At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and develop hospitality venues, driving performance and enhancing customer experiences.
- Company: Dynamic hospitality group focused on leadership and operational excellence.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, vehicle allowance, bonuses, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Opportunity for significant influence and career growth in a supportive environment.
- Why this job: Shape the future of a region while making a real impact through leadership.
- Qualifications: Experience in multi-site leadership within hospitality or customer-facing environments.
The predicted salary is between 62100 - 75900 $ per year.
We're seeking an experienced and commercially minded Area Manager to lead a portfolio of hospitality venues across Adelaide. This is an opportunity for a proven multi-site leader to make a genuine impact through developing leaders, improving operational performance, and delivering outstanding customer experiences across multiple locations.
As Area Manager, you will be responsible for the overall performance of a group of venues, balancing strategic leadership with hands-on operational support. You'll coach and develop leaders, identify opportunities for improvement, and ensure each site consistently delivers strong commercial, people and customer outcomes.
Success in this role requires a combination of leadership capability, commercial acumen, operational excellence, and the ability to influence and inspire diverse teams.
What You'll Be Responsible For
- Leadership & Development
- Leading, coaching and developing Venue Managers and leadership teams.
- Building capability, accountability and performance across the region.
- Identifying and developing future leaders through succession planning.
- Creating a culture focused on engagement, growth and continuous improvement.
- Business Performance
- Delivering sales, profitability and productivity targets.
- Reviewing performance data and translating insights into action.
- Identifying opportunities to improve operational efficiency and commercial outcomes.
- Managing labour, wage and operating costs while maintaining high standards.
- Operational Excellence
- Ensuring consistent execution of operational standards across all sites.
- Driving quality, service and customer experience outcomes.
- Supporting the implementation of new initiatives and business priorities.
- Partnering with cross-functional teams to achieve regional objectives.
- Safety & Compliance
- Maintaining strong compliance with workplace, safety and regulatory requirements.
- Ensuring leaders effectively manage risk and create safe working environments.
- Conducting regular operational reviews and audits.
About You
You are an experienced people leader who knows how to build capability, drive accountability, and achieve results through others. Ideally, you'll bring:
- Multi-site leadership experience within hospitality, retail, food service or another customer-facing environment.
- A strong track record of leading high-performing teams.
- Demonstrated success improving sales, profitability and operational outcomes.
- Excellent coaching and leadership development skills.
- Strong financial and commercial acumen.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- A proactive, resilient and solutions-focused approach.
- The ability to navigate complexity while maintaining focus on outcomes.
What You'll Receive
- A senior leadership role with significant influence and autonomy.
- The opportunity to shape the performance and culture of a region.
- Ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities.
- A supportive leadership environment focused on developing great leaders.
- Competitive remuneration package, including vehicle allowance and performance incentives.
This role is based in Adelaide, with regular travel across the region required. If you're an experienced multi-site leader looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful impact through people, performance and operational excellence, we'd love to hear from you.
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