General Manager

What’s your purpose? Smoothie King is a forty-years-young brand, and creator of the first nutritional smoothie franchise. Our purpose is to bring pleasure to health and well-being goals that aren’t always so pleasurable: Smoothies with a purpose.

Working for Smoothie King requires a lot of energy, passion, and ambition. We need dynamic professionals interested in doing the best work of their life to make an impact on our Guests and partners around the world. Our team is committed to our mission to inspire people to live a healthy & active lifestyle, and anyone passionate about that, will fit right in.  Being a TEAM PLAYER is crucial to living out our mission.  If you like being part of dynamic team, and are willing to work hard… Join our team today!

General Manager

The General Manager is responsible for overall operations of the restaurant. They will be involved in all areas of restaurant operations, which include leadership and development of their team, ensuring a superior Guest experience, maximizing sales performance, and driving profitability while maintaining a fun and welcoming atmosphere.

Your Purpose:

• Meet Smoothie King’s financial objectives by forecasting requirements, preparing an annual budget, scheduling expenses, analyzing variances, interpreting basic profit/loss concepts, and applying sound logic in implementing corrective actions.
• Perform the store’s talent management functions, including identifying talent, hiring, Team Member training and development, and coaching.
• Maintain Brand loyalty; communicate and execute positive brand impression to the overall Guest experience.
• Ensure consistency and high quality preparation of smoothies and Guest service.
• Enforce sanitary practices for food handling, general cleanliness, and maintenance of all areas.
• Ensure compliance with operational standards, company policies, federal/state/local laws and ordinances.

Your Background:

• Desire to live the mission of living a healthy and active lifestyle.
• Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality/Restaurant Management or related business degree preferred
• Minimum 3 years’ leadership experience in quick service restaurant or retail management.
• Expected to stand approximately 8 hours per day, lift products of < 55lbs in weight, stoop and bend.
• Microsoft Office knowledge required.
• Knowledgeable of general POS functionality.
• Excellent Communication Skills, ability to give and receive feedback.
• ServSafe Certification.

Must be able to tolerate exposure to food allergens with reasonable accommodations.