Assist in leading restaurant managers and team members in the execution of an excellent guest experience resulting in increasing guest counts, sales and MOP growth. Ensures decisions and actions are in alignment with the Credo and Guiding Principles and all TGIFriday's standards are met. To select, coach and develop team members.
Manages all day-to-day restaurant operations with a focus on delivering a great guest experience; supervises and support 3–6 Managers and all FOH and BOH hourly Team Members; manages all profit and loss centers.
Aligns all behavior with the Credo and Guiding Principles.
Executes on all brand standards.
Identifies opportunities to drive sales, traffic and return visits with a 4-wall mentality; oversee implementation of local store marketing and national marketing promotions.
Assists with the determination of current and future staffing needs in the restaurant to ensure an adequate number of talented team members are available to deliver a great guest experience.
Identifies and develops high potential team members and managers to fill future openings.
Provides ongoing and honest feedback, coaching and development to managers and team members.
Evaluates performance fairly and frequently and holds managers and team members accountable to results.
Creates a safe, clean and discrimination-free environment for all managers, team members and guests by ensuring all legal and company standards are met.
Respond to Guest service complaints either in person or over the phone, taking any and all appropriate actions to turn dissatisfied Guests into return Guests.
Completes all financial and personnel / payroll related administrative duties in an accurate and timely way, in accordance with company policies and procedures.
Makes: Team member hiring, Team member terminations, Team Member wage increases, with input of Human Resources, Employee relations issues. Partners with Employee Relations department and / or Director of Operations depending on severity. Guest Relations issues. Partners with Guest Relations department and / or Director of Operations depending on severity.
Influences: Manager terminations, Identifying opportunities and enacting plans to grow sales within the four walls of the restaurant, Partners with the DO to create annual budget and sales projections.
Measures of Success: Guest satisfaction and guest complaints, Revenue growth, Controlling cost, PACE, Staffing Level and Staff Turnover, Development and promotion of Team Members.
Qualification Requirements: 4-year college degree preferred. Minimum of 2 years of experience in Restaurant Management with extensive knowledge of Friday's recipes, policies, standards, theories and successful results with past responsibilities. Must be capable of performing all functions and meeting all qualification standards for all hourly positions. Knowledge of P.O.S. system and the back office systems to fulfill management functions.
Competencies: ASSESSING AND SELECTING TALENT: Effectively identifies and evaluates the talent within your restaurant in order to select individuals that exhibit pride, passion and personality and to build top performing teams.
COACHING FOR PERFORMANCE: Spends time guiding, teaching and providing clear and directed feedback to your team to help them to grow and succeed.
LEADS AND INSPIRES OTHERS: Sets the example for the team by living the TGI Friday's credo and values; effectively influences and motivates them to reach goals.
FLEXIBLY ADAPTS AND MANAGES CHANGE: Keeps up with shifting business needs and embraces change in order to drive results.
COMMUNICATION: Keeps everyone on the same page through frequent information sharing and open dialogue.
MANAGING EXECUTION: Sets performance standards and follows up relentlessly to ensure accountability for top quality results.
PASSION FOR THE GUEST: Ensures that every action and decision leads to an exceptional guest experience.
MANAGING FINANCIAL RESULTS: Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the financial components of the restaurant and how to impact results.
DECISION MAKING & PROBLEM SOLVING: Thinks problems through, acts with urgency and always keeps the best interests of the brand at heart when making decisions.
Up $65k/yr