General Manager
- Full Time
- Knightsbridge
- Management and Support
- Permanent
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The partnership between Frantzén Group and Harrods is a monumental milestone in Harrods restaurant agenda. We are bringing Björn Frantzén’s signature cuisine to the UK for the first time while unveiling a state-of-the-art flagship restaurant within our Knightsbridge store.
We are now looking for a General Manager with demonstrable experience of working within world leading and exceptional restaurant and hospitality environments.
You will be leading the brand management, commercial understanding, strategic vision, operational excellence, and leadership of this inspiring collaboration.
About You
You will bring with you deep and passionate understanding of what it takes to deliver a world class restaurant experience – through 360-degree commercials, through the talent of your teams, the entire operational lifecycle, and being able to communicate the right messages at the right times.
You will have an impeccable collaborative approach to working with people and will be responsible for maintaining this exclusive partnership ensuring our expected standards are always maintained.
You will have a long-term vision for understanding the capability of the restaurant; be able to set plans and influence key stakeholders within Frantzén Group and Harrods to support growth and change creating the right frameworks for success.
Our Promise to You
You’ll benefit from an excellent benefits package, including a company pension, flexible working, 25 days’ holiday, and your birthday off, up to 33% in-store discount, and a season ticket loan.
At Harrods, we believe nothing is impossible. We drive ourselves and inspire others to always push for more. This passion to exceed is what sets us apart. We are proud to be a place where standing out means being yourself.
About Harrods
As the world’s leading luxury retail emporium, we make the impossible possible, and our hospitality offer is evolving and expanding rapidly across our stores. We are a welcoming and close-knit family who are passionate about food and beverage and aim to create magic and memorable experiences for every customer, every day.
About Frantzén Group
In 2008, Björn Frantzén opened his first restaurant, Frantzén in Stockholm, Sweden. The restaurant was awarded two stars in Guide Michelin after only two years in service, and its third star after six months in its current location. The Frantzén Group includes several establishments in Stockholm and is established internationally with three Michelin starred Zén in Singapore. In 2022 the group will establish 3 new restaurants internationally.
Uniquely You
At Harrods we believe anything is possible. We celebrate and invite applications from all cultures, backgrounds, tastes and experiences and are proud of our culture where people from all walks of life can grow and thrive. What makes you unique makes us exceptional.
If you want to know more about our people and our culture, search #TogetherHarrods on LinkedIn, Facebook or Instagram, or tune in to our podcast True Tales from Harrods. Listen on Spotify, iTunes, Google Podcasts or Amazon Music
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Belonging & Inclusion
At Harrods, we embrace a broad definition of diversity, from gender, sexuality, ethnicity, disability, background, and experience to other dimensions such as lifestyle and family responsibilities.
Our goal is to increase the representation of all dimensions to reflect the customers we serve and the increasingly diverse and global marketplace we operate in.
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