General Manager - Bakery Café Concept
7 days ago
New York
Job Description We are seeking an experienced and driven General Manager to lead a high-volume, fast-growing bakery café concept in New York City. This is an exciting opportunity to join a nationally expanding brand with a strong neighborhood presence and a people-first culture. The ideal candidate is an operations-focused leader who thrives in structured environments, builds high-performing teams, and understands how to drive both sales and profitability in a multi-daypart café setting. What You’ll Do • Lead all daily café operations (food, beverage, retail, catering), • Manage full P&L responsibility including labor and cost controls, • Hire, train, coach, and develop management and hourly teams, • Drive revenue through local marketing and catering initiatives, • Maintain brand standards, food safety, and operational compliance, • Deliver exceptional guest experiences and resolve service issues, • Build a positive, accountable, and high-performing team culture, • Partner with district leadership to execute company initiatives What We’re Looking For • 2+ years of General Manager experience in fast casual, café, bakery, or high-volume restaurant environments, • Proven P&L management experience, • Strong labor and cost control background, • Experience managing teams of 25+ employees, • Catering sales or local store marketing experience preferred, • Hands-on leadership style with strong floor presence, • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, structured, multi-daypart environment, • Experience with POS systems and operational reporting tools What’s Offered • Competitive base salary: $80,000 – $85,000, • Medical, Dental, Vision benefits, • 401K, • Paid Time Off & Holidays, • Growth opportunity within a rapidly expanding national brand, • High-performance, team-oriented culture If you are a results-driven operator who is passionate about team development, operational excellence, and delivering consistent guest experiences, we’d love to connect. Apply today to be considered for this confidential opportunity. Company DescriptionRestaurantZone is one of the fastest-growing national recruiting agencies in the hospitality/restaurant space. We are a research-based retained recruitment agency & hybrid tech company that focuses on key roles for restaurants and hospitality. RestaurantZone has been featured in National Restaurant News and Total Foods Service Magazine and has worked with reputable brands like Red Lobster, Vapiano's, Chick-fil-a, Sbarro’s, McDonald's, Domino's, Cracker Barrel, Google, and Facebook. We are the cutting edge of recruiting with tech-savvy recruiters with over 100+ collective years of experience working on the team. We have hundreds of jobs to fill and grow! Our recruiters work the entire country and focus on all major locations including Los Angeles, San Diego, New York City, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta, Washington DC, Houston, Las Vegas, Denver, Hawaii, and more!RestaurantZone is one of the fastest-growing national recruiting agencies in the hospitality/restaurant space. We are a research-based retained recruitment agency & hybrid tech company that focuses on key roles for restaurants and hospitality. RestaurantZone has been featured in National Restaurant News and Total Foods Service Magazine and has worked with reputable brands like Red Lobster, Vapiano's, Chick-fil-a, Sbarro’s, McDonald's, Domino's, Cracker Barrel, Google, and Facebook. We are the cutting edge of recruiting with tech-savvy recruiters with over 100+ collective years of experience working on the team. We have hundreds of jobs to fill and grow! Our recruiters work the entire country and focus on all major locations including Los Angeles, San Diego, New York City, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta, Washington DC, Houston, Las Vegas, Denver, Hawaii, and more!