CC004

GENERAL MANAGER

£50,000

My client is one of the UK’s leading independent innovative contractors who are looking for someone really special to run this city law firms catering operation. You will be responsible for not only all of the commercially run food offers on site as well as 5 star client dining but also all of the front of house services including reception. You need to be able to communicate well with Lawyers and ideally have previous experience of working in such an environment. They are not stuffy at all but quite laid back and there is definitely a sense of fun amongst the happy team so this would suit you if you were down to earth and loved food! 

CITY LONDON

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CC005

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

£65,000

Job Description
This is a great opportunity for someone to join this growing independent contract caterer as one of their London Operators. The role will be a mix of sales and operations but you will have financial responsibility for a number of high profile London contacts.
You must be a foodie and a business manager with a hands on management style. You need to be used to presenting to senior clients and know the city well. 

LONDON

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CC006

SALES DIRECTOR

£60,000

Job Description
I am looking for a Sales Director for this young Contract Catering Company who believe very much in food, service and clients. You will need to be pro-active in growing the business and selling the product. You need to be able to manage the tender process, do presentations and work within a small senior team in an open plan office.
It is a family feel company, friendly but very focused. The contracts are all within the B&I market so experience in this sector within London is essential.
If you are interested in hearing more then please send me your CV
LONDON 

  LONDON

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CC007

BANQUETING SOUS CHEF

£25,000

NOTE: Bannqueting Sous Chef - Volume experience essential!
The location is at a well established conference centre that has some very large dinners, canapé parties and buffet parties to cater for. The company is food driven and known for its quality.
You must be a strong people manager as you will have a solid team of 5 full timers and casual staff, you need to be VERY organized and able to prioritize as you will have many jobs on at the same time, so there is a need to keep a cool head and be able to multi task.
It is important that you have experience with large functions as you will need to be able to deal with functions of 2000 guests and all of the food is fresh, nothing is bought it.
Please send me your CV 

LONDON

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CC008

CREATIVE EVENTS MANAGER

£28,000 PLUS £3,000 BONUS

Job Description
The venue operates a wide variety of exciting events held within its many areas. The site is a well known commercial tourist attraction and offers a mixture of cooperate and leisure events, you will be working for a catering company but the site is run as a separate entity and you will be able to thrive under your own ideas, innovations and drive.
You will need to be from a quality driven background and have operational experience in preferably a small event catering company that is rated highly (or a 5* hotel background in C&B), as you will be involved in developing and building the events that are currently offered to a much higher standard then at present, and you will be involved in developing the department. You must have financial knowledge.
You will be passionate, know about food and wine and be naturally organized, hands on person, you will be involved with interacting with very important clients and so should be able to wear many hats at the same time, as any experienced events manager should be able to do.
This role offers a great opportunity for experienced operational event managers – please send me your CV. 

LONDON

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CC009

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

£45,000

Job Title Business Development Manager

Job Type Contract Catering

Employer Type Contract

Location London

Job Description
This lovely contract catering company that is looking for a good strong sales person to deal with potential clients and to act as a business development seller for the catering company.
You must have a background in the industry and a passion for food as the contract caterer has a large focus on serving only fresh food and providing a genuine service. Your previous experience in the sales of contract catering is a must.
You must be positive and driven and able to communicate at all levels.
You will be given the chance to invest in the company and be part of its success as it grows.

LONDON

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CC010

RETAIL CATERING MANAGER

£20,000-£22,000

Job Description
A banking client is looking for someone to manage a Café/ sandwich bar that offers fast service every day. You will need to be able to deal with fast variety and will be able to deal in a professional manner at all times.
The site is brand new and you will need to be able to control not only the fast slick desired service but also the small staff team that you have on site. Ideally you will come from a fast sandwich /café style branded background and have proven your abilities and ready to step up to a cooperate challenge.
The role could lead to some hospitality in the future, all of the food is fresh and the caterer that you will be working for is growing with style.

LONDON

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CC011

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR OF LARGE ARENA BANQUETING

£50,000

Job Description
This is an exciting and new venue that is looking for an experienced director for banqueting to manage and inspire this new and exciting operation.
You must have had venue management in the past with volume venues, that offer a high service standard, you must be able to drive and sustain high levels of communicate and standards within your team of staff and be able to motivate and develop them to achieve the best.
Communication is vital and you must have lots of energy and a passion for your role, as it is an opening you will expect to be working many hours and able to adapt.

