Senior Food & Beverage Manager

Summary Have you got what it takes to make our Food & Beverage (F&B) operation at Studland brilliant? 
There are big plans afoot, and we need an ambitious F&B leader who’ll grab the bull by the horns, using their experience and personality to take it to the next level. You'll need to be brave and bold; leading your team to deliver a centrally designed core menu with additional seasonal and local dishes. 
To bring Studland F&B to life, you’ll need to inspire, coach, and motivate your team, delivering exceptional customer service, whilst ensuring the operation is compliant with all relevant legislation by following our Food Safety Management System. You'll be overseeing multiple outlets and additional seasonal pop ups. As a senior F&B manager you’ll also support neighbouring property F&B teams. 
Outside of F&B you’ll be part of the property leadership team working closely with them on programming and events. You’ll need to use your previous experience to lead for change in a fast-paced environment where there can be conflicting priorities but all with the same charitable cause. You’ll be the kind of leader who’s looking to develop yourself and your team. No two days are the same!
If this sounds like the role for you, we’d love to speak to you.
Benefits: We want to help you look after the things that matter to you, such as saving for your future, getting a discount on your weekly shop, or encouraging you to find a work-life balance. Please read our package, below, to see what benefits we offer you.   Hours: On average, 37.5hrs per week   Salary: £37,000 pa   Duration: Permanent   Interview date: W/C 11th & W/C 18th March 2024   Potential start date: ASAP What it's like to work here

Studland is a stunning destination like no other and these opportunities don’t come often. Many businesses just talk about a great life balance but we at the National Trust genuinely deliver on our promise. We don’t do split shifts or late evening openings, so our staff can rest assured that they will be back home to enjoy dinner with their loved ones.

This role is based at Studland, Knoll beach & Shell bay.

To find out more about what it’s like to work in a food and beverage team for the National Trust,  click here to watch our video.

What you'll be doing

As Senior Food and Beverage Manager, you’ll provide leadership and support to the team at a very large and complex National Trust place, or group of smaller places, and its food and drink outlets. This will involve handling things behind the scenes: from administration to developing people, and everything in between.

It’s a busy, lively business and, as well as line-managing staff, you’ll be leading all aspects of the day-to-day running of our food and drink operations, leaving the team to get on with doing what they do best. 

You’ll help to build a great place to work for your team. You’ll recruit and train versatile and hard-working people, and encourage high achievement by setting objectives and reviewing their performance. You might also be needed to support the wider property team from time to time.

You’ll set and achieve financial targets, take ownership of budgets, manage wages and control costs to improve profitability. You’’ll also ensure stock and waste are monitored and you’ll actively look for ways to increase income.

We’ll give you an induction that fits the job, and training in allergens and food safety, plus any mentoring needed to help you in your role. You can sign up for further professional training and development if you wish. 

Please also read the full role profile, attached to this advert.

Who we're looking for

We’d love to hear from you if you’re:

•Experienced as a leader, with skills that include developing people, setting personal objectives and giving feedback.

•Familiar with budgets, increasing income and controlling costs (including managing stock and waste).

•Confident about identifying new opportunities and make strategic decisions for the future of your department.

•Aware of health and safety compliance.

The package

The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary

• Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)

• Tax-free childcare scheme

• Rental deposit loan scheme

• Season ticket loan

• Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts

• Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.

• Flexible working whenever possible

• Employee assistance programme

• Free parking at most Trust places

• Independent financial advice

Click here to find out more about the benefits we offer to support you.