F&B & Procurement Lead — Grow GP% Across Multi-Site

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

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Dining perks

Coffee discounts

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Caravan Restaurants is recruiting a F&B and Procurement Manager to own the commercial performance of our food and beverage offer across our growing portfolio. You will protect and grow margins as we open new sites and work closely with our Executive Chef, Development Chef, Group Bar Manager, Finance and Operations.

You will lead costings, supplier negotiations and system processes, ensuring accurate allergen and nutrition data while driving efficiency and value across the business.

Qualifications

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

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

F&B commercial

Multi-site hospitality

Education

CIPS or equivalent qualification

Tools

Fourth

Job description

Caravan Restaurants is recruiting a F&B and Procurement Manager to own the commercial performance of our food and beverage offer across our growing portfolio. You will protect and grow margins as we open new sites and work closely with our Executive Chef, Development Chef, Group Bar Manager, Finance and Operations.

You will lead costings, supplier negotiations and system processes, ensuring accurate allergen and nutrition data while driving efficiency and value across the business.