General Manager
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Hospitality · Sydney, NSW, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
Opening a premium Italian restaurant in Sydney takes someone who can build the whole operation, and that is the brief for this General Manager job. You would design the front-of-house structure and service flow, recruit and train the opening team, write the SOPs and set the standards the venue runs on.
The commercial side matters just as much, with rosters, labour costs, purchasing, supplier deals and the beverage offer across wine, spirits and cocktails, including GP, pricing and margins. You would stay hands-on during service while keeping an eye on the numbers. Sponsorship is available for the right candidate.
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Key Responsibilities
- Own pre-opening preparation and get the venue operationally ready
- Set up the FOH structure, floor plans and service workflow
- Recruit, interview, onboard, train and develop a high-performing opening team
- Set clear service expectations and performance standards, backed by SOPs and practical daily procedures
- Manage opening and closing systems across the venue
- Lead the large FOH and bar teams through daily service, staying hands-on while keeping commercial oversight
- Prepare rosters, monitor staffing and control labour costs, wages and productivity
- Run the restaurant POS and operational systems
- Oversee the premium wine, spirits and cocktail offer and monitor beverage costs, GP, pricing and margins
- Manage purchasing and supplier relationships and negotiate for good commercial outcomes
- Monitor service quality, guest experience and operational performance, keeping RSA, WHS and compliance requirements in place
- Find operational gaps, introduce practical solutions and coach managers and staff into a consistent service culture
Requirements & Eligibility
- Strong background in senior restaurant or hospitality management
- Previous management of premium or high-volume restaurants
- Has opened or established a new hospitality venue, with a verifiable history of venues managed, launched or operationally led
- Has led substantial FOH and bar teams
- Experience in recruitment, staff training and leadership
- Practical understanding of how a restaurant floor runs
- Strong knowledge of wine, spirits, cocktails and beverage service, including managing beverage GP, costing, pricing and margins
- Hands-on experience with rosters, labour budgets and staff cost control
- Experience with POS and restaurant management platforms
- Experience in purchasing and negotiating with suppliers
- Sound understanding of RSA, WHS and restaurant compliance
- Able to build systems and procedures from scratch, with commercial awareness and sound operational decision-making
- Able to show previous hospitality leadership through a credible career history
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