Restaurant General Manager (Internal Promotion)

Desert De Oro Foods Inc - Pizza Hut•Payson, AZ

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Desert De Oro Foods (DDO) is seeking a Restaurant General Manager (RGM) to manage a Pizza Hut restaurant. The RGM will report to the Area Coach and is responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction and profit maximization within company policies and guidelines. This role involves hands-on work, including training employees, addressing customer needs, and modeling appropriate behaviors. The RGM will provide leadership by building a culture of recognition and motivating the team towards operational excellence. DDO emphasizes leadership development, managerial proficiency, and operational excellence, fostering a culture of trust, loyalty, and excellence. The company also embraces the Pizza Hut 'Live Life Unboxed!' culture, which focuses on breakthrough thinking, customer focus, and celebrating accomplishments.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age
High School Diploma or GED
Must have reliable transportation
Must pass a background check criteria
2-4 years of operational management experience in the Quick Service Restaurant industry or retail environment including Profit & Loss responsibility
Basic business math and accounting skills to manage Profit & Loss in their restaurant and strong analytical/decision-making skills
Good oral/written communication skills
Basic personal computer literacy
Is passionate about providing excellence in execution of quality food, service, cleanliness and speed standards
Is a Dynamic, energetic and positive leader, a self-starter, proactively driven to get things done and does the right thing for the business
Provides leadership and coaching for each employee in their restaurant
Demonstrated track record of workplace achievement in the selection, coaching and development of managerial employees
Proven ability to drive customer satisfaction, financial performance and employee satisfaction
Able to stock shelves and coolers
Able to clean the parking lot and surrounding grounds
Able to sweep and mop floors
Able to lift, carry out trash containers, and place in an outside bin
Able to tolerate standing, walking, lifting up to 50 lbs. and stooping during 80% of shift time.

Nice To Haves

College or University Degree Preferred
Strong interpersonal and conflict resolution skills
exceptional team building capability

Responsibilities

Drives culture, problem solves, resolves conflicts, communicates and motivates to drive results through others
Recruit and equip high quality operators to deliver great customer experiences
Build a healthy and robust bench of developed and capable Managers and Team Members
Leads performance management process for all employees in their restaurant
Lead by example – be a culture champion and live by Pizza Hut Standards
Leverage culture and people capability to fuel brand performance
Provides leadership and coaching, developing Manager’s and Team Members
Ensure complete and timely execution of corporate & local marketing programs
Ensure a safe working and customer experience environment by facilitating safe work behaviors of the team
Control day-to-day operations by scheduling labor and ordering food and supplies, to successfully fulfil the needs of a $500k - $2.0m restaurant with average daily transactions of 200-500
Ensure local health and safety codes, and company safety and security policies are met
Drives customer-focused culture by serving as a role model in resolving serious customer issues and training managers to meet or exceed customer service standards
Utilizes insights from customer programs to help elevate the customer’s experience and meet Pizza Hut's customer satisfaction targets
Tracks, analyzes and identifies root causes of customer complaints and leads management team to implement systematic solutions, performance standards and to provide an objective basis for performance feedback
Builds SMART action plans to resolve issues in their restaurant
Monitors restaurant Speed with Service (SWS) performance and provides coaching to unit management teams to meet performance targets
Control Profit & Loss by following cash control/security procedures, maintaining inventory, managing labor, reviewing financial reports, and taking appropriate actions
Ensure maintenance of equipment, facility, and grounds through the use of a Preventative Maintenance Plan based on Company Standards
Reviews and prioritizes store capital expenditure requests and establishes common vendor relationships where scale can be leveraged
Ensures that facilities and equipment are maintained to Pizza Hut standards; coordinates facility upgrades or equipment replacement
Analyzes sales, labor, inventory and controlables on a continual basis and coaches on corrective action to meet or achieve margin and sales growth targets
Works with management team to develop and deliver unit-specific Annual Operating Plans
Understands posted work schedule and reports to work as scheduled, on time, in uniform and ready to begin tasks.
Provides appropriate notice when unable to be at work.
Understands and uses approved time-keeping system, including accurately recording all hours worked.
Takes action without being told, goes beyond what is simply required and maintains a high activity level