Area Manager

Description:

About Us
Red Rooster is Australia’s first and favourite chicken shop, loved by Aussies for over 50 years. We’re passionate about our people - that is, our crew, customers and community – and we’re here to satisfy Australia’s chicken cravings.
At Red Rooster we are serious about creating craveable experiences that put smiles on our customers’ faces… and that’s where you come in.
About the role
Working within our operations team, partner with our restaurant franchisees to improve and grow their businesses and ultimately drive profit. You’ll manage a portfolio of restaurants and support a variety of franchisees, from those just starting to large-scale multi-site owners.
You will coach our franchisees on all aspects of their restaurant, including operational standards, customer experience, people leadership, sales and profitability, workplace health and safety, and business planning.
To deliver on our people promise, you will provide guidance on the effective management of restaurant employees, including achieving and maintaining optimum staffing levels, rostering, managing employee performance, and succession planning.
Key Activities Include:
Commercial and Operational Support:

• Reviewing financial and operational reporting of restaurants to identify trends and opportunities.
• Leveraging commercial and operational knowledge to drive restaurant profitability.
• Identifying risks and ensuring restaurants are safe and compliant with brand standards and regulatory requirements.

Coaching and Leadership:

• Mentoring and partnering with franchisees to support their business growth and development.
• Coaching and leadership support for restaurant teams.

Brand and Customer Champion

• Role modelling and advocating brand values, behaviours and standards.
• Championing a customer-centric approach across the business.
• Facilitating communications and activities across the restaurant network between brand and franchisees.

About You
Essential

• Previous experience owning a small business or working within a casual dining or quick service restaurant (QSR) environment.
• Proven retail operations knowledge and commercial acumen in identifying trends, opportunities and challenges to drive profitability and operational excellence.
• Previous experience in business partnering, coaching and supporting others in a business setting.
• Supportive and transformational leadership and coaching style.

Desirable

• Previous experience in multi-site management.

We offer:

• Summer Working Hours so you can make the most of the warmer weather. That means Friday afternoons off in summer!
• Free food at all our brands cause don’t we all love chicken!
• Paid Good Deed days supporting a charity that means something to you.
• Extra day of leave in your birthday month to celebrate.
• 26 weeks paid parental leave.
• Discounted gym membership and health insurance. Get access to retail discounts including fashion, tech, furniture, fitness and more!

Never boring or slow, you'll work with passionate people, gaining skills and building friendships you can carry with you for the rest of your life.
And when you're part of Red Rooster, you're part of Craveable Brands, a national team that offers career opportunities far beyond your local restaurant.
If this sounds like the type of place you can spread your wings, apply today.
We truly believe that bringing together people from diverse backgrounds is key to our ability to continue to grow and do our best work. That’s why we want you to apply even if you don’t think you tick all the boxes – we’re looking for many different skills and abilities to build our culture.