Restaurant Manager

Job description / Role

The most impressive landmark to grace the Doha skyline, La Cigale Hotel lives up to its reputation and introduces new levels of comfort to hotel and leisure facilities in the city.

What is in it for you:

- Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide
- Learning programs through our Academies and the opportunity to earn qualifications while you work
- Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world
- Ability to make a difference in the local community through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Planet 21

What you will be doing:

- Directs and controls all subordinate staff to ensure that all day to day operational matters are handled on time and guest expectations are met
- Provides guidance and assistance to the outlet employees helping them in the execution of their duties and responsibilities
- Oversees the service standards in the outlet ensuring that they conform to the requisite standards and meet or exceed customer expectations
- Liaises with the kitchen, stewarding, bars, housekeeping and engineering to ensure that the operation runs smoothly in areas of joint responsibility
- Prepares duty rosters, and implements vacation and public holiday schedules
- Assists in the planning and execution of promotional activities as directed
- Maximizes revenue in the outlet by implementing upselling procedures.
- Monitors and controls the financial performance of the outlet controlling costs and expenses
- Participates in the preparation of the outlet's annual departmental budget as directed
- Assists in monitoring and controlling the hotel's OE inventory and participates in inventory taking
- Conducts frequent front and back of house checks ensuring mise-en-place, service procedures, standards of cleanliness and hygiene, repair and maintenance, employee grooming and manning levels are in order and takes appropriate action where necessary
- Assists in the maintenance of efficient administration preparing and submitting reports on time as directed
- Ensures that the outlet meets and exceeds all key performance indicators stated in the departmental balanced scorecard
- Assists in the selection, training and evaluation of subordinate employees
- Coaches, counsels, disciplines and develops subordinate employees
- Represents the division in various committees and hotel activities

Requirements

Your experience and skills include:

- 3-7 years of related experience
- Secondary school plus technical certificate or diploma
- Good local and English language skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Ability to lead, motivate and develop a team of individuals
- Sound administrative ability
- Able to handle demanding workload
- Ability to work a personal computer
- Proven track record in hotel of similar standard in similar capacity
- In possession of all faculties
- Pleasant physical appearance
- Makes decisions within policy. Is required to be proactive however assistance is available
- Difficult - may face difficult situations that require modification of methods or techniques
- Good interpersonal skills required. Interacts with both colleagues and guests
- Deals or negotiates in both local and English. Advantageous to communicate in other languages

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.

Why work for Accor?
We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor's limitless possibilities.

By joining Accor, every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrow's hospitality. Discover the life that awaits you at Accor.

Do what you love, care for the world; dare to challenge the status quo! # BELIMITLESS

About the Company

A caring employer providing respect, training and career development for our employees. An attractive employer offering more than 100 professions across the 5 continents.

We are much more than a world leader. We are 250,000 hoteliers with the same shared passion for welcoming. We take care of millions of guests in our 4,300 addresses and on our digital platforms. As an operator and franchisor (HotelServices), owner and investor (HotelInvest), we invest all our energy into making "Feel Welcome" resonate as the finest hotel promise.

From luxury to economy and in every corner of the globe, AccorHotels'​ more than 20 brands meet all the needs of business and leisure travelers seeking comfort, attention and high-quality services.