The Area Manager is responsible for the overall sales, operations, profitability and people management for the Popeyes restaurants in an assigned area.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• 3 year college business degree is preferred or equal experience.
• 3-5 years of experience in multiunit management in the food industry is preferred.
• Must have extensive and successful experience as a restaurant general manager.
• Requires excellent human relations skills including leadership and motivation.
• Strong communication skills: listening, oral and written

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Ensure all restaurants are staffed properly with qualified RGMs and Assistant Managers.
• Work through RGMs to ensure restaurants are staffed with qualified shift supervisors, and crew.
• Develops and executes plans to achieve top line sales performance compared to budget sales for each area.
• Develops plans to control expenses and achieve budget for restaurant operating profit for each areas of the Profit and Loss Statements.
• Ensures all assigned restaurants meet Popeyes Corporate operational standards necessary to achieve expansion approval.
• Maximize presence in restaurants in all dayparts to monitor operational status to provide feedback to RGMs.
• Hires, terminates and conducts performance reviews of restaurant general managers and ensures reviews for assistant managers, shift supervisors, and crew are completed.
• Assists restaurant general managers in identifying training needs and the execution of training programs to improve their restaurant management teams.
• Assist restaurant general managers with compliance and understanding of Liberty Restaurants. policies and procedures, such as; Security, Safety, Cash handling, Sexual Harassment.
• Assists in ensuring restaurants are following all state and federal labor laws, as they pertain to Popeyes.
• Assist restaurant general managers with compliance and understanding of Popeyes policies, procedures and requirements.

This job description is a generic listing of the responsibilities of this position; some of these responsibilities may not be required at all times.