Restaurant Operations Specialist

Are you an experienced restaurant operations manager that is looking for a change? Have you ever thought to yourself it would be so nice to have nights and weekends off or get to spend time with family and friends on actual holidays not a few days later? If this is you we would love to chat with you!
If you have restaurant operations experience, wed love to chat with you! We are looking for that hungry individual who wants to make a real change and bring their expertise to our team. The Restaurant Operations Specialist will play an integral role within our Solutions Team, managing the implementation process of the enterprise software solutions along with various products. This role will involve working with clients to match their requirements to the software application, provide information and communicate frequently with the engineering group regarding configuration, help with testing, and end user training. This is a great opportunity for a self‐starter with strong organizational skills, knowledge of the restaurant industry is a must, experience with technology applications, and communication along with customer service delivery skills. We are looking for responsible, motivated individuals to be passionate about what they do on the daily while ensuring that our various clients are continuously satisfied with our products and their needs.
Major Responsibilities and Essential Functions:
Learn all aspects of the applications/solutions regarding its functionality and associated technologies.
Provide functional support to Companys sales team and partners in product demonstrations, customer needs analysis, and post‐sales implementation.
Work with partners and potential customers to identify inefficiencies and value opportunities.
Create solutions to customer needs and communicate those to internal developers for custom implementations and overall product enhancement.
Document exact customer installation requirements (scope of work).
Perform and manage application installation, configuration, and development.
Assist in the development of customer and partner training programs.
Project manages activities and projects to ensure proper functionality, documentation, and roll‐out procedures.
Provide assistance in competitive study and analysis.
Perform onsite training to customers and partners.
Participate in ongoing customer support to ensure customer satisfaction and develop additional sales within the acquired base.
Provide overall field feedback and summaries of requirements to Product Management for ongoing product development.
Required Education, Skills and Experience:
Strong written and oral communication skills (business requirements documentation, project plans, etc.).
Ability to listen and understand client needs and pain points.
Ability to create solutions targeted specifically at creating value for the customer.
Consulting, project management experience in a technical capacity is highly desirable.
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Project ‐ a plus).
Technologically savvy‐ need to understand technology terms, workflows, data flows and integrations associated with software development.
Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision able to work independently.
Strong team and people skills.
Travel may be required.
Ability to work hard and play hard.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:
Knowledge of restaurant industry (operations, management) required.
Hands on experience with configuration and implementation of web‐based applications.
2-3 years of experience customer service management
Estimate consumption, forecast requirements, and maintain inventory.
Extensive food and labor management knowledge
Computer literacy
Familiarity with restaurant management software
Strong leadership, motivational and people skills
Good financial management skills
Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
Team player
Good time-management skills
Great interpersonal and communication skills
Implement innovative strategies to improve productivity and sales.
Job Type:
Full-time
Physical Setting:
Onsite in Office
Job Type:
Full-time
Salary:
$65,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year
Benefits:
401(k)
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance
Schedule:
8 hour shift
Monday to Friday
Experience:
Restaurant management:
2 years (Required)
Work Location:
In person