Account Manager - Catering & Hospitality

WSH Group; Reading; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

31 days holiday

Birthday off

Enhanced maternity leave

Pension and life insurance

Perkbox discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work

Free meals on shift

Training & development

Apprenticeship opportunities

Job summary

BaxterStorey is seeking an experienced Account Manager to lead four busy Thames Valley workplace dining and hospitality locations across Slough, Staines, Bracknell and Reading. You will drive financial performance, nurture client relationships and inspire teams to deliver exceptional service.

In this multi-site role you’ll balance strategic oversight with hands-on leadership, ensure high standards, and identify opportunities to improve the customer experience while maintaining compliance and

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a multi-site hospitality, catering or facilities management role.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience managing budgets and P&L performance.
• Excellent people leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Able to balance strategic thinking with hands-on operational support.
• Full UK driving licence is essential due to the multi-site nature of the role.

Responsibilities

• Drive financial performance and achieve agreed budget targets.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Ensure consistently high standards of food, hospitality and customer service.
• Develop and inspire teams to deliver outstanding results.
• Identify opportunities for growth, innovation and continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with all company policies, health and safety requirements, and operational standards

Skills

Multi-site hospitality

Budget management

People leadership

Stakeholder management

Driving licence

Job description

Account Manager - Catering & Hospitality

• Full-time
• Employment Type: Permanent
• Salary: Up to £50,000

Role: Account Manager - Film Studios

Location: 4 locations across Slough, Staines, Bracknell, Reading

• 31 days holiday including bank holidays
• Your birthday off
• 24 weeks enhanced maternity leave
• Secondary carer leave
• Wedding/commitment day leave
• Free meals on shift
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Apprenticeship opportunities for all experience levels
• Pension and life insurance
• Perkbox discounts across high street shops, holidays and cinema
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme

We are seeking an experienced and commercially minded Account Manager to lead a portfolio of four commercial workplace dining and hospitality locations across the Thames Valley region. Managing 4 distinct contracts with a combined annual turnover of approximately £3 million, you will be responsible for driving operational excellence, financial performance, client satisfaction, and team engagement across the portfolio

This is an opportunity for a hands‑on, forward‑thinking leader who can bring energy and creativity to the operation while delivering strong commercial performance. You’ll lead a talented team, build trusted client relationships and constantly look for new ways to make the customer experience even better.

If you are an ambitious hospitality leader looking to take ownership of a multi‑site operation, build strong client relationships, and deliver exceptional food and service experiences, we would love to hear from you.

You’ll lead from the front, setting high standards across food, service and hospitality while creating a positive, ambitious culture within your team.

• Drive financial performance and achieve agreed budget targets.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Ensure consistently high standards of food, hospitality and customer service.
• Develop and inspire teams to deliver outstanding results.
• Identify opportunities for growth, innovation and continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with all company policies, health and safety requirements, and operational standards

Requirements

• Proven experience in a multi‑site hospitality, catering or facilities management role.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience managing budgets and P&L performance.
• Excellent people leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Able to balance strategic thinking with hands‑on operational support.
• Full UK driving licence is essential due to the multi‑site nature of the role.

For almost 20 years, for every client, in every location (whether that’s an office, stadium, cathedral or university), we have created beautiful spaces, exciting menus and friendly teams, so that each and every customer can have the hospitality experience they deserve.

We need the brightest and the best to join us to make this all possible. We will support you to create your hospitality legacy and build a career that you are proud of.

Our drive and belief in our people, means that we always strive to supercharge our team’s careers. ‘Better’ is a daily habit …  ... meaning learning will be front and centre of your experience working with us.

Join us, and be part of the food revolution!

BaxterStorey Values:

ALWAYS VISIONARY

We strive for better, we never settle, never compromise, never follow. We lead the way, blazing our own trail.

WHOLEHEARTEDLY POSITIVE

We are up‑beat, motivating and inspiring. Our love for what we do radiates through our food, and is amplified by our people.

CREATIVELY COLLABORATIVE

We embrace our differences to push creativity and we work together to be better.

FOREVER CONSCIOUS

We work together as a team to lead by example, protecting the planet and supporting local communities.

Interested? Even if you don’t meet all requirements, we like to hear from you. If you are motivated and hungry to learn, we can work together to develop your potential.

BaxterStorey is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion among our workforce.

The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each team memberto feel respected and able to give their best.

And to support our commitment to this we have set ourselves an ED&I (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) ambition to ‘set the standard and to be recognised for having the most inclusive culture in hospitality’.