General Manager

We are looking for an experienced and skilled General Manager, who will run a store effectively and with attention to detail.
Our GM candidates are required to be in constant contact with the staff and customers. They need to be able to ensure their staff provides the highest quality customer services and monitor the overall financial performance of the store.
The responsibilities of a store manager are to greet the staff and customers, provide them with what they need, give intelligent recommendations and suggestions, build customer and brand trust, assist the staff with anything they need and make sure the customers have a great shopping experience.
More importantly, a perfect store manager candidate should be reliable, accommodating, courteous, and friendly to ensure that the customers are fully satisfied.
Responsibilities of a GM:
● Recruiting and appraising staff
● Training and supervising staff
● Managing budgets
● Maintaining financial and statistical records
● Dealing with customer complaints and queries
● Overseeing stock and pricing control
● Maximizing profitability and productivity
● Motivating staff to meet sales targets
● Setting sales targets
● Ensuring compliance with safety and health regulations
● Preparing promotional displays and materials
● Liaising with management
● Taking care of promotional prospects, benefits, and salaries of their staff
● Providing opportunities for staff advancements

Requirements:

● Commercial awareness

● Confidence

● Resourcefulness

● Organizational skills

● Team working skills

● Verbal communication skills

● Numerical skills

● Excellent IT skills

● Enthusiasm

● Executive skills

● Problem-solving skills

● Showing initiative

● Setting a good example

Benefits:

• Paid Time Off
• Health Benefits
• Competitive starting pay
• College tuition assistance through KFC’s Educational Grant Program
• Discounted meals
• Cell phone discounts along with several other perks & discounts
• FREE all-inclusive GED program with a personal GED Advisor
• Strong charity partnerships within our local communities

We value our employees and understand how you make a difference in our restaurants!

The Peterka family built their first store on the East coast in 1983 in Toms River, NJ. The philosophy of the company is that \People Make The Difference\, and this idea is fundamental to the way we do business.
The Peterka family has built more stores over the years, all located in Ocean County. We are a family owned and operated business and we treat each one of our employees like family.
Bobby Jones started with the company in 1999 when he was 16 years old and he is now one of our Director of Operations. Joe Paolercio started with our company in 2009 and is another one of our Director of Operations. We have several employees who have been with us for over a decade and others who have been with us for over 20 years.
\You can dream, create, design and build the most wonderful place in the world...but it requires people to make the dream a reality\
Walt Disney