LONDON

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CC012

ARENA GENERAL MANAGER

£55,000

This large new and exciting venue is looking for a general manager to oversee the clubs, suites and the concession stands. It is a great venue with lots of volume expected and requiring a manager that can handle variety as well as volume.
You must have knowledge of how to run a whole operation and be able to manage a large and multi faceted operation. Your people skills are vital to ensure that your team are motivated and also able to develop and progress within the company.
You will be involved in making sure that the high regulated standards of the operation are adhered to on all levels and that you are able to manage successfully all financial control systems. The training and development of the teams will be under your control and so excellent communication skills are required. The position will require a mixture of different shifts and for opening months you will be expected to work long but rewarding hours.
Please send me your CV, if you come from a venue background. 

LONDON

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CC013

EXECUTIVE CHEF

£45,000-£50,000

Job Description
This is a new and exciting venue that is located in the East of London, that needs an experienced executive chef who is has worked in a large sized venue operation and who is experienced in developing the menu’s on offer as well as the teams below them.
You will need to be able to multi task as there are many outlets within the venue and your flexibility will mean that you will need to ensure that the core standards and guidelines are being set to the high standard and then also adhered to.
You must be passionate to the core about your food, developing yourself and also the team and driving standards, we are looking for someone that has managed in a similar big venue, as your ability to handle peaks and troughs in the business is vital as are your skills to manage people and to develop the team internally.
You will need to be able to use BOSS and all financial control systems, and to achieve targets for food costs, labour etc.
Please send me your CV, only if you have venue experience at this level. 

LONDON

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CC014

SOUS CHEF

£25,000-£33,000

This is a new and exciting venue that is located in the London, that needs a Sous chef who is experienced and knows now to manage a team of passionate chefs.
You will need to be able to multi task as there are many outlets within the venue and your flexibility will mean that you will need to ensure that the core standards and guidelines are being adhered to.
You must be passionate to the core about your food, developing yourself and also the team and driving standards, we are looking for someone that has managed in a similar big venue, as your ability to handle peaks and troughs in the business is vital.
You will need to be able to deal with all human recourses issues as well as controlling the team rota, the shifts for yourself will be varied and as this is an opening it will also mean that at the start you will be working long but rewarding hours. This is a great opportunity.
Please send me your CV, only if you have venue experience. 

LONDON

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 CC015

OPERATIONS MEETINGS AND EVENTS MANAGER/ SPORTS VENUE

£42,000-£46,000 

This is a world renowned sporting venue which plays host to some of the most high profile sporting calendar days in the world! The operation is a £10 million catering business of which meeting and events makes up £3.5 mill. We are looking for a 4/5 star Conference and Banqueting Operator to take the business to £5million. You need to be a serious operator to work along side another proven operator, and you will report directly into the General Manager. We are looking for a really hands on polished operator who can drive the standards and service to becoming 5 star.
You most likely will currently be within conference and banqueting within a 4/5 star hotel looking for your next move up into F&B.
You will need to put systems in place and help train your core team of 4 into developing better administration, planning skills as well as continually driving to improve standards. You will not have sales and marketing reporting into you, this is purely an operations development management leadership role.

LONDON

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CC016

REGIONAL DIRECTOR

£55,000-£65,000 PLUS BONUS

 My client is looking to recruit a regional Director to look after 12 well known visitor attractions in the UK, annual turnover of roughly £16 million. You will have all 12 General Managers reporting into you, and in turn you will report into the MD. The key for this role is your client relationships as with any role in this business, but particularly key for the success of this role. Thus you need to demonstrate strong evidence of client relationship management. You need to have demonstrated that you have the experience in understanding and operating retail and events businesses and ideally you will have visitor attraction experience. You need to be highly organized, innovative and want to add value to your clients businesses. You need to be someone who can act independently and have a real commercial helicopter view of managing. Ideally you will be a foodie but most of all a retailer who has strong influencing skills and who has worked within the contract/client relationships world, be it for a contract caterer or having managed third parties like franchises.

Circa £60,000 plus car plus bonus and usual bens.

THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND

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CC017

CAFÉ OPERATIONS MANAGER

£35000 PLUS

 I am looking for a Cafe Manager for this brand new opening. This is a Contract Catering Company and you will be in charge of £2million turnover. This is going to be a high energy, super efficient high volume venue.

You will be required to be hands on and dynamic, you need to be a strong man manager, commercially aware and very driven.

There are 2 cafes to look after and innovation is key. If you come from a high street retail back ground that would be ideal. You must be personable and well presented, be good financially and with people.  

