Cafe Manager Trainee jobs

Join the Bacha Coffee team

Great ideas start with coffee, Bacha Coffee starts with you. We are headquartered in Singapore with coffee rooms and boutiques in Europe and Asia currently. We are expanding aggressively to achieve a worldwide presence in the upcoming months...

Bacha Coffee specialises in 100% Arabica coffees and provides customers with a unique opportunity to travel the world through their cup by exploring harvests from over 30 of the most well-reputed coffee producing countries. Even our distinctive fine blended, fine-flavoured and naturally decaffeinated coffees are produced using only 100% Arabica beans to give coffee lovers the widest choice, without ever sacrificing quality or flavour.

The qualities that have made Bacha Coffee a legendary brand around the world also make us a great place to work: innovation, creativity, passion, and excellence.

Job Summary:
Facilitate learning and development trainings and initiatives that enable employees at all levels to develop relevant competencies that allow them to perform their roles to the standards required at Bacha Coffee. To instill a sense of pride and passion that enables each employee to become a brand ambassador for Bacha Coffee. Also, to act as a Bacha Coffee ambassador with corporate and private customers at trainings, openings, and other public events such as product launches.

Primary Relationships:
The position reports to the Senior Brand Experience Trainer.

Within the organization, this position has a primary relationship with the Human Resources, Operations, Corporate Sales and Corporate Communications departments in Singapore. The position has a secondary relationship with the General Managers, Trainers, Operations Managers and HR teams at Bacha Coffee subsidiary and franchise offices outside of Singapore. Outside the organization, the position coordinates primarily with vendors and service providers (corporate customers, training consultants, production houses, etc.)

Job Description:
Follow instructions and guidance from Senior Brand Experience Trainer with regards to all learning and development or training issues at Bacha Coffee

Demonstrate ability to facilitate all relevant workshops and initiatives included in the Bacha Coffee learning and development curriculum to a professional standard (as laid out in the relevant Bacha Coffee facilitator guides)

Proactively gather feedback from the Senior Brand Experience Trainer regarding your ability to facilitate to the Bacha Coffee standards

Ensure that training offered to Corporate Sales partners is facilitated to the same standard as those offered at the Coffee Institute

Able to multitask, prioritize and execute all learning and development duties in Singapore (Coffee Institute & Corporate Partners)

Ensure that all competencies developed during Bacha Coffee training sessions (brand experience / selling / serving / managing / supervising / barman experience etc.) are checked using the correct evaluation tool

Monitor the standards of training that is facilitated or delivered in all areas of operations – redirect or coach any individual who does not maintain the Bacha Coffee facilitating standards

Ask for assistance with any areas of your role where you are not confident and/or do not have the required level of competence to complete the task successfully

Suggest new topics or ideas for training that will support the operation and ensure that the learning and development opportunities offered will support employees in all stages of their journey

Maintain active and high-level communication with all employees in the business – regularly visit the employees in their workspace to ensure that they feel supported and listened to – share regular feedback with the Senior Brand Experience Trainer

Assist the Senior Brand Experience Trainer in establishing and maintaining an efficient and effective system that records all learning and development activities

Ensure that individual feedback is recorded for all learning and development initiatives that happen at Bacha Coffee

Assess learning needs and adapts the facilitation approach to reflect desired learning outcomes and learner needs.

Responsible for knowledge and skills transfer by delivering learning content, facilitating group discussions and responding to queries

Drive learner development and commitment to continuous learning by actively providing feedback and learner support

Evaluate curriculum effectiveness and recommends improvement areas by collecting learner feedback as well as analyzing learning delivery approaches and materials

Conduct on the job trainings in Bacha Coffee locations in Singapore and globally.

Key Performance Indicators (KPI):
Training completion rate: Ensuring all employees complete mandatory or relevant training modules.

Knowledge & skill assessment: Measuring the knowledge retention after training.

Conversation rate: Improvement in the percentage of visitors who make a purchase.

Customer satisfaction: Improvement in customer satisfaction feedback and loyalty metrics.

Mystery audit scores: Performance in compliance and service standards during unannounced audits.

Training ROI and efficiency: Contribution to increased overall sales performance.

Requirements:
Diploma/Degree in Business Administration or related discipline

Trainer Certification e.g., ACTA, ACLP

Experience in the F&B and Retail industry, ideally experience in the luxury goods industry

5 - 7 years’ experience in the F&B/Retail/Learning and Development in a corporate environment

Excellent command of written and spoken English

Experience in public speaking

Proficient in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Ability to build strong business rapport at all levels

Excellent presentation skills with the ability to conduct and follow structured training programs

Able to work independently, under pressure and tight deadlines

Proactive, agile and adaptable team-player

Travel out-of-town and/or overnight from time to time (less than 10%)

Trainers are required to wear a Bacha Coffee uniform

Proficiency in a second language (e.g., Chinese, Arabic, Japanese, German, French, etc.) is essential to conduct training with our subsidiary and franchise partners

An advantage if you possess any of the following:
Experience in creating training materials or using a Learning Management System

Genuinely enjoy working in a multinational environment and meeting different nationalities on a daily basis

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Please apply with a detailed resume indicating reasons for leaving, last drawn salary, expected salary and date of availability.

The story of Bacha Coffee begins in the medina of Marrakech, Morocco. Built in 1910, the spectacular Dar el Bacha palace, which means “house of the Pasha”, united the greatest cultural and political minds of the century over glittering pots of “coffee of Arabia” or Arabica, as it is known today. Being the finest luxury coffee brand in the world, Bacha Coffee specialises in 100% Arabica coffees and provides customers with a unique opportunity to travel the world through their cup by exploring harvests from over 30 of the most well-reputed coffee producing countries. Even our distinctive fine blended, fine flavoured and naturally decaffeinated coffees are produced using only 100% Arabica beans to give coffee lovers the widest choice, without ever sacrificing quality or flavour.