Area Operations Manager

Area Operations Manager – Fast Food Restaurants – £60,000 – £70,000 – Stoke-on-Trent 

Tonic is assisting our client’s search for an experienced fast food area/operations manager to oversee 10 busy restaurants in their central area. Working closely with each site’s management team, you will oversee and be responsible for all key metrics – People, Guest, Operations and Commercial. 

What’s in it for the successful area operations manager? 

• Competitive salary £60,000 – £70,000 (based on a 45-hour contract)
• Company car or car allowance 
• 28 days holiday increasing to 33 days at 5 years’ service
• Flexible benefits including Private Medical and access to an online GP Service
• Group income protection, Critical Illness Cover, Life Insurance and a Health Cash fund towards dental, optical and physiotherapy
• Annual bonus based on achieving KPI’s
• Career growth opportunities and lifelong learning
• Free staff meals 
• Access to an Employee Assistance programme
• Educational support
• A culture where you can be yourself, where autonomy is encouraged

As area operations manager, you will be accountable for all areas of day-to-day operations management and P&L performance of all stores in your patch. This is a challenging yet rewarding opportunity. 

What key skills are we looking for in the successful area operations manager?

• Planning, organisation and leading with purpose
• Strategic long-term thinking
• Holding stakeholders to account
• Natural rapport builder
• Operational Expert
• Commercial acumen
• People & Guest focused
• Highly effective coach
• Expert with change management
• Inspirational leader
• Builds high-performing teams
• Highly effective at problem-solving and project management
• Managing a portfolio of restaurants and leaders remotely