Multi-Unit General Manager | Los Angeles
At Blank Street, we're on a mission to become the defining food and beverage brand of our generation. From the very beginning, we've set out to add a spark to ordinary experiences through elevated products, attention-to-detail, and a commitment to making every moment memorable. We're motivated by the millions of customers we serve across cities, and know that our potential is unlimited. It all starts with our people and their commitment to make magic happen each and every day.
Start Something Extraordinary
As a General Manager at Blank Street, you'll play a key role in bringing our brand to life in Los Angeles. You'll launch and lead one of our first cafs, building a high-performing team, setting the standard for operations, and creating an exceptional customer experience every day.
This role is about more than running a storeit's about embedding Blank Street into the fabric of the community. You'll inspire your team to serve with passion, care, and precision, ensuring every guest feels welcomed and every coffee is made with pride.
We're looking for a proven operator who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments and takes pride in delivering world-class hospitality. If you're customer-focused, highly organized, and motivated to make a lasting impact, this is your opportunity to grow with us as we scale across LA.
Responsibilities
People
- Create a motivating and engaging culture for employees
- Consistently celebrate, train, coach and mentor your team
- Step in to cover scheduling gaps or time off in your locations
- Create and publish all schedules according to state and local labor laws
- Review and approve timecards and paid time off requests in a timely manner ensuring your team is paid accurately and on time
- Recruit super star talent in collaboration with the People Team
- Coordinate training and accreditation of all new hires
- Oversee and validate the quality of training being led by your Cafe Leads, providing feedback and coaching where needed
- Develop your teams in a timely manner, ensuring any performance issues are addressed quickly and fairly
- Work with HQ to manage change to ensure Blank Street is continuously evolving while minimizing disruption for your team
- Work to maintain the very best team engagement scores
Product
Be a brand ambassador - have a thorough understanding of what makes Blank Street's products unique and differentiated with the ability to communicate it to customers and teammates, inspiring them to fall in love with Blank StreetMaintain food and beverage quality standards across your stores and ensure recipes are executed accurately and consistently by your teamAccountable for all ordering, vendor relations, waste management, inventory counts and general compliance of our Inventory Management System at the neighborhood levelEnsure your team has the inventory and equipment needed to meet demand by managing neighborhood level inventorySpend 50% of your week leading by example behind bar through customer service and production of technically excellent food and beverage products across your locationsOperational and Brand Excellence
Achieve company standard scores and above via our operations auditing platformEnsure the safety, cleanliness and presentation of your locations in line with company policies including preparing stores for inclement weather, LTO or new menu launchesPromote an environment that is set up for success and an "A" DOH Grade by solving any facilities, maintenance, and pest control issues quickly and efficiently across all locationsNeighborhood Performance
Develop meaningful ties with neighboring businesses and people to help grow local brand loyaltyTake ownership of your stores' financial performance, finding areas for growth and inspire team to share the same vision across your neighborhoodUphold the company standard NPS scores, motivating your team to provide exceptional serviceOwn celebrating positive customer feedback and investigating negative comments to ensure we are listening and adjusting where necessaryLook for ways to continuously develop your leadership, training and coaching skillsStay current on company tools, processes and communicationAssess where there are gaps in communication or processes that you can fill to improve neighborhood performanceCollaborate with other General Managers across Blank Street to share best practices and build communityAttend all trainings and department meetings designed to support your development or performanceQualifications :
4-5+ years of experience managing and leading operations in high growth hospitality / consumer brandsExperience managing large hospitality teamsExperience managing inventory and supply chain orderingExperience in multi-unit or multi-department managementSkills :
Passion for excellent customer service and hospitalityAbility to perform under pressure and time constraintsExcellent organizational skillsHighly effective interpersonal and communication skillsAbility to create workflows, systems and processes that support a dispersed teamExcellent delegation and follow up skillsCan use emotional intelligence and conflict resolution skills to create a welcoming workplaceCapable of managing changeAbility to develop different levels of staff on leadership, hospitality, product and service quality expectationsWillingness to collaborate across departments and teamsAbility to troubleshoot and problem solve, prioritizing around urgencyAttributes :
Hands on and highly action-orientedDeep knowledge and interest in specialty coffee, hospitality, restaurants or retailPositive, enthusiastic and results drivenPassionate people leader and developerInterested in continuous personal growthBenefits & Perks :
$70,000-$80,000 annual salaryBonus program15 days of paid annual leave (on top of company-observed holidays and sick time)Three health plan options, with full coverage available for two employee-only tiers.Commuter benefitsParental leaveBereavement leaveExclusive access to our coveted Regulars program yes, that means free coffee, matcha and more!Regular social outings with the teamFree Blank Street swag