General Manager - F&B Franchise Business

Job description / Role

General Manager - F&B Franchise Business - Bahrain

This role is responsible for overseeing the overall operations, profitability, and strategic growth of the restaurant business while ensuring operational efficiency, customer satisfaction, and brand development. This role involves managing multi-unit F&B operations, financial performance and team leadership.

Client Details

Our client is an F&B Business focused on managing international food brands and developing high-quality restaurants.

Description

* Develop and implement strategic plans to enhance profitability, operational efficiency, and brand growth.
* Oversee financial performance, budgeting, and cost control to ensure revenue growth and sustainability.
* Lead and develop a diverse team, ensuring high performance, training, and adherence to company standards.
* Ensure compliance with food safety, licensing, and regulatory requirements across all locations.
* Drive customer experience initiatives to enhance brand loyalty and market competitiveness.

Job Offer

This role offers competitive pay and benefits.

* Minimum 10-12 years of experience in multi-unit F&B management, preferably in GCC.
* Strong expertise in financial management, KPI setting, food costing, and contract negotiations.
* Proven track record in restaurant pre-openings, brand development, and operational scaling.
* Exceptional leadership, decision-making, and problem-solving skills in a high-paced environment.

About the Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal

The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.