General Manager Monday - Friday

Compass Group UK & Ireland; London; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering company is seeking a General Manager in London to innovate food offerings and manage a team. Ideal for a passionate leader with experience in catering and strong client relationship skills. This role offers competitive salary and various benefits including personal development and holiday allowances.

Benefits

Personal Development and Training opportunities

Life assurance scheme

Pension scheme

Holiday allowance

Private medical eligibility

Wellbeing strategy

Volunteering days

Recognition schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in leading a team of up to 15 members.
• Background in high street or B&I catering preferred.
• A passionate and creative approach to food service.

Responsibilities

• Hold feedback sessions with customers and clients.
• Develop and innovate the food offerings.
• Lead, develop and manage the staff.
• Maintain client relationships to meet financial targets.

Skills

Leadership

Team building

Client relationship management

Food service innovation

Job description

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Job Introduction

Great food in the workplace isn't simply about fuel. It's about increasing productivity and improving performance; it's about happy motivated people and inspiring environments. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do - we live to bring food and people together.

We are brave, bold and curious adventurers in food and drink. Never shy of being different, always challenging the conventional.

Our passionate team of chefs, baristas, servers, nutritionists and much more, love nothing more than creating memorable moments that enrich the everyday. Come and join our award winning teams - we are currently recruiting for a General Manager to work with us in London.

Location: EC1A 9HP

Working Pattern: 40 hours per week - Monday - Friday Predominantly working between 7am to 5pm however there may be some occasions with a 9pm latest finish required

Salary: £40,000 per annum

Key Responsibilities:

• Holding regular feedback sessions with customers and clients to ensure we are exceeding their food service expectations
• Full of innovation and creativity to develop the food offering
• Lead, develop and manage the team staff members, ensuring you and staff members are up to date with COSHH and Food hygiene training and any other relevant trainings
• Develop and sustain strong working relationships with the relevant clients at the individual business
• Ensure the site achieves the financial targets agreed with the client in line with the budget

Our Ideal Candidate:

* We are looking for a foodie led leader who is keen to develop and inspire a team of up to 15

* A leader who likes to lead from the front and build great client relationships

* Ideally candidates with experience from the high street or within B&I catering

What's in it for you?

Working with Gather and Gather has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so we've developed a range of benefits to keep you happy.

• Personal Development and Training opportunities
• Life assurance scheme
• Pension scheme
• Holiday allowance
• Private medical eligibility
• Eye care
• A great wellbeing strategy - including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance
• Family friendly support

• Regular social events and communication with our leaders
• A holiday purchase scheme
• Volunteering days
• Professional subscriptions
• Recognition schemes and people awards
• Long service awards
• Access to some great high street discount vouchers

About Us

As part of Compass you'll help to feed people, fuel progress and forge connections in around 6,000 venues. Join us to grow your career with the industry leader, and get competitive pay, great perks and unrivalled opportunities for learning and development, at one of the UK's biggest businesses.

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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!