A well-known Fast Food Brand is looking for a suitably experienced Junior Fast Food Area Manager for their stores in the Free State/West Rand areas

Responsibilities

• Leading multiple restaurants simultaneously
• Coaching Restaurant Managers to ensure that store gains market share and achieve customer, people and profit objectives
• Drive customer satisfaction, facilities management, HR management, financial management, Informational management, risk management
• Sales/ marketing and time management
• High visibility leadership and coaching
• Daily store audits with weekly and monthly feedback to managers
• Regular Restaurant visits
• Period and quarterly store audit routine
• Attend Operations meetings and communicate with managers
• Assist managers to draw up SMART plans
• Following disciplinary procedures and chairing inquiries (presiding officer)
• Assist with the opening new restaurants
• Build and align and develop team according to company goals
• Business annual planning (budget for the region)
• Ensure that stores are profitable
• Manage the local store marketing done by the Managers
• Handle suppliers where necessary
• Handle escalated customer complaints
• Head Office inspections to ensure store is running operational
• Succession planning, people planning and benching staff for senior positions

Requirements:

• Matric/Grade 12. A relevant Business Management Diploma or Degree would be advantageous
• MUST HAVE 3 years’ experience as an Area Manager of Fast Food stores – Managing a minimum of 3 – 4 stores at the same time
• Previous experience in KFC, Nandos, Barcello’s, Chicken Licken or similar is preferred
• Micros/GAAP POS experience
• Valid Driver’s license
• Must be able to travel regularly
• SA Citizens Only
• Salary negotiable depending on relevant experience