Café & Breakfast Manager

Salary: up to 4000Eur pm

Start: ASAP

Languages: Dutch and English

Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

We are seeking a passionate and people-focused Café & Breakfast Manager to lead two distinctive food & beverage concepts within one of Amsterdam's most innovative hospitality destinations.

This is an opportunity for a hospitality leader who believes memorable guest experiences are created through genuine human connection, strong leadership, and exceptional operational standards. You'll oversee daily café and breakfast operations, inspire a dynamic team, and create an environment where both guests and colleagues feel welcome and valued.

Your impact

Lead the day-to-day operations of two unique hospitality concepts, ensuring an exceptional guest experience from morning through service.Build, coach, and inspire a high-performing team, creating a culture of authenticity, accountability, and engagement.Drive operational excellence while maintaining a warm, welcoming, and community-focused atmosphere.Use commercial insights and performance data to improve guest satisfaction, productivity, and profitability.Ensure compliance with food safety, health & safety, and quality standards across all operations.

What you'll do

Be a visible, hands-on leader, setting the standard for service excellence.Recruit, develop, and retain talented hospitality professionals through coaching and mentoring.Manage labour, costs, stock, and operational performance to achieve financial targets.Collaborate with internal teams to deliver seamless guest experiences and support events where required.Analyse business performance and implement initiatives to increase revenue and operational efficiency.Create an environment where guests return because of the atmosphere, service, and genuine hospitality.

Who you are

Proven experience leading café, breakfast, restaurant, or all-day dining operations within hospitality.A confident people manager with a coaching leadership style and a passion for developing teams.Commercially aware with experience managing budgets, labour costs, and operational KPIs.Calm under pressure, highly organised, and able to balance operational excellence with outstanding guest experiences.Fluent in both Dutch and English.Hands-on, energetic, and passionate about creating memorable hospitality experiences.