Esorae is a wellness-led lifestyle and home ecosystem committed to helping people live, rest, and feel better. Our growing portfolio spans premium mattresses and pillows, bedding, bath essentials, home fragrances, gifting products, real estate, residential and commercial developments, and other thoughtfully curated wellness and lifestyle solutions.
We
are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Restaurant Manager
Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Reports To: MD / CDEO
Role Summary
- E’Sorae Group is looking for an entrepreneurial, commercially
driven, hands-on and results-oriented Restaurant Manager to take full
responsibility for the overall management and performance of the
restaurant.
- The Restaurant Manager will be responsible for ensuring the
restaurant consistently delivers excellent food, exceptional customer
experience, strong operational standards and profitable business
performance.
- The role requires a manager who is comfortable working in the
business and on the business—actively engaging in daily restaurant
operations while also taking ownership of sales, profitability, people
management, cost control, customer experience, compliance and continuous
business improvement.
- The Restaurant Manager will provide visible leadership on the
restaurant floor, ensure operational discipline across all shifts, develop
and manage the restaurant team, monitor business performance and implement
initiatives that improve revenue, efficiency, customer retention and
profitability.
Key Responsibilities
- Translate business objectives and revenue targets into clear
restaurant operating plans, priorities and measurable actions.
- Lead daily restaurant operations, ensuring all functions are
adequately staffed, operationally ready and compliant with approved SOPs.
- Drive sales, revenue and profitability, monitor performance against
targets and implement corrective actions to close performance gaps.
- Develop commercial initiatives that improve revenue and customer
retention without compromising the guest experience.
- Own the guest experience, ensuring consistent service standards and
personally managing significant or recurring customer complaints.
- Coordinate Front of House, Kitchen, Bar and support functions to
maintain efficient service flow and resolve operational bottlenecks.
- Lead workforce planning, manpower deployment, team performance,
coaching and capability development within approved budgets.
- Ensure compliance with food safety, hygiene, health & safety,
grooming, housekeeping and service standards, with timely closure of
identified gaps.
- Own inventory, procurement, food cost, waste and stock-control
processes, working closely with the Head Chef and relevant stakeholders.
- Monitor restaurant assets, equipment and facilities, ensuring
readiness, preventive maintenance and timely escalation of faults.
- Use operational and commercial data to identify trends, control
costs, improve productivity and drive continuous improvement.
- Maintain effective financial and operational controls, investigate
variances and escalate material exceptions.
- Ensure business continuity during operational disruptions and take
timely decisions within delegated authority.
- Provide Management with regular reports and updates on sales,
profitability, customer experience, staffing, inventory, costs,
operational risks and improvement initiatives.
- Uphold White Tree's brand and service culture, ensuring employees
consistently demonstrate professionalism, hospitality, product knowledge
and customer engagement.
Candidate Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree (B.Sc. / B.A.) in Hospitality Management, Business
Administration, Hotel Management or a related field is required; an MBA /
M.Sc. is an added advantage.
- Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in restaurant, hospitality or
food service operations, with at least 3 years in a supervisory /
management role.
- Proven experience managing restaurant operations, sales performance,
food cost, inventory, staffing and customer experience.
- Strong commercial and financial acumen, with the ability to
understand P&L, revenue, gross margin, food cost, labour cost, waste
and other key restaurant performance indicators.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, coach and hold teams accountable for
performance and service standards.
- Strong knowledge of food safety, hygiene, health & safety and
restaurant operating standards.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills, with
the ability to use data to identify performance gaps and improvement
opportunities.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Experience with restaurant POS, inventory / stock management and
other hospitality / ERP systems.
- Strong procurement, supplier coordination and cost-control
capabilities.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, customer-focused and
commercially driven environment.
- High level of integrity, accountability, organisation, resilience
and attention to detail.
Application Closing Date
31st
October, 2026.
How to Apply
Interested
and qualified candidates should send their CV to: careers@esoraegroup.com using the Job Title as the
subject of the email.
Note: E’SORAE Group is an
equal-opportunity employer.
