Benefits:

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Employee discounts

Health insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Training & development

Vision insurance

Dialog Cafe is looking for an EXPERIENCED AGM for its second location in West LA to join our team who shares the same core values, has a passion for Customer Service, and is able to work in a multi layered, fast paced environment. Our second location shares space with the iconic Equinox Sports Club on Sepulveda Blvd. Must have prior Managerial experience in a Cafe/Restaurant setting. 1835 S. Sepulveda Blvd Los Angeles CA 90025

This is a Salary position. Must be able to work a minimum of 45 hours per week. Starting pay rate range is $70,000 to $75,000 annually, as well as a bonus structure.

The Assistant General Manager is responsible for providing outstanding customer service by leading and motivating their team and developing practices to increase customer satisfaction.

Assistant General Manager tasks include assisting guests and staff, customer service relations, ensuring prompt resolution of guests’ inquiries, distributing tasks to the staff, and monitoring the employees' performance. The AGM will be in charge of checking specific department inventories and reporting inadequate supplies, identifying business opportunities to increase the company's sales and profitability, and developing strategic procedures to maintain guest satisfaction

Duties and Responsibilities include:

•Assisting the GM with overseeing staffing responsibilities for FOH department

Helping the restaurant meet service, sales, and profit objectives

Ensuring personal Manager Logs are completed daily

Ensuring Lead Logs are completed daily

Build on VIP protocols and steps of service specific to VIP guests

Oversee daily operations with Upper Management

Develop service of procedures, (SOPs), policies and standards

Recruit, mentor and develop customer service agents (FOH employees) and nurture an environment where they can excel towards empowerment and growth

Answers customers’ questions, resolves issues, and maintains customer satisfaction by providing problem-solving resources

Manages customer service staff, communicates job expectations, and performs one on one reviews

Implements production, productivity, quality, and customer service standards

Audits customer service procedures and trends and determines system improvements

Collaborate with GM on ideas, procedures and solutions to better meet Dialog’s standards

Supervising and directing the team on daily work activities. Being nurturing and supportive towards staff

Mentoring and coaching staff. Ensuring One on One conversations occur to showcase opportunities for growth

Ensuring proper training of FOH employees

• Maintaining excellent customer and public relations within the community

• Ensuring that guests have a positive and memorable experience each and every time they visit

• Ensuring proper compliance with cash control procedures, and performs related administrative reports as required

Checks Inventory, order guides and supplies

Keeps a professional demeanor with guests and with employees

Takes responsibility for maintaining a clean, neat and orderly work environment.

Inspects Opens/Closes restaurant in accordance with daily checklists

Maintains excellent relationships with current and future customers for potential catering opportunities

Uses deescalation tactics in high pressure environments and scenarios

Reports to General Manager

-Customer issues

-Employee issues

-Third party issues

Qualifications and Requirements

Exceptional organizational skills

Open availability and flexibility

Professional work attire and hygienic

Neat and tidy work ethic and environment, including shared office space

Critical thinking and problem/resolution skills

Work a minimum 45 hour work week

Able to lift up to 50lbs

Excellent communication skills with guests, staff, and upper management

Self-motivated with a high degree of integrity, honesty and ethics; Self-starter, flexible, and able to work independently

• Ability to multi-task, and change priorities constantly as needed in a fast-paced environment

We offer Health, Dental and Vision Insurance

Perks:

Equinox gym membership