F&B and Procurement Manager

Caravan Restaurants; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dining perks

Coffee discounts

25 days annual leave

Mentoring

Job summary

Caravan Restaurants seeks a F&B and Procurement Manager to own the commercial performance of our food and beverage offer across multiple sites. You’ll protect and grow margins through costings, supplier negotiations and system processes, working closely with the Executive Chef, Development Chef and Finance.

You’ll lead menu costing, manage supplier relationships, run pricing reviews and ensure accurate allergen and cost data, while driving value for Caravan as we expand beyond London.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement, F&B commercial or buying within multi-site hospitality or a similar environment.
• A track record of improving GP% and delivering savings through negotiation and menu management.
• Hands-on experience with F&B systems; Fourth experience is a plus.
• Strong on menu costing, recipe management, stock control and allergen compliance.

Responsibilities

• Own food and beverage GP% across all sites, spotting variances early and acting on them.
• Lead the commercial side of every menu change, from projections and costings to post-launch reporting.
• Cost new dishes with the Development Chef from the very first idea, so commercial thinking shapes development.
• Run regular pricing reviews against our competitor set and market trends.
• Manage supplier relationships across food, beverage and non-food spend, negotiating terms.
• Build KPI-led supplier agreements and bring on new suppliers who share our values.

Skills

Procurement

F&B Commercial

Menu costing

Negotiation

Stock control

Supplier relations

Tools

Fourth system

Job description

F&B and Procurement Manager

London Reporting to the Commercial Director GBP50,000 to GBP57,000 depending on experience + bonus

About Caravan

Since opening on Exmouth Market in 2010, Caravan has grown into an all-day dining restaurant and specialty coffee business, with soon to be 11 restaurants and our own roastery in North London. We’re known for globally inspired food, specialty coffee and genuine hospitality.

We’re proudly B Corp certified and guided by our values: All Welcome, Well-Travelled, No Boundaries and Caravan of Love. Sustainability, diversity and community shape how we work, including sourcing half our coffee from female-led co-operatives and farmers.

The role

You’ll own the commercial performance of our food and beverage offer, protecting and growing our margins as we open more sites in and outside London.

You’ll work closely with our Executive Chef, Development Chef, Group Bar Manager, Finance and Operations. Every menu change, supplier negotiation and system process will have your commercial thinking behind it.

What you'll do

• Own food and beverage GP% across all sites, spotting variances early and acting on them.


• Lead the commercial side of every menu change, from projections and costings to post-launch reporting.


• Cost new dishes with the Development Chef from the very first idea, so commercial thinking shapes development.


• Run regular pricing reviews against our competitor set and market trends.


• Manage supplier relationships across food, beverage and non-food spend, negotiating competitive terms and challenging price increases.


• Build KPI-led supplier agreements and bring on new suppliers who share our values, B Corp commitments and Code of Ethics.


• Own our recipe, stock and purchasing systems (currently Fourth), keeping allergen, calorie and costing data accurate.


• Work with Operations to improve stock-taking and wastage recording across sites.


• Partner with Finance on reporting, including the gap between actual and theoretical margin.


• Work with Sales & Events to ensure bespoke event menus meet our margin targets.


• Work with Marketing to unlock supplier-funded support for campaigns and promotions.

About you

• Experience in procurement, F&B commercial or buying within multi-site hospitality or a similar environment.


• A track record of improving GP% and delivering savings through negotiation and menu management.


• Hands-on experience with F&B systems, and Fourth experience is a real plus.


• Strong on menu costing, recipe management, stock control and allergen compliance.


• Numerate, organised and confident challenging suppliers.


• Interested in sustainable and ethical sourcing, with B Corp awareness an advantage.


• CIPS or similar qualification ideal, but not essential.

What we offer

• GBP50,000 to GBP57,000 depending on experience, plus a performance-related bonus.


• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays.


• Opportunity to shape the commercial future of a growing hospitality business.


• Dining perks and coffee discounts at Caravan Coffee Roasters.


• Financial wellbeing, mental health support and professional mentoring.


• Leadership development and real room to grow with us.

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.