Operations Manager - London

Pret A Manger (Europe) Ltd; Greater London; Presencial; GBP 38 000 - 52 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

A Gold Card

33-38 days annual leave

Private medical aid cover

4-5% pension contribution

Life assurance at 3x salary

Loyalty awards every 5 years

Resumo da oferta

Pret A Manger (Europe) Ltd is hiring an Operations Manager to lead multi-site teams in London and surrounding areas. You will be accountable for delivering exceptional customer service, ensuring quality and safety, and driving sales through effective forecasting and rostering.

The role reports to the Head of Operations and is a full-time position (42 hours per week) based in the London area. We value warmth, collaboration and a commitment to Pret's values.

Qualificações

• Experience leading teams in high-volume hospitality or retail.
• Strong people development and succession planning skills.
• Proven ability to forecast, plan rosters and manage budgets.

Responsabilidades

• Drive succession: recruit and onboard talent, build strong team structures, model Pret values, and promote wellbeing.
• Drive your business: coach managers to deliver excellent customer service, maintain quality and safety, and improve sales and profitability through forecasting and production planning.
• Drive and embed change: communicate changes effectively, gather feedback, and ensure teams understand new standards or initiatives.

Conhecimentos

People management

Coaching

P&L management

Forecasting

Descrição da oferta de emprego

75B, Verde, 10 Bressenden Pl Westminster London SW1E 5DH Hello, we’re Pret Proud makers of freshly made food, organic coffee and big ideas. Across 750+ shops and 20+ countries, our teams are shaping the future of Pret through innovation, inclusion, great customer service and a shared passion for doing the right thing.

We’re growing fast on our mission to be the hospitality employer of choice everywhere we operate - so it’s an exciting time to hop on board. Growing good things Pret is where passionate, hardworking, wonderful people (like you!) find what they need to shine.

Growth is at the heart of everything we do - from supporting our people to grow in confidence and skills to pursue their unique paths, to figuring out how to make our food and coffee even more delicious and accessible.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for passionate team players to bring joy to our customers every day. As an Operations Manager you’ll …

Drive Succession: support recruitment and successful onboarding within your area, build robust family trees in your area, drive team happiness by role modelling Pret’s values and behaviours, embrace the Thoughtful Leadership principles (be kind, be honest and be generous), ensure you have the right people in the right place and support your team’s wellbeing by promoting and nurturing a healthy work life balance.

Drive your business: coach and support managers to ensure their teams consistently deliver amazing customer service, ensure your teams consistently deliver delicious food and drink by putting the customer’s needs first and never compromising on quality or safety standards, drive sales and profit through forecasting, rota management, ordering and production, continuously analysing and reviewing your Area’s results proactively reacting to any challenges or obstacles and to have full P&L accountability.

Drive and embed change: you will be the ambassador for change, effectively communicating with your team, actively follow up with the team on any new standard or initiative to ensure successful implementation, listen and give constructive feedback and ensure your team is well informed of any business changes or initiatives.

The Operations Manager role report into the Head of Operations. The role is full time (42 hours per week).

About you

Be kind, honest and generous: bring genuine warmth and your authentic self to work every day. Bring your passion: share our passion for exceptional customer service. Spread joy every day: small acts of kindness are a big part of what makes the Pret experience special.

Life at Pret

In the office

Our offices are where teams come together to collaborate, connect and bring great ideas to life. Wherever you're based, you'll find:

• Individual ways to grow: fully funded professional qualifications, leadership development and informal and formal mentoring
• Diversity & belonging: Everyone’s welcome at Pret - you’ll be valued for who you are and supported to feel confident in yourself and your skills
• Pace & variety: Build a diverse skillset, meet some new people and learn (a LOT)
• Community & purpose: We work together to creative positive change through the Pret Foundation

Our values

• Be kind, honest and generous: bring genuine warmth and your authentic self to work every day
• Bring your passion: share our passion for food and exceptional customer service
• Spread joy every day: small acts of kindness are a big part of what makes the Pret experience special

The perks

• A Gold Card! That means when you’re in the office, your food and drinks are on us. And when you’re not, you get 5 free drinks a day and 50% off everything else
• 33-38 days of annual leave (increasing with service)
• Free private medical aid cover - with the option to add a loved one
• 4-5% pension contribution (increasing with service)
• Life assurance at 3x your annual salary
• Loyalty awards to celebrate every 5 years you’re with us
• And more - think: a flexible benefits platform, season ticket loans, a healthcare cash plan, mortgage services, financial wellbeing provisions, option to take a sabbatical after 3 years and opportunities to support our incredible charity, the Pret Foundation

Hello, we’re Pret Life in our Shops Life in our Support Centre (75B) Great customer experiences start with great teams. Explore the diverse career paths, skills and opportunities across our shops and Support Centre, and learn how our people bring the Pret experience to life every day.

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That’s for our people, our communities and the planet. We strive to make the kindest choice with the most positive impact wherever we can – and we’re looking for passionate people who can help us keep that spirit alive as we grow.