Restaurant Manager

We are looking to expand our Bistro team. Our Bistro Berlage is part of the Amsterdam Conference Center Beurs van Berlage. Since 1903, this impressive venue has been an international hotspot. We see many growth opportunities for our Bistro and are therefore seeking reinforcement, someone to run the Bistro alongside our current Restaurant Manager. You don’t need to be exactly like our current Manager; we’re looking for someone who can complement them. It’s important that you have an affinity for the style of our Bistro, which serves contemporary classics using local ingredients. We also value someone who gets energized by delivering top-notch service to our guests, making them feel welcome from the moment they arrive! In the summer, we have a large terrace on Beursplein with 120 seats. The Bistro is open seven days a week, from morning until evening.

Your role

As the Restaurant Manager of our Bistro (or Assistant Manager looking to grow into the role of Restaurant Manager), your intrinsic passion and expertise will enable you, together with an enthusiastic Bistro team, to provide our guests with an exceptional experience! In this role, you will share operational and financial responsibilities with the current Restaurant Manager while also working hands-on within the team. Tasks and responsibilities will be divided between the two Managers based on skills. You will oversee five floor managers, and the total Bistro team consists of 20 colleagues (both permanent and flexible staff). Along with our Bistro kitchen brigade, you will ensure that we deliver service and quality aligned with our vision. Flexible working hours are part of this role due to the responsibilities and tasks involved. The Restaurant Manager (or Assistant) reports directly to the F&B Director.

What you bring?

A completed MHS/HHS education would be a plus, but you might have gained professional experience through your working life;
Relevant managerial work experience;
With your leadership style, you know how to get the Bistro team in the flow and inspire others to go the extra mile, not because they have to, but because the team shares the same vision for service and quality;
Excellent verbal communication skills in both Dutch and English to properly welcome our guests. Good written skills in Dutch and English as well. If you’re not fluent in Dutch yet, don’t worry—we offer a Dutch language course through reginacoeli.nl to help you settle in;
You understand that feedback is crucial for maintaining quality and developing staff, and your communication and leadership style can integrate a feedback culture into daily operations;
Under pressure, during peak times or setbacks, you remain visibly calm and know which priorities and efforts are needed to exceed our guests’ expectations.

Tasks and responsibilities

Responsible for maintaining quality standards and hospitality;
Capable of leading during a wonderful Bistro evening, a group event, or a bustling terrace;
Coordinating lunches and dinners;
Preparing group events;
Commercial insight, good table occupancy, upselling, labor and cost percentages;
Staff planning;
Effectively distributing tasks suited to the strengths of the team scheduled for that day;
Managing purchasing, inventory control, administrative handling, and billing;
Ensuring excellent communication and collaboration between the service and kitchen teams;
Ensuring compliance with the highest HACCP standards;
Recruiting, onboarding, managing, and coaching employees.

When will you impress us?

Quality and high-class service, stemming from personal hospitality and being representative, come naturally to you, and you understand exactly what we mean by that!
With your communication and social skills, you make those around you feel welcome, and you impress us from the first meeting with your personal hospitality.
Your enthusiastic personality and genuine drive to develop yourself into a professional;
You also work on weekends and understand that a continuous operation requires irregular shifts.

Will you join 'our' Bistro?

We are a close-knit and professional team. We’re curious about your talents and would love to discover the valuable contributions you can make. We don’t care where you were born, what you believe in, or whom you love—we warmly welcome you. What’s important to know:

We value personal hospitality, teamwork, entrepreneurship, involvement, and learning as key themes that contribute to our high standards of quality and service;
You will be part of a dynamic work environment in the heart of Amsterdam;
We offer you a full-time employment contract (38 hours/week) for one year with the possibility of a permanent contract;
Employment conditions based on the hospitality industry collective agreement, but with attractive extras: placement in scale VI/VII based on experience (range € 2,543 – € 3,465). Pension scheme via PhenC, 25 vacation days (based on 38 hours) per year. In addition to the hospitality collective agreement: variable bonus scheme, 3 additional leave days per year, a vitality days scheme, a company clothing scheme, a €30 reimbursement for mobile phone expenses, travel allowance (public transport or bicycle), bicycle scheme, and daily staff lunch without contribution;
We have a highly involved and enthusiastic party committee that organizes great activities several times a year. Additionally, we close our doors once a year so everyone can attend our annual staff party.

Excited?

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