Sakura is a top Pan-Asian restaurant in Vadodara. We serve Japanese, Thai, Korean, Chinese, Italian and North Indian food. We are looking for a Restaurant Manager who can run the place smoothly, day in and day out.
What you will do
- Open and close the restaurant. Be on the floor during peak hours.
- Run daily service: seat guests, watch tables, fix problems before the guest has to complain.
- Manage table turnaround times and provide fast and smooth service for guests.
- Manage the team: rosters, attendance, training, discipline.
- Keep the kitchen and service side talking to each other. Sort out delays and mistakes on the spot.
- Make pre-preparations to handle busy nights smoothly and efficiently.
- Handle stock and purchase, daily indents, vendor follow-ups, checking quality at receiving, controlling wastage.
- Track food cost and labour cost every month and keep them within target.
- Manage our delivery and reservation partners (Swiggy, Zomato, EazyDiner) - listings, offers, ratings, complaints.
- Coordinate with Marketing team to keep marketing campaigns uptodate
- Handle bookings for parties, birthdays and small corporate events.
- Maintain hygiene, FSSAI compliance and cleanliness standards without being reminded.
- Close the day's cash, cards and settlements correctly. Report daily sales to the owner.
What we are looking for
- At least 3–5 years managing a restaurant or worked as an Assistant Manager ready to step up.
- You have actually run a shift – you know what a busy Saturday night looks like.
- Comfortable with numbers. You can read a P&L, calculate food cost, and explain why it moved.
- Good with people. Firm with the team, warm with guests.
- Fluent in Hindi and English.
- Good computer skills – POS, Excel, WhatsApp groups, delivery partner dashboards.
