F&B and Procurement Manager

Caravan Restaurants and Coffee Roasters; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Dining perks and coffee discounts

25 days’ annual leave

Mentoring and leadership development

Job summary

Caravan Restaurants and Coffee Roasters in London is seeking a passionate F&B and Procurement Manager to own the commercial performance of food and beverage across sites. You will protect margins, negotiate with suppliers and guide menu development with a hands-on, cost-conscious approach.

This role collaborates with Executive and Development Chefs, Finance and Operations to ensure accurate costing, allergen data and data-driven performance reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement, F&B commercial or buying within multi-site hospitality or a similar environment.
• Track record of improving GP% and delivering savings through negotiation and menu management.
• Hands-on experience with F&B systems; 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; B Corp awareness is an advantage.
• CIPS or similar qualification ideal, but not essential.

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 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.

Skills

Procurement experience

F&B commercial

Multi-site hospitality

Supplier negotiation

Menu costing

Recipe management

Stock control

Allergen compliance

Numerate

Organised

Sustainable sourcing

B Corp awareness

Fourth experience

CIPS qualification

Tools

Fourth

Job description

London | Reporting to the Commercial Director | £50,000 to £57,000 depending on experience + bonus

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.

F&B and Procurement Manager

Company: Caravan Restaurants and Coffee Roasters

Hours: Full-time

Location: London, N7 9DP

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 10 Nov 2026

Closing date: 10 Dec 2026

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

• £50,000 to £57,000 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.

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