Dining Room and Conference Manager at Gotland Grönt Centrum

Join us in creating the natural meeting place for Gotland's food.

At the turn of the year, Gotland Grönt Centrum takes over operations of the restaurant and conference business in Roma. We are now looking for a person responsible for the dining room and conference who, together with our head chef, wants to build up and run the business.

Our goal is to create a warm and welcoming restaurant where students, employees at Grönt Centrum, conference guests and external lunch guests meet. A restaurant that showcases food from Gotland's land, sea and farms and becomes a natural part of everything that happens at Gotland Grönt Centrum.

About the role

In this role, you are responsible for the dining room, conference, hosting and the restaurant's financial follow-up together with the finance manager for Gotland Grönt Centrum. You run the business together with the head chef, who has main responsibility for the kitchen, production, ingredients and the whole.

You will be the restaurant's natural contact for guests, conference customers and colleagues at Gotland Grönt Centrum. An important part of the work is to create clear routines and ensure that the right information reaches the kitchen, dining room, school and customer.

The role is both operational and administrative. You need to enjoy being present in the dining room and meeting students and guests. At the same time, you should be comfortable writing quotes, following up on finances, participating in meetings and planning operations.

Your main tasks

You will, among other things:

• Lead the daily work in the dining room and conference as well as plan staffing.
• Handle inquiries, bookings and have dialogue with potential customers.
• Set prices and provide quotes within decided frameworks and in dialogue with the head chef.
• Coordinate bookings, menu, capacity and staffing with the kitchen.
• Follow up sales, booking status and the operation's results against budget together with the finance manager for Gotland Grönt Centrum.
• Coordinate internal orders and have ongoing contact with the school and other operations at Gotland Grönt Centrum, e.g. Matbyrån Gotland.
• Be responsible for purchasing beverages and parts of the range sold in the restaurant.
• Communicate menus, opening hours, offers, events and producers in social media, in collaboration with Gotland Grönt Centrum's communications officer.

In the start-up phase, you and the head chef are involved in building the team together with Gotland Grönt Centrum's management. You are jointly responsible for recruiting and planning extra staff based on the operation's needs.

The long-term strategic development is led by Gotland Grönt Centrum's project manager and CEO. You will be an important part in translating the direction into the restaurant's everyday life.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone with experience from restaurant, conference, hotel or other relevant service operations. You have previously led or coordinated others and are used to taking responsibility for both guest experience and practical implementation.

To succeed in the role, we believe that you:

• Have a genuine interest in people, service and hospitality.
• Are structured and enjoy creating clear working methods.
• Are business-minded and confident with quotes, pricing, sales and financial follow-up.
• Express yourself very well in Swedish, both orally and in writing.
• Can write clear and appealing texts for customers in social media.
• Are confident in meeting students, young people and different operations.
• Are unpretentious and want to work operationally in the dining room every day.

It is an advantage if you have experience of staff planning, conference sales, events, catering or work with local producers.

We place great emphasis on your personality and your ability to complement the rest of the organization.

About Gotland Grönt Centrum

Gotland Grönt Centrum is a meeting place for education, entrepreneurship and development in Gotland's green industries and food system. Here, among others, students, farmers, food entrepreneurs, organizations and authorities meet.

On the premises there is agricultural education, school farm, conference activities, business development, advisory services, organizations and companies that strengthen the Gotland food and food chain. The restaurant will become the site's living room and a clear part of this whole.

About the position

• Scope: full-time
• Employment type: permanent employment with six months' probationary period
• Salary: according to agreement
• Start: according to agreement
• Workplace: Gotland Grönt Centrum in Roma

Working hours are mainly scheduled during daytime, Monday–Friday. For occasional conferences, events and other activities, work in the evening and on weekends may occur.

Application

Selection and interviews are ongoing – therefore do not wait to submit your application.