Project Manager

SUMMARY:
Project Manager

POSITION INFO:

Our client in the Food & Beverage industry is currently recruiting for a Project Manager Is to provide strategic support and build brands through cost effective development of new restaurants, relocations, and refurbishments platforms.

Role and Responsibilities

• Business Development
  • To prepare development strategies, plans and project.
  • To manage and lead the execution of cost-effective development projects.
  • To provide strategic vision and leadership to development and project teams.
  • To build brand equity to ensure suitable return on investments to all stakeholders.
  • Business case development and feasibility studies (including income and expenditure and cost scheduling).
  • Franchisee assessment approval and recruitment
  • Negotiation of Lease agreements, value, terms, and conditions and understanding property laws, municipal by- laws etc.
  • Restaurant layout and design and stakeholder liaison
  • Develop and design of custom brand items (equipment, signage, décor etc).
    Setting up of project plans, estimates and managing execution of complex development projects.
  • Building schedule and occupation management
  • Multiple project and stakeholder management.
  • Operations
    • General Functions Finance, Operations, Marketing and People requirements within a restaurant environment
    • Operational Strategy Development.
    • Strategy execution and implementation of operational scorecards (objectives and KPI’s).
    • Restaurant operational processes and standards.
    • Data analysis of sales /performance/operations metrics.
    • Application and use of technology in the restaurant environment.
    • Knowledge of international trends ( to keep brands topical, flexible, and cutting edge, relevancy).
    • Finance
      • Finance and Business- Project budgets, expense management and forecasts
      • Building Contractors and consultants cost negotiation and management.
      • Goods and Services quote analyses – optimization of cots components.

• Marketing & Branding
  • Signage and building brands by virtue of visibility of restaurants and kid’s area.

• People
  • Leading/managing project teams
  • Employee and project team performance and personal development

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Grade 12 / Matric
• Tertiary qualification ( Degree, Diploma or NC )
• Btech Business Management or Similar – Advantageous
• Financial Management
• Leadership and Management Development
• Computer literate skills (MS office, Excel, Outlook, Word, Teams

Skills & Competencies

• Leadership skills
• Exceptional Interpersonal skills- Relationship
• Good communication skills
• Negotiation Skills
• Acute attention to detail
• Analysing, problem solving and making recommendation
• Financial business case and budget development
• Project management and process skills

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