Mad Nice Coffee delivers the modern coffee experience by reinventing everyday rituals—one stupid good coffee, one hand-rolled sourdough bagel at a time. We’re more than a coffee shop; we’re a cultural touchstone: a beloved daily habit, a hub for creativity and connection, and a beacon of thoughtful hospitality.
The Mad Nice Coffee Manager will oversee daily operations of this fast-paced, high-design café concept. This is a hands-on, full-spectrum management role with a strong hospitality ethos.
This leader combines a strong business acumen with the product and quality obsession of a chef—ensuring best-in-class service, top-tier coffee and food, immaculate visual merchandising, and a team-first culture.
At Heirloom Hospitality Group, our purpose is “Cultivating Relationships & Experiences through the fanatic pursuit of Enlightened Hospitality.” We are dedicated to creating an environment that promotes creativity, passion, and a genuine sense of community.
- Consistently care about the smallest details
- Be kind, be happy
- Own it with pride
- Willingness to learn and teach
- Every second counts
These values drive our pursuit of excellence and form the foundation of our work culture.
Qualifications
- Customer Service Experience: Providing top-notch, personalized service with a goal of driving guest loyalty
- Communication Skills: Effective verbal and written communication with experience tailoring our communication to a variety of audiences.
- Sales Skills: Strong persuasion, negotiation, and closing skills tailored to a discerning clientele.
- Taste & Aesthetics: An eye for quality, elegance, and an appreciation for the finer things. Ability to help make recommendations from our curated selection.
- Professional Presentation: Maintaining a polished appearance, demeanor, and etiquette consistent with a luxury brand image.
- Adaptability: Ability to cater to a diverse client’s needs and preferences while thinking outside the box and being willing to make quick decisions that respect brand operating standards and our guests’ preferences.
- Patience: Understanding that luxury sales might involve longer decision-making processes.
- Digital Proficiency: Familiarity with e-commerce platforms, social media and how to engage in online sales and order management.
- Teamwork: Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
- Local Market Awareness: Familiarity with the local culture and consumer trends, ability to provide feedback on these insights to drive sales strategies and/or product recommendations.
- Café Culture Experience:
- A respect and understanding for the art of brewing coffee and tea, whether it’s the meticulousness of a pour-over or the skills required to create latte art.
- The ability to discern between different types of coffees, preparation methods, and be up to date with the latest trends in coffee culture.
- Café culture is not just about coffee, it’s about ambiance. You must have the ability to blend décor, music, lighting and overall environment.
- Take Away Food Experience
- Experience and understanding the intricacies of preparing, packaging, and selling food items specifically for guests to enjoy off-site.
- Experience in high volume managing the timing and delivery of take-home orders to guests during peak business hours.
- Demonstrated attention to detail ensuring all orders and checked and re-checked for accuracy.
- Coffee beverage preparation including espresso-based drinks both with and without alcohol including specialty lattes.
- Food safety monitoring, including prepping and serving products in accordance with the Michigan Food Code.
- Opening & Closing duties including but not limited to stocking, orders, inventory, end of shift cleaning and pre-shift stocking to par levels and preparing for service.
- Ordering inventory from multiple vendors and suppliers along with coordinating with Heirloom direct reports on certain hand selected items.
- Develop and maintain relationships with regular guests, ensuring their preferences are logged and recognized during subsequent visits.
- Handing and resolving consumer complaints or concerns in a professional manner and in accordance with Heirloom SOPs.
- Cash handling and operating point of sale system accounting for all products sold.
- Pre-post shift log notes, completing close financial, nightly reporting and monthly inventory.
- Managing digital ordering platform for Take-Home orders being placed and picked up by guests or third parties.
- Coordinating with Heirloom Event Manager and Mad Nice Management Team on special events and buyouts impacting Mad Nice Goods.
- Continued Education for Mad Nice Coffee team members on all things coffee and café culture.
- Assisting with display setup and merchandising of retail items.
- Engaging in marketing or promotional activities such as special offers or holiday activations.
- Stocking perishable products and providing on-the-fly inventory levels to culinary teams.