BRANCH MANAGER Looking for candidates who can speak Italian Role To build an effective, efficient and driven team, who not only achieves the set targets but does so by adhering to the Company values and culture. The Branch Manager is responsible for ensuring that their team is motivated, disciplined and able to meet goals and objectives, in a timely manner and to contribute to the overall vision and mission of the organization. Reporting: Operations Manager, Managing Director Specific Roles and Responsibilities Results Focus \xc2\xb7 Meets restaurant financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing budgets; scheduling expenditures; analysing performance data and variances; \xc2\xb7 Controls costs by effective inventory management, minimizing waste, ensuring correct and safe use of machines and equipment, planning and monitoring preventative maintenance and ensuring adherence to SOP\xe2\x80\x99s and production standards \xc2\xb7 Maximizes profitability by ensuring accurate, efficient recording and processing of orders and production of all menu items in line with the Company\xe2\x80\x99s production and quality standards \xc2\xb7 Work closely with Management to meet revenue targets by ensuring high guest satisfaction, effective store-based marketing techniques and maximising opportunities for new business \xc2\xb7 Identifies and establishes sources and means of acquiring new customers \xc2\xb7 Implements appropriate strategies to resolve adverse trends and improve sales Customer Service \xc2\xb7 To ensure that a professional service is provided to all guests, facilitating orders for food and beverages through dine-in, take away and delivery; \xc2\xb7 Handles and resolves all complaints in an effective and efficient manner, in line with the Company standards and guest satisfaction requirements \xc2\xb7 Handles all customer queries and requests in a sufficient manner \xc2\xb7 Provide sufficient support and training to all team members, to ensure that Customer Service standards are maintained at all times Inventory Management \xc2\xb7 Audits inventory levels to ensure product availability, and orders products as necessary on a daily, weekly and monthly basis \xc2\xb7 Ensures inventory management is effectively carried out within the restaurant to minimize wastage and maintain effective and efficient space management Operational Excellence \xc2\xb7 Regularly meets and discusses guest feedback, wastage and restaurant activities with the Senior Chef to maximise quality, service and efficiency; ensures a high level of communication between Service and Kitchen teams \xc2\xb7 Conducts a comprehensive daily review of all aspects of outlet operations, including but not limited to: - Documentation: Reviews all reports, checklist and operational documentation, addresses gaps, if any, and follows up with respective department or team member staff to ensure compliance and closure - Service Quality: monitors all transactions, feedback, suggestions and incidents, personally interacts with all dine-in guests, and resolves all guest complaints, issues, queries and concerns, recording the issue and resolution ion the incident register provided; - Inventory Management: Continuously reviews stock ordering vs. sales and consumption levels, and ensures appropriate levels of food, packaging and disposables are available at all times; - Always Focused on Increasing Efficiency: Seeks assistance for delays or issues in stock delivery; ensuring sufficient staffing at peak hours to maintain service standards and achieve Company delivery objectives - Equipment Maintenance: Ensures that all staff follow the Equipment Usage SOP\xe2\x80\x99s and regularly checks the operation of all equipment in the Branch, visibly checks the condition of equipment, ensures regular preventative maintenance of critical systems and equipment and maintains a high level of attention to all equipment usage, cleaning and storage. - Contractor & Maintenance: Liaises with contractors and ensures work is carried out on time, correctly, to the required standard and does not affect the ongoing operations of the outlet - Compliance: Ensures all teams adherence to stipulated SOPs across all services, and corrects actions as necessary - Delivery Planning & Dispatching: Ensures all details are accurately recorded in the Delivery Tracker, ensures all drivers are following stipulated SOP\xe2\x80\x99s and that sufficient coordination and communication is maintained between Service and Kitchen teams to ensure smooth and timely expectation of orders - Marketing Validity & System Accurateness: Monitors marketing or promotional programs, as well an menu listings and details for validity and accuracy, and ensures any deviations are highlighted to management \xc2\xb7 Strictly ensures that Company policies and procedures regarding the handling of cash, property, products and equipment are followed at all times and without compromise \xc2\xb7 Remains aware and attentive, to ensure safe working conditions and environment is maintained \xc2\xb7 Remains alert to operational and human resource requirements, presenting requests for additional resources to management in detail and with sufficient time to effect. \xc2\xb7 Actively sources and refers all potential candidates to HR \xc2\xb7 Ensure all information and notices provided by HR or Senior Management are appropriately communicated to all staff as necessary and appropriate; \xc2\xb7 Ensures high level of communication, understanding and compliance to all policies and procedures