General Manager
Apply NowCompany: Performance Software
Location: New York, NY 10025
Description:
About us:
From innovative menus and striking design to impeccable service and critical attention to detail, at Great Performances, we weave our mission into all we do. This woman-owned business serving New York City for over four decades has evolved from a waitress staffing agency to the leading catering, events, and hospitality companies in the greater New York area. We provide food services in an array of celebrated New York City cultural institutions including Jazz at Lincoln Center, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Wave Hill, and The Apollo Theater. We are known for full-service catering and events, corporate workplace dining and amenity programs, and large-scale event and festival production. Great Performances is the nation's first caterer to own and operate an organic farm, Katchkie Farm located in Kinderhook, NY. Progressive from the start, we consistently set the pace for industry best practices.
We are seeking highly motivated and talented individuals to join our team and to support our vision, mission, and values through everything they do. If you share our passion and want to make a meaningful impact, we invite you to apply.
Our Vision: Building Community to Better Our World
Our Mission: Unleash Joy through Genuine Hospitality
Our Core Values:
Craftsmanship: developing new menus, designs, and moments to deliver engaging experiences to our clients and guests.
People: creating fair access, opportunity, and advancement for everyone. Our employees are our greatest asset.
Sustainability: upholding and elevating standards for sustainable behaviors that support our planet.
Collaboration: aligning with our clients', colleagues', and community's visions to execute a successful experience.
Doing Good through Food: engaging in action around food access, health and wellness, education, and philanthropy.
Job Overview:
We are seeking an experienced General Manager to oversee daily operations at a full capacity restaurant. This role requires strong leadership to ensure business efficiency by managing procedures and coaching staff. With a broad scope of responsibilities, the ideal candidate must have in-depth knowledge of company processes, the ability to plan various operational activities, and a talent for optimizing business performance. The goal is to enhance efficiency, drive growth, and ensure long-term success.
Responsibilities:
Other duties may be required as determined by the needs of the operation.
Qualifications:
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $110,000.00 - $115,000.00 per year
Benefits: PTO, 401K, Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance, Transit, and FSA (Flexible Spending Account)
Must be able to provide valid documentation that you are legally eligible to work in the United States.
Great Performances is an equal opportunity employer. At Great Performances we employ qualified individuals based solely on ability, training, and experience. Great Performances does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment or promotion based on race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.
From innovative menus and striking design to impeccable service and critical attention to detail, at Great Performances, we weave our mission into all we do. This woman-owned business serving New York City for over four decades has evolved from a waitress staffing agency to the leading catering, events, and hospitality companies in the greater New York area. We provide food services in an array of celebrated New York City cultural institutions including Jazz at Lincoln Center, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Wave Hill, and The Apollo Theater. We are known for full-service catering and events, corporate workplace dining and amenity programs, and large-scale event and festival production. Great Performances is the nation's first caterer to own and operate an organic farm, Katchkie Farm located in Kinderhook, NY. Progressive from the start, we consistently set the pace for industry best practices.
We are seeking highly motivated and talented individuals to join our team and to support our vision, mission, and values through everything they do. If you share our passion and want to make a meaningful impact, we invite you to apply.
Our Vision: Building Community to Better Our World
Our Mission: Unleash Joy through Genuine Hospitality
Our Core Values:
Craftsmanship: developing new menus, designs, and moments to deliver engaging experiences to our clients and guests.
People: creating fair access, opportunity, and advancement for everyone. Our employees are our greatest asset.
Sustainability: upholding and elevating standards for sustainable behaviors that support our planet.
Collaboration: aligning with our clients', colleagues', and community's visions to execute a successful experience.
Doing Good through Food: engaging in action around food access, health and wellness, education, and philanthropy.
Job Overview:
We are seeking an experienced General Manager to oversee daily operations at a full capacity restaurant. This role requires strong leadership to ensure business efficiency by managing procedures and coaching staff. With a broad scope of responsibilities, the ideal candidate must have in-depth knowledge of company processes, the ability to plan various operational activities, and a talent for optimizing business performance. The goal is to enhance efficiency, drive growth, and ensure long-term success.
Responsibilities:
- Ability to make decisions for operational activities and set strategic goals.
- Supervise staff from different departments and provide constructive feedback.
- Evaluate regularly the efficiency of business procedures according to organizational objectives and apply improvements.
- Manage procurement processes and coordinate material and resources allocation.
- Review financial information and adjust operational budgets to promote profitability.
- Revise and/or formulate policies and promote their implementation.
- Manage relationships/agreements with external clients to achieve expectations.
- Evaluate overall performance by gathering, analyzing, and interpreting data and metrics.
Other duties may be required as determined by the needs of the operation.
Qualifications:
- Proven experience as General Manager or equivalent position/multi unit preferred.
- Excellent organizational and leadership abilities.
- Minimum 4-5 years of hospitality experience.
- Outstanding communication and people skills.
- Knowledge of the industry's legal rules and guidelines.
- In-depth knowledge of diverse business functions and principles (e.g., supply chain, finance, customer service, etc.)
- Familiarity with MS Office and various business software (e.g., ERP, CRM)
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $110,000.00 - $115,000.00 per year
Benefits: PTO, 401K, Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance, Transit, and FSA (Flexible Spending Account)
Must be able to provide valid documentation that you are legally eligible to work in the United States.
Great Performances is an equal opportunity employer. At Great Performances we employ qualified individuals based solely on ability, training, and experience. Great Performances does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment or promotion based on race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.