Cafe Manager

**CAFE MANAGER**

£25-28,000 (Neg) + company benefits, day time shifts only

We are looking for a Cafe/Restaurant Manager to join a successful independant business to manage their in-house cafe that has a great reputation for its food and customer service. The business is going through an exciting period of growth and early nextyear the cafe is being reburbished and extended - an exciting project to be part of. You will have a lot of autonomy to really manage every aspect of the cafe.

The Cafe/Restaurant Manager we are looking for will have a quality food led background, exceptional customer service skills, a real eye for detail, the ability to recruit and train great people and build sales. Alongside being financially and commerciallyastute.

The food is all fresh with a morning breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea offer. All delivered with attentive service putting the customer experience at the heart of everything they do.

A massive bonus is that it is a day time only operation, so you will have a great work life balance.

**ROLE - CAFE MANAGER**

As the Cafe Manager you will:

- Manage all day to day operations
- Control labour, stock and all costs & budgets
- Recruit, train, develop and motivate your team
- Work in a hands-on capacity leading from the front
- Maintain high standards, compliance and company systems & procedures
- Oversee and work closely with the head chef and kitchen team
- Deliver exceptional customer service
- Work to company targets and KPIs'

**ATTRIBUTES - CAFE MANAGER**
- Experience as a restaurant/cafe/coffee shop manager in busy commercial customer facing operations
- Strong financial & commercial acumen - P & L accountability
- Excellent people, communication and people management skills
- A hands-on lead from the front approach and a very keen eye for detail
- An intrinsic understanding of legislation & compliance
- The ability to motivate and enthuse people and teams to deliver results
- Strong leadership, coaching, performance management and people development skills
- A positive and outgoing personality and outlook
- IT literate - working with systems & process

**This is an amazing opportunity to join a company about to expand and where you will have a lot of autonomy with the support of senior managers.**
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Penny Cook Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer, a recruitment agency dedicated to recruitment in the Hospitality Industry.