Assistant General Manager – Soho House Chicago

1 day ago


Chicago IL United States Western Illinois Home Health Care Full time

At Soho House, theAssistant General Manager (AGM)is responsible for supporting all aspects of the business in conjunction with the property General Manager. The AGM oversees service standards, operational efficiency, member/guest experience, staff retention and optimal profit is met at a Soho House & Co. property. Including day-to-day staff management, an Assistant General Manager is also an ambassador for the Soho House brand and fully embraces our ethos, support staff, member and guest experience. As an Assistant General Manager, you are an influential leader and strategic business partner to all departments that tell our story, deliver service, create culture, maximize profits, support operations, and member / guest satisfaction. The Assistant General Manager works very closely with internal and external stake holders to ensure optimal experience is a result of unforgettable moments through staff, food, drink, events and amenities.

A successful Assistant General Manager will collaboratively partner with the General Manager to develop goals and actionable items required to optimize performance and profitability.

Main Duties

  • Strategic business partner and influential leader who communicates effectively with internal and external stake holders by assessing business objects and delivering an elevated, approachable and profitable experience that is consistent and regularly assessed for improvement and innovation
  • Work closely with General Manager to assess and develop operational goals based off weekly, daily and quarterly business performance reviews
  • Execute action plans on time and budget to support business improvements and focus on optimizing profit, minimizing margins and promote exceptional experience(s) for member, guest, staff
  • Adhere to Soho House & Co company policies for food safety, allergy procedure and creating an overall safe and inviting space for members, guests, staff by partnering with Health & Safety leaders and following local, government and regional compliance and abiding by legal standards
  • Collaborative partner to all leading Head Office business functions to drive effective process and implement innovative opportunities that efficiently drive sales and staff/member retention through HR, Recruitment, Learning & Development, F&B/Operations, Marketing, PR, Social, Events & Programming, Finance, Housekeeping and Facilities
  • Influential leader and decision maker that supports, guides, develops and implements policies, procedure and systems to improve business operations, service, retention and over all experiences that have been outlined by local General Manager
  • Provide leadership relative to annual marketing plans and partnership to other leaders within Membership, Marketing, Food & Drink, Finance

Required Skills/Qualifications

  • At least 7-10+ years managing high-volume Food and Beverage (F&B) or multi-unit operations
  • Innovator and influencer with previous experience managing F&B operations that focus on service and providing top quality experiences through food and drink.
  • Creative and analytical thinker who encompasses strong business aptitude is driven by results and guest satisfaction.
  • Naturally hospitable
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships (internal/external) as well as highly organized, efficient and detail oriented
  • Understand, maintain, and enforce local and government regulated food safety, risk prevention, fire prevention and emergency procedures to ensure the safety of all staff and guests
  • Assist with interviewing all new and prospective hires (internal/external) and adhere to P&D policies while positively provide support to the team in terms of growth, development and success planning
  • Monitor, assess, report and develop action items to support service trends, guest/member/staff surveys

Physical Requirements

  • Must be able to seize, grasp, turn and hold objects with hands.
  • Must be able to work on your feet for at least 8 hours.
    Fast paced movements are required to go from one part of the club to others.
  • Must be able to move, pull, carry, or lift at least 40 pounds.
  • Must be able to work in front of a computer screen for up to 5 hours per day.
  • Occasionally kneel, bend, crouch and climb as required.

Tagged as: food and beverage, hospitality, management

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