Restaurant Manager
Buffalo Wild Wings IncRole Overview
Buffalo Wild Wings Inc is hiring a principal-level Restaurant Manager. This is a full-time role in Woodbridge. posted 2 weeks ago. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.
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12447 Hedges Run Drive, Woodbridge, VA 22192, United States
Job Description
You are applying for work with a franchisee of Dunkin Donuts, not Dunkin Brands, Inc., Dunkin Donuts or any of their affiliates. Any information you submit will be provided solely to the franchisee. If hired, the franchisee will be your only employer. Franchisees are independent business owners who are solely responsible for their own employees and set their own wage and benefit programs that can vary among franchisees.
Summary
A Restaurant Manager is generally responsible for providing strong, positive leadership to his/her team to deliver great and friendly guest experiences, operational excellence and for helping to build profitable top line sales. They are responsible for the overall operation of the restaurant according to Dunkin' Donuts standards, franchisee standards and in compliance with all applicable laws.
Responsibilities Include
Team Environment
- Hire, train and develop their employees
- Communicate job expectations to their employees
- Plan, monitor, appraise and review their employees' job performance
- Provide coaching and feedback; disciplines when appropriate
Operational Excellence
- Create and maintain a guest first culture in the restaurant
- Ensure all shifts are appropriately staffed to achieve guest service goals
- Maintain safe, secure, and healthy environment by following and enforcing safety, food safety, and sanitation guidelines; comply with all applicable laws
- Ensure Brand standards and systems are executed
- Prepare and complete action plans; implement production, productivity, quality and guest service standards
- Complete audits and implement plans to drive system improvements
Profitability
- Control costs to help maximize profitability
- Execute all in-restaurant marketing promotions in a timely manner
- Execute new product roll-outs including team training, marketing and sampling
- Set sales goals and track results
Skills/Qualifications
- Fluent in English
- Math and financial management
- Restaurant, retail, or supervisory experience
- At least 18 years of age (where applicable)
- High School diploma, or equivalent
Competencies
Guest Focus
- Understands and exceeds guest expectations, needs and requirements
- Develops and maintains guest relationships
- Displays a sense of urgency with guests
- Seeks ways to improve guest satisfaction; asks questions, commits to follow-through
- Resolves guest concerns by following Brand recommended guest recovery process
Passion for Results
- Sets and maintains high standards for self and others, acts as a role model
- Consistently meets or exceeds goals
- Contributes to the overall team performance; understands how his/her role relates to others
- Sets, prioritizes and maintains focus on important activities
- Reads and interprets reports to establish goals and deliver results
- Seeks ideas and best practices from other individuals, teams, and networks and applies this knowledge to achieve results
Problem Solving and Decision Making
- Identifies and resolves issues and problems
- Uses information at hand to make decisions and solve problems; includes others when necessary
- Identifies root cause of a problem and implements a solution to prevent from recurring
- Empowers others to make decisions and resolve issues
Building Effective Teams
- Identifies and communicates team goals
- Monitors progress, measures results and holds others accountable
- Creates strong morale and engagement within the team
- Accepts responsibilities for personal and team commitments
- Recognizes and rewards employee's strengths, accomplishments and development
- Listens to others, seeks mutual understanding and welcomes sharing of information, ideas and resources
Conflict Management
- Seeks to understand conflict through active listening
- Recognizes conflicts as an opportunity to learn and improve
- Resolves situations using facts involved, ensuring consistency with policies and procedures
- Escalates issues as appropriate
Developing Direct Reports and Others
- Works collaboratively with employees to create individual development plans to strengthen employee's knowledge and skills
- Regularly discusses progress towards goals, reviews performance and adjusts development plans accordingly
- Provides challenging assignments for the purpose of developing others
- Uses coaching and feedback opportunities to improve performance
- Identifies training needs and supports resources for development opportunities
Business and Financial Acumen
- Understands guest and competition; translates and applies own expertise to address business opportunities
- Approaches situations with an innovative mind and looks beyond the obvious to deliver solutions and implement change
- Has a working knowledge of profit and loss and other key financial measurements in order to identify business trends, make adjustments accordingly and set goals
- Understands, analyzes and communicates the key performance/profit levers and manages to these measures
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Job Details
Job Category
Management
Pay Range
Job ID
11054588
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Skills
Analysis Skills, Best Practices, Coaching, Compensation and Benefits, Conflict Resolution, Cost Control, English Language, Establish Priorities, Exceeded Sales Goal, Fast Food, Financial Management, Financial Mathematics, Follow Through, Food Safety, Identify Issues, Leadership, Marketing, Needs Assessment, People Management, Performance Management, Performance Reviews, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Product/Service Launch, Profit & Loss, Project Tracking, Regulatory Compliance, Restaurant, Retail, Root Cause Analysis, Sales, Sanitation, Set Goals, Team Lead/Manager, Time Management, Trend Analysis
About the Company:
Buffalo Wild Wings Inc
It all started in 1982 with one restaurant in Columbus, OH. Since then we have grown to have a store in every state in the U.S. and continue to open restaurants around the world (You are welcome, Earth).
But really, all you need to know About Us is these three things: Wings. Beer. Sports. Why do those three things matter to us so much? Because that's what our fans want, and that's what we are all about making our fans happy.
No matter how many locations we have opened, where our corporate headquarters are or how many years we have been around one thing remains the same: Buffalo Wild Wings is the ultimate place to get together with your friends, watch sports, drink beer and eat wings.
Company Size:
10,000 employees or more
Industry:
Restaurant/Food Services
Founded:
1982
Website:
https://www.buffalowildwings.com/
About Buffalo Wild Wings Inc
Buffalo Wild Wings Inc
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Where is the Restaurant Manager position at Buffalo Wild Wings Inc located?
This position is based in Woodbridge. Buffalo Wild Wings Inc has not indicated remote or hybrid options for this role, so candidates should plan for on-site work.
What does a Restaurant Manager at Buffalo Wild Wings Inc earn?
Buffalo Wild Wings Inc has not disclosed a salary range in this posting. Many employers share specifics later in the interview process; you can also ask during a recruiter screen if compensation transparency is important to you.
When was the Restaurant Manager role at Buffalo Wild Wings Inc posted?
This role was posted on June 23, 2026 (17 days ago). It's still listed as actively hiring; we re-confirm openings against the source system multiple times per day and remove closed roles.
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