Area Director
Upward Projects Restaurant Group | Postino WineCafe | Joyride Taco House | Windsor | Federal Pizza
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Chicago • Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $120,000 - $130,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- The primary responsibility of the Area Director is to provide direct oversight, validation, coaching, and accountability of company goals, results, processes, procedures, and standards by the General Managers and their management teams at assigned store locations.
- Reward and express genuine appreciation of your team’s valuable hard work and tenure.
- Provide ongoing mentorship, development, and education.
- Achieve sales goals and maximize profits at your area restaurant locations.
- Build a team of passionate hospitality and culinary leaders who live and breathe our values, demonstrate competency, who are high character individuals.
- Orchestrate a vibrant orientation experience for new leaders.
- Approach training with energy, accountability, and detail.
- Communicate company objectives daily to all your restaurant locations.
- Empower your leaders to build and develop their own team.
Requirements
- Minimum of 2 years of experience as a multi-unit manager in a high-volume restaurant environment
- Ability to provide accomplishments and successes within the multi-unit role in key company metrics
- Advanced knowledge of food and beverage trends, products, and quality
- Ability to examine details and provide alternate solutions to areas where results fall short
- Strong ability to learn and teach the mechanics and details of a P&L
- Excellent people skills and the ability to motivate and inspire others
- Proven ability to develop managers
- Strong communication skills both oral and written
- Strong ability to understand, use, and teach others software that applies to daily business functions
- Strong advocate of company culture and putting employees first
- Ability to see complex situations and provide best case solutions from research and benchmarking
- Strong ability to handle conflict when it arises and able to diffuse high-risk situations
Benefits
- Excellent benefit and compensation package
- Paid time off and earned paid sick time
- Fitness discount programs
- 401K with company match
- A people focused culture united by our shared values
- Unlimited growth opportunities, with several new restaurant openings
- Having a voice. We provide empowerment and influence to all our team members
- Opportunity to build deep, meaningful, and lasting relationships with colleagues
- Recognition and rewards for your hard work and tenure
- Generous meal benefit program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
multi-unit managementP&L analysisfood and beverage trendssales goal achievementprofit maximizationcoachingmentorshiptrainingaccountabilityconflict resolution
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationmotivationinspirationteam buildingdetail orientationproblem solvingemployee advocacyadaptabilityinterpersonal skills