Bar/Cafe Manager

Café/Bar Manager

We are recruiting for a Bar/Café Manager to join a vibrant and modern establishment in the heart of London to manage a friendly, sociable team of staff, developing a new menu and managing an array of exciting events including exhibitions private parties, product launches and meetings.

• Café/Bar Manager
• Central London
• £35000
• Full time/Permanent role

Duties

• Managing the food and beverage provision for functions and events
• Supervising catering and waiting staff at functions
• Recruiting and training permanent and casual staff
• Planning staff shifts and rotas; costed rotas against turnover expectation
• Budgeting and establishing financial targets and forecasts
• Monitoring the quality of the product and service provided
• Maintaining stock levels and ordering new supplies as required
• Interacting with customers if involved with front-of-house
• Maximising sales and meeting profit and financial expectations
• Overseeing the management of facilities, e.g., checking event bookings and allocation of resources/staff.
• Planning new promotions and initiatives and contributing to business development.
• Keeping abreast of trends and developments in the industry, such as menus or trends in consumer tastes

Candidate Requirements

• Previous management experience in the catering industry, a managing a team of staff
• A real passion for food with previous experience creating and developing new menu's
• A commercial and operational understanding of the Catering Hospitality and Events industry
• Good financial acumen with previous experience managing a P&L