Food & Beverage & Retail Assistant Manager

VERA Security, Inc.; Betchworth; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Food & Beverage provider is seeking an Assistant Food & Beverage Manager in Betchworth, UK. This role offers daytime-only hours, allowing for a healthy work-life balance. The ideal candidate will bring proven leadership, strong customer service skills, and experience in catering management. You will oversee food preparation and service, manage inventory, and drive strategies that enhance the product offering. A commitment to health, safety, and hygiene standards is essential, alongside a relevant qualification.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to set personal objectives and provide feedback.
• Experience in building and maintaining effective relationships.
• Ability to influence and negotiate effectively with others.
• Willingness to embrace central initiatives in menu development.
• Proven track record in delivering exceptional customer service
• Experience in developing catering offers and meeting performance targets.
• Practical experience in food and drink production and service.
• Experience in budget management and controlling costs.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team and manage operations for food and beverage services.
• Oversee stock ordering and back of house process.
• Implement strategies to minimize overspent and improve offerings.

Skills

People management skills

Interpersonal skills

Written and verbal communication

Menu development

Exceptional customer service

Catering best practice

Budget management

Food Hygiene compliance

IT skills

Education

City and Guilds level 2/3 or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

Are you an ambitious, experienced F&B professional who’s looking to take the next step in your career which doesn’t impose on your social/family life? Would you like a role that offers daytime-only hours and excellent opportunities for growth and development? We’re looking for an Assistant Food & Beverage Manager to join us here at Box Hillwho’ll bring inspirational leadership to the team and demonstrate a strong passion for high quality food & beverage preparation, presentation and service.

What you'll be doing

In this role, you’ll utilise your excellent organisational skills, your keen eye for detail and work using your own initiative. You'll have a great way with people both in your team and in your customer base. Leading from the front you'll be unafraid to roll your sleeves up and help to serve and cook when needed, also tending to your back of house process-related duties such as; stock ordering and reviewing reports on current performance against budgets. As a charity, every penny we make gets reinvested into the conservation work we do at each of our properties so you’ll look for ways in which we can minimise our overspend and maximise opportunities for improving our Food & Beverage & Retail offering for our customers here at Box Hill.

Who we're looking for

• Have good people management skills, including setting personal objectives and providing feedback
• Have good people skills enabling effective relationships externally and internally to be built and maintained
• Have good written and verbal communication skills including influencing and negotiating
• Be willing to embrace central initiatives in menu development and procedures
• Have a proven track record of delivering exceptional customer service
• Have a track record of developing the catering offer and achieving performance targets
• Have practical experience of catering best practice including the production and service of good quality food and drink
• Hold City and Guilds level 2/3 or equivalent
• Have previous management of budgets, increasing income and controlling costs including stock and waste management
• Have knowledge of all Food Hygiene and Health & Safety compliance requirements
• Have good IT skills, with some previous experience with Food & Beverage management systems