Restaurant General Manager

Restaurant General Manager

Lessings | Huntington, NY, US
Salary Range:$65,000 – $99,000 Salary range estimated by Zippia

Posted a month ago

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Description

Location: Suffolk County, NY

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Delivers revenues and profits by developing, marketing, and providing appealing restaurant service; managing staff.
  • Elevates restaurant business plan by surveying restaurant demand; conferring with people in the community; identifying and evaluating competitors; preparing financial, marketing, and sales projections, analyses, and estimates.
  • Meets restaurant financial objectives by preparing strategic and annual forecasts and budgets; establishing and monitoring financial controls; developing and implementing strategies to increase average meal checks.
  • Attracts patrons by developing and implementing marketing, advertising, public and community relations programs; evaluating program results; identifying and tracking changing demands.
  • Controls purchases and inventory by meeting with Purchasing Manager; reviewing and evaluating usage reports; analyzing variances; taking corrective actions.
  • Maintains operations by adhering to policies and standard operating procedures; implementing production, productivity, quality, and patron-service standards; determining and implementing system improvements.
  • Maintains patron satisfaction by monitoring, evaluating, and auditing food, beverage, and service offerings; initiating improvements; building relationships with preferred patrons.
  • Accomplishes restaurant and bar human resource objectives by selecting, training, scheduling and disciplining management and staff; communicating job expectations; enforcing policies and procedures.
  • Maintains safe, secure, and healthy facility environment by establishing, following, and enforcing sanitation standards and procedures; complying with health and legal regulations; maintaining security systems.
  • Maintains professional and technical knowledge by tracking emerging trends in the restaurant industry; attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
  • Accomplishes company goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Qualifications:

  • Cost Accounting
  • Developing Budgets
  • Financial Planning and Strategy
  • Decision Making
  • Process Improvement
  • Strategic Planning
  • Verbal Communication
  • Customer Focus
  • Management Proficiency
  • Managing Profitability

Qualifications:

  • Minimum 5 years restaurant management experience in a high volume property
  • Exemplary leadership and supervision skills
  • Superior client relations skills
  • Administrative abilities in budget administration
  • Must have a keen eye for detail.
  • Results oriented and enthusiastic.
  • Must have extremely high standards in all areas and a passion for guest service.
  • Computer and Internet competency including Excel, Word, and event software. 
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.