Deputy Manager

Deputy Manager

Job summary

Passionate about food? Want to develop your career with the world's leading food service management company? Look no further, we, the leading food service and hospitality provider across the Island of Ireland, are looking for a Deputy General Manager to join our talented team on a full time contract basis working 40 hours per week.

Some of the benefits we offer:

• Free meals while at work
• Receive cash rewards every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands.
• Additional, seasonal and overtime hours available
• Career Pathways to support career progression and/or skills development.
• Perks shopping discount Card which can be used to save at various restaurants, high street stores, hotels, day out venues, leisure centres, gyms, golf courses and many more
• Flexible Working to support Work Life Balance.
• Additional Leave Purchase scheme to balance home and work life.
• Employee Assistance Program to guide and support our employees.
• Exciting internal reward and recognition schemes

Key Responsibilities:

• Understand and deliver all contractual terms
• Communicate regularly with client (as agreed)
• Action plans are completed following client satisfaction surveys
• Promote the unit and act as a Compass Advocate at all time
• Analyse and manage effectively all in unit costs.
• Ensure full purchasing compliance
• Monitor and manage GP
• Ensure cost and sales records are accurately inputted and maintained
• All food wastage is recorded and minimised
• Ensure all customer requirements are communicated to all departments in advance to ensure effective planning
• Complete labour schedule within the labour budget
• Effectively minimise any agency and overtime spend
• Adjust labour schedule in line with sales
• Ensure budgets are understood and achieved Ensure all costs are managed effectively within budget

Essential Criteria:

• Leadership and team management skills for a small team of people
• Minimum 3 years catering experience
• Excellent financial acumen
• Good knowledge and experience of working within restaurant environment.
• Experience of building relationships with client and other departments
• Strong working knowledge on Microsoft Packages (Excel, word, PowerPoint)
• Strong communication & organisation skills

Desirable Criteria:

• NVQ Level 3
• Knowledge of how to use customer insight to build a compelling proposition and utilisation of digital and technology to maximise footfall and revenue.
• Use of Kitchtech & Digitally internal systems
• Intermediate Food Hygiene certificate

Compass Group reserves the right to enhance the criteria, if necessary, for the purposes of shortlisting.

For further information and to submit your application, click APPLY NOW.

At Compass Ireland, our people are our business. When you join the Compass Group you will be joining a supportive network of incredible individuals, each united by their passion for going the extra mile for the organisations we partner with. We are building a team who care about providing a great customer experience and want to grow and develop as we do. We are dedicated to investing in every colleague joining us. We are an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees. We consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.