Group Chef Manager

Compass Group PLC; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading foodservice company in Birmingham is seeking a Group Chef Manager to oversee multiple sites and manage financial performance. The ideal candidate will have strong chef skills, people management capabilities, and a proven track record in operational success. This role offers unique perks including great training opportunities, life assurance, and a wellbeing strategy, making it an attractive option for aspiring leaders in the culinary field.

Benefits

Great operational training and development

Life assurance scheme

Personal Development and Training opportunities

Wellbeing strategy

Holiday purchase scheme

High street discount vouchers

Qualifications

• Good knowledge and experience of working with food.
• Proven experience in managing successful teams remotely.
• Track record of growing sales and retaining business.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and control financial performance, maintaining budgeted costs.
• Management of multiple sites within your area.
• Establish and maintain relationships with Company and Client.

Skills

Good Chef skills

People Management

Results Orientation

Communication to senior stakeholders

Multi-site operational experience

Job description

As a Group Chef Manager, you will use your skills to maintain a high standard of quality work. In return, you will have the chance to progress your career with a company that invests in its people, celebrates individuality, and rewards and recognises employees who go beyond the plate.

Responsibilities

• You will monitor, control financial performance and maintain costs within the budgeted targets, making sure all ordering and stock are within budget.
• Management of multiple sites within your area.
• Establish and maintain relationships with individuals at all levels within the Company and the Client organisations.
• To ensure that the Company and Client standards are met as well as financial targets, administration, compliance and reporting procedures are carried out.
• Monitor and support your team, recognise training needs and potential as appropriate.
• Hold team meetings on a regular basis to communicate targets and achievements.
• As an Group Chef Manager you will be working closely with your Operations Manager to prepare budgets; achieve and maintain the food cost in accordance with the budget.
• Develop and evolve all client’s services at locations, ensuring regular adjustments and improvements are both recommended and implemented.

Qualifications

• Good Chef skills Essential
• Good knowledge and experience of working with food
• People Management
• Results Orientation
• Proven experience in managing successful teams remotely
• Multi-site operational experience in a similar role
• Experience of leading and managing teams to deliver results
• Track record of growing sales and retaining business
• Foodservice or similar background
• Previous budget management and/or profit & loss responsibility
• Ability to communicate effectively to senior stakeholders
• Chef background

Benefits

Working with us has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so we’ve developed a range of benefits and development opportunities:

• Great operational training and development
• Life assurance scheme
• Personal Development and Training opportunities - We are passionate about our growing team
• A great wellbeing strategy - including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Regular social events and communication with our leaders
• A holiday purchase scheme
• Access to some great high street discount vouchers