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About the Role

Apparel Group is seeking a Restaurant General Manager to oversee all aspects of restaurant operations in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves managing and controlling the day-to-day functions to ensure operational excellence and achieve business objectives across both front and back of house.

Operational Leadership

• Ensure that Front of House (FOH) and Back of House (BOH) staff are familiar with daily requirements.
• Manage the prompt, efficient, and courteous serving of food and beverage in the restaurant.
• Ensure that all communications between the restaurant and kitchen run smoothly.
• Manage the daily briefing with staff to ensure smooth running of service sequences.
• Maintain the required standard of operational hygiene according to cleaning rotas at all times.
• Ensure awareness of Restaurant policies and procedures relating to health, hygiene, and fire life safety, and familiarize with emergency exits and evacuation procedures.

Financial Management and Administration

• Responsible for the Profit and Loss statement of the restaurant.
• Achieve set revenues and sales targets for the entire operation of the restaurant on both floors.
• Ensure that expenses are within budget limits.
• Control and manage the monthly inventory.
• Order supplies and ensure all stocks are ordered to the correct quantities, quality, and price.
• Ensure that all purchased orders have been delivered and stored.
• Manage all administration procedures and ensure documents are sent to the appropriate accounts department immediately for processing.
• Manage the Tips division.
• Control and analyze departmental costs to ensure performance against budget, implementing corrective measures where necessary.

Team Leadership and Development

• Ensure training of all staff is done prior to restaurant opening and whenever needed to maintain excellence of operation standards.
• Ensure that all staff are treated fairly and with commonly accepted courtesy.
• Schedule working hours of all service staff, considering the volume of expected business.
• Ensure that timetables, leave rosters, and attendance registers are up-to-date, and any absenteeism is immediately brought to the attention of HR.
• Ensure that all staff under control are fully informed in respect of disciplinary procedures and the handling of grievances.
• Manage the day-to-day function of all restaurant employees, facilities, daily stock checks/stock takes, and sales.
• Ensure that all stocks are being kept securely and under the correct conditions applicable to each type of commodity stored.

Pre-opening Coordination and Business Growth

• Coordinate with all related parties during the Pre-opening Phase of the restaurant to ensure full readiness for the Opening Date.
• Coordinate with the executive chef and bartender for new menus and to create a wide variety of new dishes and beverage lists.
• Responsible for PR and Marketing activities and communication in order to maximize exposure, footfall, and sales revenues of both levels of the Restaurant.
• Generate weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports on all aspects of the restaurant operations, including budgets, cost breakdowns, and sales breakdowns.
• Hold weekly meetings with the Managing Partner to ensure operations are proceeding as planned and special arrangements are properly communicated.

Candidate Profile and Company Standards

The ideal candidate will possess 5-10 years of experience in restaurant management. This full-time position requires a professional who can effectively manage complex operations.

All employees are expected to comply with the company's corporate code of conduct, familiarize themselves with company values, and perform tasks as directed by management in pursuit of business goals.