
Area Manager
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SuvarnabhumiJob overview
The Area Manager is responsible for managing KHIANG branches and other assigned F&B brands, with primary responsibility for Suvarnabhumi Airport and Silom branches. Other branches or locations may be assigned based on business needs and management direction.
This role oversees no fewer than 8 branches, ensuring operational excellence, sales performance, cost efficiency, food quality, hygiene standards, and consistent customer service. The Area Manager must be hands-on, fast in problem-solving, strong in team leadership, and able to manage both airport and city branch operations under CHAW values: Curious, Team, Act Fast, Empowered, and Simple.
Responsibilities
Store Operations & SOP Management
- Oversee daily operations of KHIANG branches and other assigned F&B brands, with primary focus on Suvarnabhumi Airport and Silom.
- Manage no fewer than 8 branches to ensure consistent food quality, service speed, cleanliness, staff readiness, and sales performance.
- Ensure all branches comply with company SOPs, brand standards, airport / landlord requirements, and food safety regulations.
- Conduct regular branch visits, operational audits, and follow-ups on corrective actions.
- Monitor kitchen flow, service flow, peak-hour readiness, product availability, and store presentation.
- Ensure all menu items follow recipe standards, portion control, taste profile, and presentation guidelines.
Sales, Cost & Inventory Control
- Monitor branch sales performance, transaction trends, menu mix, and customer behavior.
- Support Store Managers in achieving KPIs for sales, profitability, service quality, and customer satisfaction.
- Control key store costs, including COGS, wastage, stock variance, staff cost, and controllable expenses.
- Supervise stock usage, material requests, safety stock, receiving process, FIFO, and storage standards.
- Coordinate with Procurement and Warehouse teams to ensure accurate and timely raw material delivery.
- Review daily sales reports, POS data, stock reports, cash handling, voids, refunds, and abnormal transactions.
People Management & Training
- Plan manpower allocation, shift coverage, and staffing readiness across assigned branches.
- Lead, coach, and motivate shop managers, supervisors, kitchen teams, cashiers, and service staff.
- Train and follow up on SOPs, recipe standards, service flow, hygiene, grooming, and airport / branch working rules.
- Conduct performance reviews, provide feedback, and develop successors for key store positions.
- Build a strong team culture based on ownership, teamwork, discipline, and continuous improvement.
- Coordinate with HR on attendance, overtime, leave records, new hires, resignations, transfers, disciplinary issues, and payroll-related information.
Quality, Hygiene & Compliance
- Ensure all branches meet hygiene, sanitation, food safety, and brand quality standards.
- Inspect kitchen areas, storage areas, refrigerators, freezers, cooking equipment, and service counters.
- Monitor food freshness, cooking consistency, holding time, temperature control, and food-handling practices.
- Ensure proper cleaning schedules, waste management, pest control, and equipment maintenance.
- For airport branches, ensure compliance with AOT rules, access control, delivery procedures, and airport operating requirements.
- Identify operational risks and implement corrective actions quickly.
Multi-Brand & New Store Support
- Manage KHIANG as the primary assigned brand while supporting other new F&B brands, new store openings, menu launches, branch renovations, and operational restructuring as assigned.
- Adjust operations, manpower, stock planning, kitchen flow, service flow, and branch standards according to each brand’s requirements and business conditions.
- Take ownership of new store opening readiness, ensuring manpower, training, stock, equipment, SOP, service flow, kitchen flow, and compliance are fully prepared before launch.
- Lead and stabilize newly opened branches for at least 3 months after opening to ensure service consistency, food quality, sales readiness, cost control, team discipline, and operational efficiency.
- Coordinate closely with Operations, HR, Procurement, Marketing, Finance, Warehouse, landlords, and airport stakeholders to ensure smooth execution, quick problem-solving, and sustainable branch performance.
Reporting & Continuous Improvement
- Prepare monthly reports on sales performance, operations, manpower, cost control, store issues, and improvement plans.
- Analyze store data to identify bottlenecks, repeated problems, cost leakage, service gaps, and training needs.
- Propose practical solutions to improve sales, speed, food quality, cost control, and team capability.
- Share best practices across branches and simplify work processes where possible.
- Drive a culture of fast learning, quick problem-solving, and continuous improvement.
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Hospitality, Food Service Management, Operations Management, or related field.
- Experience:
- Minimum 5 years of experience in F&B operations, multi-store management, area operations, or restaurant chain management.
- Experience in Quick Service Restaurant, franchise business, airport F&B, or high-volume restaurant operations is highly preferred.
- Proven ability to manage multiple branches and lead Shop Managers / Supervisors across different locations.
- Strong experience in sales performance, manpower planning, cost control, inventory control, SOP implementation, and food quality management.
- Technical Skills:
- Strong knowledge of F&B SOPs, kitchen operations, recipe control, food safety, hygiene, inventory, and service standards.
- Good understanding of P&L, COGS, COL, wastage control, gross profit, stock variance, and store profitability.
- Able to analyze POS reports, sales reports, stock reports, labor cost, wastage, and operational KPIs.
- Familiar with POS, inventory systems, attendance systems, payroll coordination, and basic documents such as PO, invoice, and stock count.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and reporting tools.
- Able to use AI productivity tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, or Notion AI to support reporting, SOP improvement, training materials, and problem analysis.
- Soft Skills:
- Strong leadership with hands-on coaching and people management skills.
- Owner mindset with strong accountability for sales, cost, people, service, and operations.
- Fast problem-solving ability with strong bias towards action.
- Good communication and coordination skills across stores and support functions.
- Highly organized, disciplined, detail-oriented, and able to work under pressure.
- Service-minded, practical, adaptable, and comfortable in fast-paced F&B environments.
- Work Conditions
- Primary working locations are KHIANG branches at Suvarnabhumi Airport and Silom.
- Other branches, airport locations, city locations, or new F&B brand locations may be assigned by management.
- Responsible for managing no fewer than 8 branches.
- Work 6 days per week, with weekly days off scheduled on weekdays according to business needs.
- Must be able to travel between branches and support urgent operational issues when required.
- For airport branches, must pass background screening and obtain an AOT Access Card or relevant airport access permission.
- May require flexibility for early morning, late-night, weekend, public holiday, and peak-season operations.
- Language:
- Thai: Excellent (required).
- English: Intermediate to Advanced (for reporting and airport communication).
Contact
ฝ่ายทรัพยากรบุคคล
บริษัท ชอ แมเนจเม้นท์ จำกัด
287 อาคารลิเบอร์ตี้ สแควร์ ชั้น 10 ห้อง 1005
แขวงสีลม เขตบางรัก กรุงเทพมหานคร 10500
โทรศัพท์ : 061-396-8615
เว็บไซต์ : www.chaw.co.th
LINE ID: hrchawmanagement

