Fine Dining Frontline Manager (KPFDM)

Job Introduction

We are very excited to be recruiting a Fine Dining Manager to join Rapport at our client based at our clients’ offices in Canary Wharf. Our client is a multinational professional services network, and one of the Big Four accounting organisations and you will play a crucial role in creating and delivering 5-star service.  

If you are an inspirational people manager, who possesses strong financial acumen, are passionate about excellent service, and are great at building and maintaining client relationships, then this could be the role for you!

This is a full-time, permanent role (40 hours per week), Monday to Friday (flexible within the business needs). 

Main responsibilities:

• Overseeing all aspects of client journey, including: reservations, hosting, client relations and feedbacks
• Managing the daily operations in the exclusive client entertainment area, working closely with our colleagues at Restaurant Associates to provide excellent service to the Partners and VIP clients
• Managing performance, development, and engagement of a team of 4 Rapport Ambassadors
• Ensuring all standards, procedures and processes are upheld, including designing and delivering training to new and existing team members, recruitment and onboarding
• Liaising with Executive Assistance, VIP bookers, and clients to create memorable experiences
• Collaborating with other Rapport Managers on-site to support the wider Rapport team
• Creating rotas, scheduling training, reporting and other duties
• Completing audits and reports to give in depth insight into team performance and client activities

The ideal candidate will

• Share our Rapport values: Create Rapport, Be Brilliant, Innovative Spirit, Walk Tall and Stronger Together
• Have at least two years of team management, operations and customer service experience in a high-end professional environment, e.g., five star development, restaurant, or corporate background
• Have knowledge and understanding of Fine Dining restaurant operations
• Be welcoming, energetic, highly organised, excellent in planning, confident, innovative, passionate about service
• Have excellent communication skills, the ability to work as part of the team and create rapport with key stakeholders
• Display operational effectiveness and ensure all standards are adhered to
• Be experienced in stakeholder management, including client, team and peers
• Have knowledge of all HR procedures and protocol
• Have great interpersonal skills, a natural ability to positively influence business decisions, and the ability to act with integrity
• Be able to work well under pressure and have the ability to be proactive and act with intuition

About the Company

Some of our benefits include:

• Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com and many more
• Save money on your groceries with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and other major brands
• A wide range of offers dedicated to improving your personal finances for a more secure future, including life assurance cover
• Regular emails filled with the best discounts and savings available
• Receive cash rewards every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands
• Financial rewards - for recommending your friends and family and/or even when you bring new business to us (legitimate qualified sales leads)
• Contributory pension scheme
• Access to wellness programs to promote the mental health and well-being of our Ambassadors
• Employee Assistance Program to guide and support our team members
• Quick access for you and your immediate family to a Digital GP, and wider healthcare benefits
• Learning & development opportunities to support your personal and professional development and growth
• WOW Awards to celebrate our brilliant Ambassadors nominated for their exceptional service by our guests and clients
• One Paid Day for Charity Work

Why Rapport?

Our people come first, and we are committed to developing you and offering a number of fantastic professional and personal development opportunities. We have a suite of over 50 training workshops and a number of Leadership programmes to support you with your development and career progression within Rapport.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and inclusion within the workplace, and we celebrate everyone’s differences and diverse backgrounds. We have created a number of Employee Networks as part of our “Be Yourself at Rapport” programme, to create a safe space for our Ambassadors to connect and collaborate, ensuring we champion diversity and inclusion in all that we do.

Our Ambassador’s mental and physical wellbeing is very important to us, and we continue to have a real focus on providing the varied support and initiatives for our teams to get involved in.

Rapport is also a Disability Confident Employer and we have a number of partnerships with external organisations providing job opportunities within the company for people with special educational needs and disabilities.

About the Company

Rapport is an award winning, specialist company that provides corporate organisations with a range of fully managed front and back of house guest services. Our tailored services are provided to clients in all major cities in the UK and Ireland and in key locations in the US and Hong Kong.

We are very proud to count some of the UK’s most forward-thinking, blue-chip companies as our clients, from small boutique firms to large multi-site international corporations, all with a common goal to provide excellent Customer Service.

Our most prestigious awards include:

• In the 2021 ‘Best Companies to work for’ awards, Rapport was recognised as being the Best Company to Work for in the U.K. Business Services Sector, Rapport was recognised as the second Best (Large) Company to Work for in the UK and third Best Company to Work for in London (all categories and company sizes).
• We were awarded three stars from ‘Best Companies’, their ultimate accolade, in 2021 signifying a ‘World Class’ company.
• Top 30 Best Places to Work in Hospitality in 2021 winner.
• Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion at HR in Hospitality Awards 2019

Rapport is a part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, a FTSE 100 company. Please visit our website, www.rapportservice.com, for further information and before applying to learn more about Rapport and our clients.

We will contact applicants within 5-7 workings days. Rapport job adverts always gain a high response rate, but we do review all applications. Please check your inbox and your junk/spam folder for our response to your application. Due to high application volumes, we recommend that you do not apply for more than one role at any time. Please ensure you apply for the role that best matches your experience.

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