by the Branch team Relationship management \xc2\xb7 Identifies and establishes sources of strategic alliances and partnerships \xc2\xb7 Liaises with potential products and services providers to obtain new information, prices and product information \xc2\xb7 Liaises with HR department for Training and Development needs and requirements of the team \xc2\xb7 Attends applicable and approved networking events to represent the Company \xc2\xb7 Interacts with all guests Self-Learning & Development \xc2\xb7 Engage in Training Sessions when required \xc2\xb7 Develop detailed product knowledge \xc2\xb7 Be fully committed and dedicated to personal development and growth, working toward the achievement of performance targets on agreed periodic basis Knowledge Management \xc2\xb7 Ensuring all processes and procedures within the restaurant are captured and are well documented and updated on a regular basis \xc2\xb7 Ensures all paperwork is kept in meticulous order and correctly executed within the Branch, complying with all management information and reporting requests and in compliance with legal/regulatory standards/requests \xc2\xb7 Ensures that all documentations are up to date and the team is following and are audited as per the set benchmarks on a regular basis Technology Management \xc2\xb7 Ensures that the team use only the hardware and software systems as provided by the Company for all communications, information and data storage purposes \xc2\xb7 Ensures billing information is updated in both Delivery Tracking sheet and POS software after every order punching \xc2\xb7 Ensure Quality Standards set are adequately followed and a culture for the same is developed and maintained across all teams Team Management \xc2\xb7 Prepare the weekly of bi-weekly duty roster for all teams, ensuring appropriate level of staffing and resource utilisation, in order to achieve Company service objectives and in consideration of peak operational times; \xc2\xb7 Periodically evaluate the team development progress with Senior Managers; \xc2\xb7 Ensure that a \xe2\x80\x98one to one\xe2\x80\x99 discussion is conducted with each team member on a regular basis (every 2 months); \xc2\xb7 Evaluate the team\xe2\x80\x99s performance and take corrective actions where required, utilising the support and assistance of the Operations and HR departments; \xc2\xb7 Evaluate all team members training requirements by assessing their present skill set and identifying gaps or areas for improvement. Coordinate all training requirements with HR in line with each team members training plan; \xc2\xb7 To deal with all issues, disputes, conflicts, discretions of team members, professionally, fairly and discretely, keeping in mind the best interests of the Company and the overall Branch Team; \xc2\xb7 To immediately report to Senior Management or HR as soon as they become aware of an issue with any team members that may adversely affect the reputation of the Company, safety of the team member or other team members and guests, or any instance where there has been a breach of the law or significant breach of Company Policies; \xc2\xb7 Motivate the team to adhere to the Company Values and Policies and Procedures; \xc2\xb7 Ensure overall team attitude and morale is positively maintained and guided in the right direction for the overall benefit of the team and the Company; \xc2\xb7 Provide initial approval on all team requests: Leave, Travel, Other benefits \xc2\xb7 Coordinate with HR to deal with Disciplinary Issues according to the defined procedures \xc2\xb7 Conduct a Daily Team Briefing to ensure regular communication amongst team, attentiveness to performance issues and expectations, communication from Head Office, and to discuss relevant Branch specific issues Confidentiality & Ethics \xc2\xb7 Ensure full compliance with the Company\xe2\x80\x99s Confidentiality policy and Third Party Non Solicitation policy which prohibits the sharing or discussion of sensitive information and the earning of fees through third party channels not connected with the Company; \xc2\xb7 Protection of the Company at all times in relation to informational databases, IP, secrets and strategy, as well as sensitive information, all of which may not be discussed with any unauthorised person \xc2\xb7 Ensure all sensitive client and Company information remains confidential and ensure this culture is built across the Branch \xc2\xb7 Ensure any unethical behaviour of any team member is quickly brought to the attention of Senior Management, so that it may be appropriately addressed. Pre-requisites

• Graduate in Hospitality, Travel and Tourism, or Hotel Management
• 3-5 years of minimum experience in a restaurant or related industry
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a management role within a restaurant or hotel
• Fluent in Italilan and English (Speaking, Reading, Wiring)
• Character requirements

- Pleasing Personality: Positive, Energetic, Motivated & Optimistic - Courteous, Respectful & Polite - Excellent attention to detail, observation and memory - Shows Compassion and is caring and driven - Able to demonstrate a clear passion for the F&B and Service Industry - Excellent face-to-face and telephone communication skills - Ability to handle significant stress and pressure - A good listener, and able to consider all information - Flexible and willing to work long hours - Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office package -Word, Excel and Power Point Job Type: Full-time Salary: AED10,000.00 - AED15,000.00 per month