Project Manager

Gather + Gather; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering company is seeking an experienced Project Manager to coordinate projects and support business improvements. In this role, you will oversee new contract mobilisations, assist in budget forecasting, and work collaboratively across teams. The ideal candidate has a background in contract catering operations or projects, strong communication abilities, and is numerically proficient. The position includes national travel and offers various benefits aimed at professional development and wellbeing.

Benefits

Personal Development and Training opportunities

Life assurance scheme

Pension scheme

Holiday allowance

Access to Healthcare Support App

Family friendly support

Regular social events

Holiday purchase scheme

Volunteering days

Professional subscriptions

Recognition schemes

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Experience in operations or project management.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to manage financial reviews and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the mobilisation of new contracts ensuring smooth delivery.
• Assist with financial performance reviews for new contracts.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the region and group.

Skills

Contract catering experience

Articulate communication

High level of numeracy

IT skills

Innovative thinking

Commercial awareness

Job description

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 Project Manager to work with us.

Location

You can be based anywhere for this role as national travel will be required - this is field based with 3 days required out in the business although this varies

Salary

£55,000 per annum, plus mileage, rail travel

Working Pattern

Monday - Friday - 40 hours per week

The Job

As a key support to the Operations team and Head of Projects, you will monitor and report on key business process, commercial information and project activity. You will co-ordinate projects and support the management of change in the business units through providing timely reporting to the Gather & Collect business and our clients.

You will have an eye for detail commercial acumen and act to make a positive difference every day. As required, you will assist in the development of site teams on business process, customer service and commercial activity and monitor progress feeding back as required.

Key Responsibilities

Project Management

• Involved as directed in overseeing the mobilisation of new contracts, ensuring a smooth and professional delivery of such contract.
• Direct involvement with the sales and operational process and the handover of the contract between business development and operations.
• To direct the de-mobilisation of any contract from an operational perspective.
• To ensure a standardised Gather & Gather mobilisation plan is up to date, developed and used effectively across the business.
• Correct handling of TUPE transfers in line with best practice and advice from the People Team.
• To deliver allocated projects within the set timescales by creating detailed plans and outcomes and involving all relevant parties.

Finance

• To assist with financial performance reviews and support the budget / forecast process for new contracts.
• To protect the company from risk through monitoring of controls and relevant audits.
• Have working knowledge and understanding of business, ordering, people related and financial IT systems

Managing & Developing Team

• Works collaboratively with colleagues in senior and support teams across the region and group as required.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Has contract catering experience either within operations or projects
• Is an articulate communicator
• High level of numeracy, literacy and IT skills
• A passion for keeping up to date with what’s current in food & coffee
• Innovative and commercially aware

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
• Access to Healthcare Support App which includes Annual health check, Digital GP, Mental Health Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Medical Opinion
• 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

Vacherin officially formed part of CH&CO Catering Group Ltd in 2021.

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