At wagamama, we’re an eating house for the soul. With over 165 UK restaurants and growing, our purpose is to nourish the world from bowl to soul, inspired by fast-paced Japanese ramen bars since 1992. A celebration of Asian food brought wagamama to life.
The role |
We’re growing faster than ever at wagamama, and it’s all down to our people! They are the heart and soul of everything we do, spreading the wagamama magic day in and day out.
Do you love to motivate, engage, inspire? If so, we have a brilliant opportunity for an experienced area manager to join our operations team and to support us on our continuous journey of true nourishment.
What's the job about?
Reporting to the regional director, as a wagamama area manager, you will be responsible for ensuring the restaurants in your area operate profitably, safely, and securely whilst delivering an excellent guest experience. Our area managers are responsible for ensuring that operational excellence is embedded and understood across our restaurant teams.
It's never been more important to develop our teams and provide an outstanding experience to our guests. You'll be on the lookout for brilliant people, identifying internal and external talent for succession, and more importantly, nurturing this talent. You'll be responsible for the financial performance across your area in addition to other KPIs, always striving to improve and drive the performance of your area.
What we look for |
* Previous experience working at area manager level or above
* Experience working in a consumer-facing environment with multi-site operation
* Experience leading large, diverse teams
* Experience working in a sales environment
* Experience managing P&L accounts
* Experience working to clear, well-defined health and safety procedures
What's in it for you |
* A competitive annual salary
* Yearly bonus opportunity
* wagamama food allowance
* Car allowance
* Private healthcare
* Pension contribution
* 25 days holiday plus all bank holidays
* Various discounts across retail, hospitality, and leisure
* Internal progression opportunities | fully funded apprenticeship programmes to support your growth
* Kintsugi wellness | access to councillors, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym and leisure
* Family-friendly policy | any expectant person or anyone adopting a child will receive 26 weeks full pay plus 13 weeks half pay
* Financial wellbeing support | access to loans repaid through your salary for those ‘strapped for cash’ moments in life
The wagamama way |
Kaizen, meaning ‘good change’, is the philosophy that sits at the core of who we are. It shapes every dish we create and pushes us to find better ways in all we do. Our food, how we think, how we work, it has to be fresh. Committed to championing change in both our communities and the impact on the planet.
Three whole decades of acting different, we don’t conform; we celebrate difference. Appreciating personality over perfection. Welcoming everyone and their unique story to our benches. We promise to have your back, working together to build close bonds of trust and support, creating safe spaces where we can have real conversations with open hearts and open minds.
All we ask is for you to dish up what makes you different.
Be you. Be wagamama.
wagamama is proudly part of disability confident.
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