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As of Jun 10, 2026, the average hourly pay for cafe manager in Raleigh, NC is $21.80, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $16.83 and $26.15 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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Cafe Managers often encounter challenges such as managing staff schedules, maintaining consistent service quality during busy periods, and handling supply shortages. Effective communication, proactive planning, and fostering a positive team environment are key to overcoming these hurdles. Additionally, implementing efficient inventory management systems and providing ongoing staff training can help ensure smooth operations and customer satisfaction.

What does a Cafe Manager do?

A Cafe Manager oversees the daily operations of a cafe, including managing staff, handling customer service, ensuring food and beverage quality, and maintaining inventory. They are responsible for creating work schedules, implementing health and safety standards, and managing budgets. Additionally, Cafe Managers often handle marketing efforts, resolve customer complaints, and help develop the menu. Their goal is to ensure a pleasant customer experience while maintaining profitability and efficiency.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Cafe Manager, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Cafe Manager, you need experience in food and beverage operations, staff supervision, and basic financial management, often supported by hospitality certifications or relevant work history. Familiarity with POS systems, inventory management software, and food safety protocols is typically required. Strong leadership, customer service, and problem-solving abilities help you create a positive team environment and ensure guest satisfaction. These skills are vital for maintaining efficient operations, excellent service quality, and a profitable business.

What Does a Cafe Manager Do?

A café manager is in charge of a café or similar small restaurant. As a café manager, your job involves managing all day-to-day operations and staff. Duties include taking inventory, ordering food and other supplies, developing a menu, and interacting with customers. This career requires an extensive background in customer service, specifically in the hospitality or food service industry. Many café managers gain experience by working in the same restaurant, advancing their way to a management position. While this is the traditional route, many top employers now prefer those with an associate or bachelor’s degree in a related field. Additional qualifications include strong communication and management skills.

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Assistant General Manager - Durham, NC

Assistant General Manager - Durham, NC

Panera Bread

Durham, NC

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 19 days ago

Panera Bread rating

5.4

Company rating: 5.4 out of 10

Based on 1,423 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

10th of 16 rated cafes

Job description

Lead with purpose. Grow with support. At Panera, our leaders are celebrated for bringing out the best in their teams. Enjoy great perks, a welcoming culture, and the opportunity to make a real impact—every day.

Get ready to rise and come join the fun where you will be a part of making the familiar fantastic! Because at Panera, the best thing of bread is sharing it!

What’s In It for You?

  • Competitive pay & eligible for quarterly bonuses
  • Free on-shift meals & unlimited fountain beverages
  • Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
  • Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, pet insurance & 401(k) with match available
  • Career advancement & leadership development opportunities
  • Tuition discounts
  • Perks & rewards for team members
  • Team member assistance program
  • And much, much more!

As an Assistant General Manager, you’ll lead an amazing team and a beloved neighborhood bakery-cafe to sweet success! You’ll inspire and celebrate your team, partner with your General Manager in overseeing operations, delight guests every day, and grow the business- while taking ownership on hiring, training, and development at your location.

As Assistant General Manager Panera, Your Role Includes:

  • Support your General Manager by making key decisions and problem solving.
  • Plan and manage staffing needs, shift scheduling, people development, career development, and succession planning.
  • Support the hiring, on-boarding, and training of new team members while motivating energizing, engaging, inspiring, and celebrating the entire team.
  • Assist with managing team performance to ensure the bakery-cafe’s goals, operational and quality standards, and extraordinary guest service expectations are met.
  • Partner with the General Manager to create subject matter experts within your bakery-cafe by developing managers on people’s processes and Panera’s Guiding Values & Behaviors.
  • Work as a team to ensure every guest is delighted by the quality of our food, service, and our team.
  • Build engaging relationships that lead to long-term, loyal guests as part of the bakery-cafe’s management team.
  • Follow operational procedures designed to ensure your bakery-cafe successfully executes all company strategies and initiatives.
  • Ensure team members follow company policies and procedures and comply with all federal, state and local regulations.
  • Maintain a healthy and safe workplace for your team that meets Panera’s health, food, safety, and company culture standards.
  • Assist your General Manager in maintaining the bakery-cafe’s overall costs and inventory.
  • Help build our Culture of warmth, belonging, growth, and trust.

This Opportunity Is for You If:

  • Minimum age: 18 years of age.
  • 1+ years of restaurant management experience preferred.
  • ServSafe certification (or ability to achieve).
  • Proven ability to drive positive results through strong business acumen required.
  • Proven availability to run great shifts while directing, motivating, coaching and developing others in a fast-paced environment.
  • This role requires flexible hours including nights and weekends in a faced-paced environment with shifting priorities.
  • Any job offer for this position is conditional upon the results of a background check.
  • While performing this job, the Assistant General Manager role is regularly required to:
    • Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull objects 50 pounds.
    • Capability to stand and walk for up to 6 hours.
    • Must be able to clearly communicate and quickly understand guests and associates’ directions in a loud environment.
  • Be an ambassador of our Guiding Values and Behaviors by making people smile, learning and growing together, finding solutions and taking initiative, working (and winning) as a team, having fun and celebrating success, and seeing the best in others!

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Equal Opportunity Employer: Disabled/Veterans


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Panera began in 1987 as St. Louis Bread Company, a humble community bakery founded with a sourdough starter from San Francisco and a dream of putting a loaf of bread in every arm. While our business has expanded well beyond St. Louis since then, that same sourdough starter is still used in our iconic sourdough bread and the craft of baking bread fresh each day remains at the heart of Panera Bread. Each day our trained bakers fill our bakery shelves with delicious freshly baked cookies, pastries, bagels, and a range of breads from focaccia to classic baguettes. We believe in serving delicious, freshly prepared, Clean food made with carefully selected ingredients that we are proud to serve our own families. Our menu, crafted by chefs and bakers, features classic, comforting dishes, each with an intriguing twist. We respect our planet and take measures to lessen our impacts. We believe in treating people with warmth, kindness, and respect, whether it’s a guest in our cafe or one of our associates. And we believe in helping our local communities, especially in times of need.

Industry

Restaurants

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Saint Louis, MO, US

Year founded

1981

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