LONDON

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 Our client is the 5 star quality London arm of one of the world’s largest caterers. They are looking for an enthusiastic, energetic, quality 5 star operations manager to join the senior operations team. You will take control of running “the” top restaurant operation in the city working closely with the celebrity chef whose name is the restaurant, as well as 3 other high profile banking sites. Your portfolio of business will expand to 12 sites within 6 to 12 months of joining the company. You need to be commercially extremely strong and financially strong. You need to know the art of diplomacy and be a good negotiator.
We are open to background but you do need to be able to hit the ground running so ideally will have both 5 star experience as well as quality top end restaurants experience. 

CITY LONDON

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 CC019

 PUBLIC CATERING MANAGER./ VISITOR ATTRACTION

 £35,000

I am looking for a strong retail catering manager to look after this stunning day visitor attraction in the south east. On site there is a 200 seater table service restaurant that on average takes 500 covers as well as numerous refurbished kiosks, ice-cream parlours, BBQ spots across this stunning estate for you to manage. You need to be a strong manager and have confidence in yourself and your ability. Be passionate and enjoy what you do, communicate that with the team and use that to inspire and motivate them. You will have a core team of a deputy and two assistant managers plus up to 30 casual staff according to the season. The current annual turnover is circa £1.2 mullion and you will report directly into the General Manager.

Ideally you will have a good understanding of restaurant operation table assisted service and be used to dealing with the large volume of up to 500 covers a day. We need someone who can put business plans together for the day visitor offer and really focus on training and supporting your staff. This is a great opportunity to get your teeth into and with pride and passion you can take it to the next level.

SOUTH EAST

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CC020

RECRUITMENT MANAGER

£30,000 PLUS PACKAGE

Recruitment Manager is required for this High Profile Sporting Venue
This company has exacting standards with a very strong focus on people management and they have a vision that you are only as good as people you employ. Hence why this is just a key role… Essentially you need to explore new and diverse ways of recruiting and retaining a loyal database of staff, both management and chefs in order to grow a high performing, reliable and professional team of people that meets the needs of the business

Reporting into the Catering Director on site you need to be flexible and happy to help out at other high profile sporting venues at busy times through the seasons. With over 90 differenced restaurants at this one venue alone you must not be fazed but the shear volume of recruitment during the busy months of the year starting in June. You need to heave at least 2 years similar experience gained in a dynamic environment, excellent interpersonal skills excellent administrative and organizational skills. You must have the ability to delegate effectively with strong people management skills. Your strengths must lie in diplomacy, discretion and impartiality of judgment and you need to be computer literate. In addition you will be creative in thinking and approach whilst possessing the drive and determination to get things done. You need to want to work with others, network and build relationships, and to have a strong impact. You need to have the desire and ability to interact personally and sensitively with others on an individual basis, to foster and develop others by offering support and encouragement.
At all times you need to have a “CAN DO” attitude towards all work undertaken. This really is a superb role at a fabulous location!

LONDON

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CC021

GENERAL MANAGER

£50,000 PLUS

 Independent Contract Caterer
This wonderful opportunity for a General Manager has arisen to look after this flagship unit for this innovative and forward thinking contract catering company. You will be in charge of Staff Restaurant, Reception, 5 Fine Dining Rooms, the Partners Dining room, and 68 Conference rooms. You will manage a team of 60. You have 4 direct reports and this is a large modern unit. You need to be commercially aware . There are 150 partners and 1200 on site. It is a multi site role, there are 2 smaller buildings a short walk away.

If you are interested in knowing more, please send me your CV.

LONDON

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CC022

GENERAL MANAGER

£50,000 PLUS

Job Description
This wonderful opportunity for a General Manager has arisen to look after this flagship unit for this smart and forward thinking contract catering company. You will be in charge of Staff Restaurant, Reception, 5 Fine Dining Rooms, the Partners Dining room, and 68 Conference rooms. You will manage a team of 60. You have 4 direct reports and this is a large modern unit. You need to be commercially aware . There are 150 partners and 1200 on site. It is a multi site role, there are 2 smaller buildings a short walk away.

If you are interested in knowing more, please send me your CV.

LONDON

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CC023

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

£68,000£78,000

My client is the leading independent contract caterer in the UK and is looking for an entrepreneurial, business minded also commercially focused Operations Director. They will give you as much autonomy as you need to do you role, they are not looking to micro-manage. The business will be yours to run as you see fit, basically treat you as an adult! Yes food is very important to them as are their people, but as a business they are evolving and so is their culture. They are looking for people to join them who are strong on quality management, extremely financially driven as well as having your own innovation and ideas to inspire your team and your clients.

This really is a great role as well as being a key time to join this independent contract caterer! 

LONDON AND THE SOUTH

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