Restaurant Manager Cecconi’s Barcelona
Cecconi’s is a modern-day classic Italian restaurant serving hand-made pasta, seafood and dishes from Northern Italy using the finest ingredients.
In addition to the original restaurant in Mayfair, London, Cecconi's has a presence in Barcelona, Miami, West Hollywood, Istanbul, Mumbai and Berlin, among others.
The Role…
We are seeking a charismatic, enthusuastic and highly organized Restaurant Manager to lead our Restaurant Cecconi’s team to the highest standards of service.
As the Restaurant Manager of Cecconi’s you will be leading the floor and guiding the team to assure the best experience to our members and clients.
You will be responsible for all financial, operational, policies, procedure and the day-to-day functions of the Restaurant, ensuring the overall quality of products and service.
You will also be part of the Management Team of Soho House Barcelona, participating in the weekly meetings and acting as Manager on Duty.
Main Duties…
- Service is a key element to the success of the Restaurant. Service standards must be consistent and maintained. In order to assure excellence, the training to our team must be held regularly, ensuring all staff knows and follows our service standards.
- You will be leading the daily operations of Cecconi’s Restaurant, welcoming the clients, assuring every team member is ready for the service, controlling the individual bookings, groups and private events hiring.
- Quality of food and beverage products will be part of your responsibility, in collaboration with the Head Chef and the Bars Manager you will provide input to menu changes, assuring the food and beverage products are appropriately priced and in-line with the client demand as well as providing profitability.
- The training and wellbeing of the Cecconi’s Floor team will be part of your responsibility by promoting inter departmental interactions, creating a safety and quality working environment, overseeing benefit programs such as Awards & Employee of the Month, conducting leadership evaluations, promoting staff when employment opportunities arise, publishing the rota in advance, controlling the attendance, promoting the team events and activities in collaboration with the People department, etc.
- All housekeeping and maintenance standards will be part of your main responsibilities. You will coordinate with the Heads of Department of Soho House all the repairs, cleanings to ensure all local regulations, maintenance of the equipments are in an operable conditions.
- The Marketing of the Restaurant will be one of your key responsibilities identifying and developing sponsorship opportunities and strategic alliances, identifying sales opportunities and creating special events with prospective clients in collaboration with internal departments.
Requirements /Qualifications…
- A minimum of 5 years of experience leading a high standard restaurant with a high volume.
- Team focused with an understanding of the bigger picture.
- Proven experience in managing a diverse and young, talented team.
- Able to effectively manage different stakeholders and be persuasive.
- Flexible and passionate professional with food and beverage experience.
- Proven ability to adapt to changing priorities, handle multiple projects and meet deadlines
- Proficient in Outlook, Excel, Word.
- Proficient in English and local languages.
- Proven ability to manage teams through effective leadership skills.
- Detail oriented, sound judgment and strong interpersonal skills.
- Skilled and experienced at difficult decision-making.