General Manager

JR United Kingdom; Farthing Street; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in workplace catering seeks a General Manager for its Motorsport site. The role involves overseeing daily operations, managing a team, and ensuring high standards of food quality and client satisfaction while achieving financial targets. Ideal candidates will have substantial experience in Contract Catering and excellent relationship management skills.

Benefits

Onsite free car parking

Contributory pension scheme

Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes

Digital GP access for you and your family

Exclusive travel discounts

Discounts on major supermarkets

Cinema tickets discounts

Cash rewards for spending

Free wellness classes

Qualifications

• Previous experience within Contract Catering is essential.
• Excellent client relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate daily operations for catering and hospitality services.
• Supervise and lead a core team, facilitating effective teamwork.
• Develop strong client relationships and conduct business review meetings.

Skills

Client relationship management

Organised

Attention to detail

Innovative

Creative

Job description

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At Gather & Gather, we are known as one of the UK & Irelands most distinctive workplace catering experts, we are passionate about great food and great coffee and putting our employees and customers at the heart of everything that we do. We are currently recruiting for a General Manager at our Motorsport site.

Location: TN163BN

Shift Pattern: 40 hours per week, predominantly Monday-Friday between 07:00-17:00 with occasional weekends and overnight when required.

Salary: £46,800 per annum + (Overnight 1.5 premium)

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and coordinate the daily operations for Business & Industry (B&I) catering, bespoke race day catering, and hospitality services, ensuring high standards of food quality, timely service, and client satisfaction across all areas
• Supervise a core team of 6 permanent employees in the Murrays B&I team and a dynamic race day catering team of 10-12 staff, providing leadership, training, and motivation to ensure effective teamwork and the smooth execution of all catering events
• Develop and sustain strong working relationships with the relevant clients at the individual business
• Be the first point of reference for all client comments and concerns and take any necessary action.
• Conduct appropriate business review meetings with relevant clients to ensure that all targets, objectives and service level agreements are being met
• Ensure the site achieves the financial targets agreed with the client in line with the budget
• Prepare, produce and present a monthly financial report for the Operations Managers/Directors detailing financial performance, activity and plans for the relevant site and outlining any necessary action that has been taken
• To keep up to date with all COSHH and HACCP procedures and methods

Our Ideal Candidate:

• Previous experience within Contract Catering is essential
• Excellent client relationship management
• Organised with great attention to detail
• Innovative and creative, experienced within the 3 service styles we offer - race catering, hospitality and retail

We ensure you're rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• Onsite free car parking
• Contributory pension scheme
• Grow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes
• Quick access for you and your immediate family to a Digital GP, and wider healthcare benefits
• Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com and many more
• Save money on your food shop with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and many more
• Up to 44% off cinema tickets to enjoy your favourite blockbuster
• Receive cash rewards every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands
• Un-wind with us with free wellness, mindfulness and exercise classes
• You can share all discounts and offers with your friends and families

Job Reference: com/2603/42690001/52728480/SU #Gather and Gather

Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!