Company description

Le Pain Quotidien means the daily bread. And to us, that means everything. It’s much more than mere sustenance; it’s a way of life. As our loaves emerge from the ovens, warm and fragrant, friends gather around our communal tables to share in the time-honored tradition of breaking bread. The hum of conversation fills the air, jam is passed around the table, and, ever so gracefully, time slows.

Convive Brands is a New York-based hospitality group that builds and operates high-quality restaurant brands. Convive operates 50+ restaurants nationwide across three concepts: Le Pain Quotidien and Little Beet. As a patient, long-term investor-operator, it aims to build significant enterprise value through both organic growth and acquisition.

Job description

Perks and Benefits:

• Real work-life balance - daytime hours
• Medical, dental, & vision benefits
• PTO starting at 3 weeks
• 401k with company match
• Life insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Pet insurance
• Team member discounts at all our brands
• Genuine opportunities for growth across a family of brands
• A collaborative culture where your impact is seen, valued, and celebrated

About the Role:

As a District Manager, you will help lead the team that defines what great looks like at LPQ. You will develop strong restaurant leaders, set the bar for hospitality and execution, and drive results across people, performance, and profitability, ensuring every restaurant in your district delivers an experience that clearly differentiates LPQ from the competition.

Our District Managers spend their time in restaurants, building leadership capabilities and working side by side with the teams.

What You’ll Do:

1) Lead a district of LPQ restaurants with a focus on consistent execution, exceptional hospitality, and pride in the guest experience

How this shows up in your restaurants:

• Create restaurants that feel calm, welcoming, and unmistakably LPQ with smiling team members engaging and welcoming every guest.
• Restaurants have beautifully set up display cases showcasing our fresh baked goods pulling guests into our restaurants

2) Coach restaurant leaders to deliver warm, consistent service and to use guest feedback to continually elevate the experience

How this shows up in your restaurants:

• Coach your teams to anticipate guest needs and consistently meet service standards
• Create an environment where guests feel at ease, knowing their needs are consistently me

3) Develop and support General Managers and Assistant General Managers through clear expectations, ongoing coaching, and accountability

How this shows up in your restaurants:

• Develop leaders who know their business cold and are actively praising and coaching team members in all areas of the restaurant
• Drive positive sales growth and consistent margin management on deliverables to deliver to bottom line
• Build happy and engaged teams with strong retention and low turnover

4) Build strong bench strength by identifying talent early, creating development plans, and preparing leaders for growth

How this shows up in your restaurants:

• Recognize potential by identifying employees that show initiative and demonstrate a growth mindset
• Ensure multiple successors are ready for each critical role

5) Partner with restaurant leaders to understand and manage their business, including labor, food costs, inventory, and forecasting.

How this shows up in your restaurants:

• Discuss process improvements and can walk through your business acumen and how you accomplish results
• Discuss how your actions not only achieved immediate results but also how those actions contributed to sustainable long-term success

6) Ensure food safety and quality standards are upheld daily through visible leadership, training, and follow-through

How this shows up in your restaurants:

• Lead by example and demonstrate open communication.
• Have an active presence on the floor educating and asking questions.
• Empower teams to take ownership of food safety and quality

7) Use data and insights to spot trends, solve problems at the root, and drive meaningful improvements across the restaurants

How this shows up in your restaurants:

• Connect numbers to behaviors and performance, not just reports
• Use sales, labor, waste, and guest metrics daily and adjust plans accordingly
• Leverage data to celebrate wins, highlight improvements, and reinforce strong execution.

8) Create and execute district level sales and traffic driving strategies, scaling what works across all locations

How this shows up in your restaurants:

• Ensure every store has a clear, actionable weekly sales plan
• Use data to prioritize high‑impact actions - focusing on top sellers and underperforming dayparts.
• Pilot initiatives in one store, measure results, and quickly scale successful strategies across the district.

9) Lead engaging district meetings that reinforce standards, share best practices, and drive consistent follow through

How this shows up in your restaurants:

• Highlight best practices from top‑performing stores and ensure those learnings are shared and adopted across the district.
• Use meetings to build consistency, reinforcing standards, celebrating wins, and addressing gaps with clarity and accountability.

What You Bring:

• Proven experience leading a minimum of 8-12 restaurants in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
• Passion for hospitality and a track record of building consistent, guest-focused experiences
• Experience building internal talent pipelines and developing GMs and AGMs for long-term success
• Strong people leadership skills, including coaching, development, and holding leaders accountable with care and clarity
• Strong business and financial acumen, with the ability to translate numbers into action at the restaurant level

The annualized range for this position (plus a bonus) is: $100,000-$120,000

Convive Brands is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, veteran status, or other protected class. Convive Brands celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Compensation

this position is: salaried, more than $100,000

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