Blank Street · 13 hours ago
Cafe Manager | New York City
New York City, US
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
4+ years expBlank Street is on a mission to become the defining food and beverage brand of our generation. The Cafe Manager will take full ownership of their cafe, responsible for training team members, managing inventory, and ensuring exceptional customer service while driving business growth.
CoffeeFood and BeverageHospitalityRestaurants
Responsibilities
Create a motivating and engaging team culture by consistently celebrating, training, coaching, and mentoring your team
Step in to cover scheduling gaps or time off in the store schedule
Create and publish staff schedules according to state and local labor laws
Review and approve timecards and paid time off requests in a timely manner ensuring your team is paid accurately and on time
Recruit super star talent in collaboration with the People Team
Oversee and validate the quality of training being executed by your Shift Leads, providing feedback and coaching where needed
Ensure coffee accreditations are handled on time for new employees in line with company standards
Work to maintain the very best team engagement scores
Maintain food and beverage quality standards across your store and ensure recipes are executed accurately and consistently by your team
Own all ordering, vendor relations, waste management, inventory counts and general compliance of our Inventory Management System
Spend 50-70% of your week leading by example behind the bar through customer service and production of technically excellent food and beverage products
Ensure the safety, cleanliness and presentation of your location in line with company policies
Maintain operational excellence achieving company standard scores and above via our auditing platform
Develop meaningful ties with neighborhood businesses and people to help grow local brand loyalty
Be a champion of your store’s financial performance and peak business throughput
Grow your store AOV, meet sales goals through creative initiatives and gain team buy in to share the same vision
Ensure your location meets operations and product quality audit standards, quickly action any feedback to improve
Qualification
Required
Experience hiring, developing and managing hospitality teams
Experience managing inventory and supply chain ordering
Love for coffee and customer service
Strong knowledge of specialty coffee, espresso and equipment is a must
Strong decision making and multi-taking skills
Strong interpersonal communication skills
4+ years of experience managing and leading single-store unit operations in high growth hospitality or consumer brands
Full Time availability: 45 hours per week, 5 days of availability required and must be available to work 2 peak days (usually weekend days, weekend as described as Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
Preferred
Experience working in a unionized environment is a plus
Benefits
Bonus program
15 days of paid annual leave (on top of company-observed holidays and sick time)
Three health plan options, with full coverage available for two employee-only tiers.
Commuter benefits
Parental leave
Bereavement leave
Exclusive access to our coveted Regulars program – yes, that means free coffee, matcha and more! ☕️
Regular social outings with the team
Free Blank Street swag
Company
Blank Street
Blank Street is a coffee chain that offers coffee as a daily ritual that more people can enjoy, in places convenient to their lives.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$134.82M2025-05-14Series Unknown· $21M
2023-03-18Series B· $20M
2023-03-16Series Unknown· $26.82M
Leadership Team
Issam Freiha
Chief Executive Officer
Vinay Menda
Co-founder & President
Recent News
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