Restaurant Manager

Restaurant Manager
"You care about making a positive impact in the world. You understand greatness requires thinking differently. An inclusive and accepting work environment is important to you.
A job at IKEA is so much more than home furnishings. Together, we work to make a better everyday life for the many. It's the perfect fit if you want to contribute, grow, and share. Join the team and start a better life for yourself."
Location
Brisbane (North Lakes)
Employment type
Permanent
Department
Food & Restaurant
Deadline
2024-03-02
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Candidate profile (title) Our team within IKEA
Candidate profile (text) - Default language At IKEA, our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We believe that everything we do comes with the responsibility to create a positive impact on people, society, and the planet. We are passionate about home furnishing, creating a positive life at home and sharing our tasty responsibly sourced food with the many people across the world.
We are guided by our cultures & values, creating a great place to work.
We stand for equality, diversity, and inclusion.
We care about people & planet and promote health & wellbeing.
We nurture your development and provide career opportunities to unlock your potential.
Key responsibilities (title) What you need to know
Key responsibilities (text) Working at IKEA has its benefits and rewards:

• Leave entitlements - 5 weeks Paid Annual, Paid Parental, Family & Community and much more
• 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program for health and wellbeing support
• 15% Co-worker discount
• Low-cost nutritious meals including complimentary drinks in our Co-worker restaurant
• Co-worker uniform provided
• Free Co-worker parking
• Digital Entertainment membership (thousands of discounts for dining, fun activities, shopping and travel across Australia & New Zealand)
• Bonus programme (where eligible)
• Co-worker Loyalty programme (extra contribution to your superannuation fund where eligible)

Additional information:

• This role is Permanent Full-time, 76hrs/fortnight.
• This name of this position internally is Unit Food Commercial Manager
• As our store operates 7 days per week, you must have the availability to work a rotating roster with a mix of day and evening shifts. You also have the availability to work alternating weekend shifts (both Saturday and Sunday).
• As part of the recruitment process this role requires a pre-employment check for final candidates.

Team vision ( title) About this work area
Team vision (text) As a Food Commercial Manager your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Leading and implementing the commercial strategy and commercial calendar, as well as the IKEA Food communication and cross merchandising strategy in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
• Strong customer service skills, ensuring a seamless food customer experience within all Food areas.
• Securing excellence in operations and high-quality standards of customer experience in all Food areas and optimised levels of commerciality are achieved.
• Securing the correct competence within the IKEA Food team.
• Developing and improving the Food business by seeking and acting upon customer feedback.
• Contributing to the creation and implementation of the unit business plan and the IKEA Food business plan, and ensuring food is connected to the store commercial calendar.
• Looking after Swedish Food Market as well as the Swedish restaurant.

Let's connect Who you are
Let´s connect As a Food Commercial Manager you are, or you have:

• A passion for food and a drive to achieve commercial success with a strategic mindset.
• A strong understanding of commerciality, you can influence and negotiate effectively to position the IKEA Food function as a profitable business.
• Excellent communication skills and you can articulate and co-collaborate with various stakeholders.
• Extremely efficient time management skills to ensure projects and tasks are delivered in a timely manner.
• Experience in managing budgets and analysing P&Ls, you have a strong understanding of gross margin and top-line sales.
• A competent and strong leader, able to implement and develop IKEA processes as well as focusing on the growth of your co-worker.

Why you will love us
From the deep forests in Sweden, we have spread our culture and values around the world. At the heart of our offer are our beautiful home-furnishing products and solutions, made with care for our planet, reaching millions of customers.
At the heart of our business, are our wonderful co-workers representing diversity in all dimensions and passionate for life at home. We all contribute with our uniqueness and we want to grow and develop together.
Our vision, “to create a better everyday life for the many people” inspires and guides us in everything we do. This is IKEA.
What we all have in common

• Living our values
• Being your unique self, while respecting and including others
• A passion for home furnishing
• Performing & delivering while learning & developing
• Having fun!