CANTEEN MANAGER - JOB IN KENYA

A leading cooperative society in Nairobi is looking for an institutional canteen manager from a suitably qualified, experienced and self-motivated person with proven track record to head a busy in-house institutional catering facility.

The ideal candidates must be a person of high integrity, hardworking, able to work with minimum supervision, possess good interpersonal communication skills as well as be resourceful and self-motivating willing to work long & odd hours.

Qualifications/Experience & Personal Attributes

* Be a holder of Higher National Diploma in Hospitality & Catering Management from Utalii College or any other recognized college. Those with a degree in Hospitality industry or related field will have an added advantage
* Must have a minimum of 5 years practical experience in a busy hotel/ institution
* Demonstrate ability to motivate and lead staff.
* Must be computer literate, have aptitude for figures and excellent organizational skills.
* Should be a team player.
* Be able to think on his/her feet.
* Demonstrate ability to be friendly, helpful and tactful with customers, client and staff.
* Age: 35 – 45 years old.
* Be vibrant and of good health

Duties & Responsibilities

* Managing canteen operations in line with set targets, objectives and prudent practices.
* managing and motivating staff
* assist the management in setting annual budgets
* analyzing daily sales, financial information and statistics
* setting business targets and marketing strategies
* making sure security measures are effectively put in place
* dealing with customer complaints and comments
* making sure the canteen complies with laid down regulations, both legal and in-house.

If you meet the above requirements and consider yourself proactive, self driven and up to the challenge, please, send your application and detailed Curriculum Vitae specifying, inter alia; age, daytime telephone contact, e-mail address, names of two professional referees, current monthly salary and benefits and copies of relevant certificates, transcripts and testimonials to:-

The Advertiser
DNA 642
P. O. Box 49010 00100
Nairobi

Closing date is 22nd June 2010