About this role
Director of Operation: Growing Specialty Coffee Company
Recruiting Partner: Tim Elkins
Lake Oswego, Oregon | Hospitality Operations | Not Remote | $100,000 to $120,000 | Job ID: 180786
Job Summary
A growing, independent specialty coffee company is seeking an experienced Director of Operations to lead and scale its café operations. This is a hands-on leadership role for a specialty coffee professional who can develop people, build systems, improve operational consistency, and drive financial performance while remaining connected to the café teams.
Specialty Coffee Director of Operations Responsibilities:
- Oversee, coach, develop, and mentor all positions in the organization including two district managers, wholesales and procurement team.
- Train, hire, coach, and motivate team/s
- Oversee all locations and ensure the highest quality in brand standards daily
- Financial and operational accountability
- Ability to create a positive and warm atmosphere for all team members
- Work closely with ownership to open new locations
Specialty Coffee Director of Operations Qualifications:
- 3+ years of experience as a District Manager. The ideal candidate would have proven success managing multiple locations and scaling for growth
- Strong leadership ability, financial skillset, and communication skills; must have a proven track record of leading teams to success and building quality relationships
- Knowledge with the wholesale side of the business as well as local, state, and federal regulations.
- Ability to set up efficient and effective systems in each store, and scale for rapid growth
- Must have experience opening new stores and experience with specialty coffee
- High level of comfortability with tech and POS platforms, financially savvy
- Desire to be a part of a growing new concept and company
Specialty Coffee Director of Operations Benefits:
- Competitive base salary with bonus structure
- Benefits, health & dental
- Lots of opportunities for growth
- Relocation assistance
- Other perks
JOB ID: 180786