General Manager – Hospitality & Fine Dining Restaurant Group
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About the Role
A growing Fine Dining Restaurant Group in Qatar seeks an experienced General Manager to lead business operations, drive profitability, and execute expansion strategies. The role requires 10+ years of senior hospitality leadership, GCC experience, and fluency in Arabic and English.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the overall business performance of the restaurant group and ensure achievement of revenue, profitability, and growth targets
- Develop and execute strategic plans to increase sales, market share, and brand positioning
- Drive expansion initiatives, including new restaurant openings, market development, and franchise opportunities
- Build and strengthen organizational structures, reporting systems, policies, and governance frameworks
- Oversee financial performance, budgeting, forecasting, and cost control initiatives
- Identify operational inefficiencies and implement corrective actions to improve profitability
- Lead senior management teams and ensure alignment across all business units
- Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) across operations, finance, customer experience, and human resources
- Establish a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and service excellence
- Ensure compliance with all local regulations, food safety requirements, and quality standards
- Work closely with ownership and executive stakeholders to support long term business objectives
- Lead franchise development initiatives, including operational standards, systems, and scalability planning
Requirements
- Minimum 10 years of senior leadership experience within hospitality, restaurant groups, or food and beverage operations
- Proven GCC experience is mandatory
- Demonstrated success managing multiple restaurant outlets and large teams
- Previous experience in restaurant launches, business expansion, and growth projects
- Strong commercial, financial, and operational management capabilities
- Experience in organizational restructuring and performance improvement programs
- Experience in franchise development is highly desirable
- Excellent leadership, communication, and decision making skills
- Fluency in both Arabic and English is mandatory
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Overview
- An established and growing Fine Dining Restaurant Group in Qatar is seeking an experienced and results driven General Manager to lead the organization's next phase of growth and transformation.
- The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing all business operations across multiple restaurant brands, driving profitability, strengthening operational excellence, building a high performance leadership team, and executing expansion strategies.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the overall business performance of the restaurant group and ensure achievement of revenue, profitability, and growth targets.
- Develop and execute strategic plans to increase sales, market share, and brand positioning.
- Drive expansion initiatives, including new restaurant openings, market development, and franchise opportunities.
- Build and strengthen organizational structures, reporting systems, policies, and governance frameworks.
- Oversee financial performance, budgeting, forecasting, and cost control initiatives.
- Identify operational inefficiencies and implement corrective actions to improve profitability.
- Lead senior management teams and ensure alignment across all business units.
- Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) across operations, finance, customer experience, and human resources.
- Establish a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and service excellence.
- Ensure compliance with all local regulations, food safety requirements, and quality standards.
- Work closely with ownership and executive stakeholders to support long term business objectives.
- Lead franchise development initiatives, including operational standards, systems, and scalability planning.
Requirements
- Minimum 10 years of senior leadership experience within hospitality, restaurant groups, or food and beverage operations.
- Proven GCC experience is mandatory.
- Demonstrated success managing multiple restaurant outlets and large teams.
- Previous experience in restaurant launches, business expansion, and growth projects.
- Strong commercial, financial, and operational management capabilities.
- Experience in organizational restructuring and performance improvement programs.
- Experience in franchise development is highly desirable.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and decision making skills.
- Fluency in both Arabic and English is mandatory.
What We Offer
- Competitive compensation package based on experience and qualifications.
- Opportunity to lead a growing hospitality group with ambitious expansion plans.
- Long term career growth and executive leadership opportunities.
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