiene, safety, and legal regulations
Operational Management and KPIs
* Analyze sales and productivity metrics
* Monitor customer experience (NPS and reviews)
* Identify opportunities for operational improvement
* Report to management with analytical and strategic insight
* Implement continuous operational improvements
WHAT WE EXPECT FROM YOU
More than a manager, we seek someone who:
* Solves problems before they occur
* Maintains a critical eye and sense of urgency
* Takes ownership within the operation
* Has ambition for growth and evolution