General Manager - New opening - Amsterdam

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General Manager NEW OPENING – Amsterdam

We are looking for a Restaurant General Manager to help open this amazing restaurant based in the heart of Amsterdam – OPENING August 2016

This restaurant is going to be opening In August 2016 in a high profile location in the heart of the City and will be open all day.

This stylish restaurant will be 500sq Meters of awesomeness, offering a relaxed but refined menu with an amazing riverside terrace, destination bar and an urban luxury hotel.

The building itself will house some of the best restaurants, bars and office space in the City and is expected to be BUSY!!!

Being part of one of the best restaurant groups in Amsterdam at the moment this is a great opportunity to relocate to one of the best cities in Europe/The world.

Amsterdam is regularly voted as one of the most liveable cities and also one of the best cities in the World for quality of life – Amsterdam was voted 11th best city in the world in 2016 for quality of life!!!

We need:

• Worked as a General Manager in a similar Premium style restaurant for at least 2 years


• Current experience as a General Manager in a similar premium environment where quality and consistency go hand in hand is essential.


• Previous experience of being wholly responsible for the restaurants cost controls / financial administration so to fall in line with company targets.


• The passion and the energy to drive the business forwards with an entrepreneurial flair


• A natural ability to provide great customer service and develop your team


• Experience in growing, managing and training a full team


• You are instinctively service inspired and don’t compromise for an easy life, always striving to encourage the highest standards in others.


• You’ve inspired your staff, coaching and training the individual to reach their potential, building succession for your businesses future


• You’re a positive ambassador, hungry for a challenge and keen to make a real difference within one of the Countries most exciting restaurant groups


• Natural leadership skills with focus on teams’ development, training and progression.


• The ability and confidence to lead a large team in a calm and inspirational manner.


• Strong and effective communication skills


• Fluent with English, some knowledge of Dutch will be a bonus but not necessary for this role


• Exceptional organisational, planning and prioritising skills.

In return:

• Excellent basic salary of Circa €50,000 per year


• Share of tips and a Bonus scheme


• Assistance with relocation (Flights to and from Amsterdam, Temporary accommodation)


• Mobile phone


• The chance to live in one of the most liveable cities in the world

We are taking applications now for this role and successful applicants will be contacted for an interview, we can only accept applications who are eligible to live and work freely in the EU

Please send in your CV today to be considered