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Assistant Manager / Tupelo

Popeyes Brands

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Compensation
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Location
Tupelo, MS
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Assistant Manager leads restaurant operations focused on profitability, guest service, people development, and operational management. Supporting the Restaurant General Manager, the role manages daily operations at a single restaurant and directly oversees 20–45 hourly employees. The position directs inventory, service, coaching, and product preparation while ensuring cash-control, facility-maintenance, operational, and brand standards are upheld.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Inventory ManagementCash ControlGuest ServiceCoachingRestaurant OperationsP&L InterpretationProfitability Management

Qualifications

Must Be 18+High School Diploma or GED2 Years of College1-2 Years Quick Service Restaurant ExperienceManagement Experience

Full job description

This Position is for an Assistant Manager with a company location in Tupelo, MS. Position overview: The Assistant Manager (AM) is the operations leader of the restaurant focused on profitability, Guest service, people development and operations management. The AM supports the Restaurant General Manager (RGM) in managing the daily operations of a single restaurant, driving key performance outcomes. The AM operates under the direction of the RGM and directly manages a team of Hourly Shift Coordinators and Team Members (20-45 employees). Summary of essential duties and responsibilities: Profitability: Manages inventory costs and maintains inventory by performing Daily, Weekly and Monthly inventory inspections. Places and receives inventory truck orders. Maintains and regularly monitors a list of all restaurant assets. Ensures preventative maintenance of restaurant facility and equipment is completed in accordance with Company standards, interacting with external vendors as required. Ensures that restaurant follows all cash control and security procedures (e.g. safe counting, cash drawers). Guest: Motivates and directs team members to exceed guest expectations with accurate, fast and friendly service in a clean facility. People: Provides coaching and feedback to Shifts Coordinators and Team Members to increase the restaurant team's capabilities and raise restaurant performance Operations: Directs restaurant team toward efficient and accurate preparation and sale of products for prompt delivery within established speed of service guidelines. Ensures that restaurant upholds operational and brand standards. Performs duties of Hourly Shift Coordinator when necessary. Qualifications and skills: Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age. High School Diploma or GED required, 2 years of college preferred. 1-2 years of previous quick service restaurant experience, experience in management preferred. Some understanding of P&L interpretation and management to influence profitability.

How this job compares

Set against the 13,505 open Restaurant Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$59–70K/yr1,869 salary ranges
  • US median$18–21/hr1,784 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 345 open Restaurant Manager jobs in Mississippi and 13,505 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Mississippi
Experience
Restaurant Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (4,627 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 1,387 of the 13,505 open Restaurant Manager jobs (10%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

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