Area Manager

FIND YOUR FIRE!

At Sally's Apizza we have been creating New Haven Style Apizza since 1938 and are now expanding to locations across the United States. Famous for our distinctive tomato sauce and chewy, crispy crust with an iconic oven-kissed char, Sally’s draws pizza fans from around the world. We hand-craft authentic pizza in custom-designed ovens, using the original recipes. Sally’s mission is to make great pizza available to everyone.

With Sally's growth, comes new opportunities from management to corporate roles. We offer coaching, training, and promotion within giving you a path to pursue your future career goals.

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THE ROLE:
As the Area Manager you will provide multi-unit leadership, operational oversight, and team development across 3–5 locations. This role ensures consistent execution of the Sally’s Apizza brand, operational excellence, strong financial performance, and exceptional guest experiences. The Area Manager acts as a strategic operator, culture ambassador, and coach to location leadership teams while supporting expansion across the region.

AS AN AREA MANAGER YOU WILL...                                                           
Brand & Culture Leadership

• Fully understand and embody the Sally’s Apizza culture, heritage, and historical evolution of the brand.
• Promote a culture of hospitality, excellence, and accountability across all locations.
• Serve as a role model of professionalism, uniform standards, communication, and punctuality.

• Conduct consistent weekly site visits to evaluate operational performance, store cleanliness, team execution, and adherence to brand standards.
• Support locations by working in-store shifts when needed to cover management PTO, sick time, or operational gaps.
• Mentor General Managers as a subject matter expert, ensuring full adherence to systems, policies, and procedures.
• Offer actionable feedback and coaching to assist managers in resolving operational challenges.
• Provide consistent Development Plans for all Management Team members.
• Communicate daily restaurant updates, issues, and priorities to the Regional Manager.
• Effectively manage your own weekly schedule in both the location scheduling software as well as your Microsoft Calendar.
• Courageously hold managers accountable for performance, behavior, and adherence to standards.

• Assist in pre-opening planning, staffing, training, and operational preparation for all new locations in the New England region as needed.
• Serve as an active member of the opening Management Team for new store launches within your area.
• Serve as an active member of the opening Management Team for new store launches outside of your area as needed.
• Help implement new systems, menu rollouts, and process enhancements efficiently across all assigned restaurants.

• Directly support, coach, and develop General Managers and the Restaurant Management members.
• Recruit, hire, and train new managers within your assigned area.
• Support succession planning by identifying high-potential talent and developing future leaders.
• Partner with HR on employee relations, training, coaching, and compliance matters.

• Work with the Regional Manager and General Managers to create annual restaurant-level budgets.
• Review and approve weekly schedules to ensure alignment with labor targets and financial goals.
• Work with Finance and Operations Teams to review and approve end-of-period inventories in R365 to ensure accuracy and cost controls.
• Analyze P&L statements, labor metrics, inventory data, and other key performance indicators.
• Implement cost-control strategies, labor optimization initiatives, and operational efficiencies as they align with Sally’s Apizza processes, and philosophy.

• Ensure delivery of exceptional guest experiences and timely resolution of escalated guest concerns.
• Maintain brand standards for service, hospitality, cleanliness, and product consistency.
• Conduct service assessments and implement improvement plans where needed.

• Work closely with Culinary, Facilities, Marketing, HR, and other departments to ensure smooth operational coordination.
• Support implementation of new technologies, equipment, systems, and company-wide initiatives.

• Taking responsibility for a thorough and detailed method of working.

• Acquiring and applying functional knowledge in an area of specialty that is not technical.
  • For example, Operations, Finance, and Human Resources management

• Having and using knowledge of systems, situations, procedures, and culture inside the organization to identify potential problems and opportunities, perceiving the impact and the implications of decisions on other components of the organization.

• Shaping and expressing ideas and information in an effective manner.

• Actively seeking opportunities to optimize financial costs and investments when making decisions that have a financial implication.

• Upholding generally accepted social and ethical standards in job-related activities and behaviors.

• Strong Computer Skills (Microsoft Office, Brink POS preferred).
• Ability to work effectively over Microsoft Teams and other online work collaboration tools.
• Experience using online staff scheduling platforms.
• Experience using 3^rd party delivery services.

• English
• Basic Spanish (preferred but not required)

• A minimum of 5 years of proven success as a General Manager in a restaurant setting.
• Multi-Unit management experience (preferred but not required).
• Comprehensive understanding of restaurant operations and financial statements.

• ServeSafe Certified
• TIPS Certified

• This is a corporate role; however, it will require you to travel daily to restaurants throughout your assigned Area.
• Ability to travel to restaurant locations outside of your area to assist with new store openings when needed.
• Any travel or lodging outside of your area will be arranged and paid for by Sally’s.
• Your scheduled workdays will be Tuesday – Saturday, unless otherwise dictated by the needs of a restaurant in your area.
• This is a hands-on position that requires 50% of your week be spent actively engaged in service on the floor of our restaurants.  
• The remaining 50% will be spent in an administrative capacity, working with the General Managers and Director of Operations on strategic initiatives.
• Must be able to work on your feet for up to 10 hours at a time and be able to lift 50lbs.
• Must be available days, nights, weekends, and holidays.

• Salary depends on experience 
• Dental Insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Short-term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Group Life
• Sick Time & Vacation Time or Paid time off

 

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SALLY’S CORE VALUES

Obsession for Apizza: True passion for the uncompromised quality and tradition of New Haven Apizza. Strive for excellence and bring your personal best to work every day.
Commitment to Our Guests: Demonstrate warmth and care while creating memorable moments of hospitality for all guests.
Strength of Character: Take pride in your job and use your best judgment to do what is right and fair even when no one else is looking. Actively seek to build trust with colleagues and guests.
We Are Hungry: We are a teaching company filled with people who are hungry for knowledge and growth. Our hunger is insatiable, and we crave honest feedback to strengthen our skills and hold each other accountable.