Office Manger – High Wycombe, England

Holroyd Howe; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering service provider in High Wycombe seeks an Office Manager to provide support to the catering team. The ideal candidate will have strong Excel skills and previous experience in the hospitality industry. Key responsibilities include managing stock control and supporting daily operations at Wycombe Abbey, an independent girls' school. The role offers a full-time contract at a salary of £28K.

Benefits

Enrolment into the enhanced pension scheme

Up to 28 days annual leave

Employee assistance programme

Meals provided on shift

Bespoke training and development opportunities

Wellbeing hub

HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels

Qualifications

• Experience managing catering operations within educational settings.
• Ability to balance multiple tasks efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Support catering staff in daily operations.
• Manage stock control, ordering, and delivery.
• Perform debt analysis and reporting.

Skills

Strong Excel skills

Previous experience in hospitality industry

Ability to work independently

Job description

Office Manger – High Wycombe, England

Benefits

• Enrolment into the Holroyd Howe enhanced pension scheme
• Up to 28 days annual leave
• Access to everyday discounts and communication portal
• Employee assistance programme
• Meals provided on shift
• 3 volunteering days
• 3 days grandparent leave
• 24 week’s enhanced maternity leave
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Pension and life insurance
• Discounts available on our HAPI app; high street shops, holidays & cinema
• Wellbeing hub
• Career development opportunities
• HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Office Manager. In this role, you’ll be based at Wycombe Abbey, providing vital support to our dedicated catering staff.

If you have a passion for organising, a zest for multitasking, and a taste for excellence and if you’re hungry for a job that’s anything but ordinary, come and join us.

Located within Wycombe Abbey, an independent Girls School.

Job Description

Must Haves

• Strong Excel skills
• Previous experience in hospitality industry
• Ability to work independently

Reports to

• Location General Manager

Daily Tasks

• Daily digital marketing
• Management of requestions and delivery
• Entry of purchase invoices into day-books software including approval of digital invoices
• Stock control, ordering, checking

Weekly Tasks

• Close weekly books
• Debt analysis and report
• Future business analysis and sense check
• Weekly paperwork submission to central office
• Developing sales and marketing plans

40 Hours contract – Salary £28K

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

• Accounting experience
• Marketing experience

Additional Information

Holroyd Howe is one of the UK’s leading contract caterers, providing fresh innovative food services solely to independent schools and colleges. We are a team of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children of all ages in order to meet the bespoke requirements of each school.

To provide our teams with the right skills to succeed in their jobs, we invest in their training and development. Our exceptional teams of seasoned specialists customise our catering services to fit children of all ages and satisfy the unique needs of our clients.

We pride ourselves on:

Sustainability

Sustainability is at the heart of our thinking; always mindful of the ethics of our sourcing and how we prepare our meals.

Nutrition

We take nutrition seriously and understand the impact a healthy diet has on the fundamental years of development. Meals are always freshly prepared from scratch and packed with nutritious ingredients.

Food Innovation

We offer a wide portfolio of training opportunities and experiences, which attracts chefs who are passionate about culinary excellence and menu innovation to our team.

From tasting tables, theme days and food theatre, to chef demonstrations and supplier showcases, we create engaging and fun dining experiences for our students. We work together to make mealtimes exploratory, quirky, and fun for our pupils, helping them build strong and healthy relationships with food.

Holroyd Howe is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. All roles within Holroyd Howe are regarded as regulated activity, it is an offence to apply for a role in regulated activity if you are barred from working with children, therefore we will require an Enhanced DBS which includes a Barred List check for all successful applicants. We will also require shortlisted applicants to provide appropriate information regarding any criminal offences and shortlisted applicants will be subject to an online search of publicly available information on suitability to work with children.

This appointment is offered on the return of satisfactory professional references.