Group Catering General Manager

Role: Group Catering Manager

Location: London - nationwide contract

Salary: £65k plus bonus

Benefits:

• 28 Days holiday inclusive of bank holidays.
• Birthday additional holiday.
• 3 days volunteering days.
• 3 days grandparent leave.
• 24 weeks of enhanced maternity leave.
• Secondary career leave.
• Wedding/commitment day leave.
• Free meals on shift.
• Bespoke development training.
• Pension and life insurance.
• Discounts available from the HAPI app, from high street shops to holidays & cinemas.
• Wellbeing hub.
• Access to employee assistance programme.
• Cycle to work scheme.

Every interaction is an opportunity to create a lasting impression, and we’re looking for a dedicated Group Catering Manager who strives to exceed expectations at every turn.

Welcome to the heart of hospitality excellence! At BaxterStorey we take immense pride in delivering exceptional guest experiences and creating unforgettable moments. As a renowned pioneer in the hospitality industry, we are excited to welcome individuals who share our passion for providing genuine hospitality and impeccable service.

As a member of the BaxterStorey family, you will have access to a supportive and inclusive work environment that encourages growth and celebrates diversity. Investing in your development and provide ongoing training to ensure that you have the skills and knowledge to thrive in your role whilst being dedicated to ensuring your work-life balance thus enabling you to pursue your passion for hospitality while also taking care of yourself.

We’re looking for an experienced General Manager for a high volume hospitality and staff dining location, that knows how to achieve results and is comfortable working in a fast paced environment. The role will be based in our flagship location, close to Liverpool Street Station, where you’ll be overseeing the catering operations for a bustling office housing close to 8,000 employees.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience in a similar B&I business and be looking for continued development and growth in their career as this position come with the opportunity to see you fast tracked to an Account Manager role. You’ll need to be able to demonstrate an ability to manage a large team while also handling multiple projects simultaneously and have a solutions focused, forward thinking mind set.

Due to the nature of the business, you will need to work some evenings, and the role will require you to be onsite Monday to Friday. Working at the UK head office of one of the world’s most recognizable brands alongside our own award winning team, this is absolutely the role for someone looking to build a career in this industry, make a name for themselves and help redefine what great workplace dining can look like.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Lead, Inspire, collaborate and support your direct reports to deliver consistently exceptional standards.
• Build positive, credible and collaborative relationships & communication methods with clients and other key stakeholders in the business.
• Continually look to develop your team through mentoring, training, recognition, and empowerment.
• Create a culture of excellence with your team, continually striving to push the boundaries of brilliance through natural caring service, obsessive food standards and innovation.   
• Achieve business critical KPI's including Health and Safety, Sustainability, Financial and Governance

• Previous experience commensurate with role
• Have a contagious passion for food and customer service.
• You draw satisfaction from managing, training, and supporting a team.
• Financially astute, you are very analytical and know how to create and maintain budgets and drive commercial performance. 
• Excellent delegation and influencing skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple projects in a fast-paced, multi-faceted, creative environment and able to work well under pressure.
• Meticulous organisational abilities; high attention to detail
• Concise and effective verbal and written communication
• Ability to adapt to challenges and opportunities with a solution-oriented perspective.
• Excellent strategic thinking and critical reasoning skills.

For almost 20 years, for every client, in every location (whether that’s an office, stadium, cathedral or university), we have created beautiful spaces, exciting menus and friendly teams, so that each and every customer can have the hospitality experience they deserve.

We need the brightest and the best to join us to make this all possible. We will support you to create your hospitality legacy and build a career that you are proud of.

Our drive and belief in our people, means that we always strive to supercharge our team’s careers. ‘Better’ is a daily habit that sits deep within our DNA, meaning learning will be front and centre of your experience working with us.

Join us, and be part of the food revolution!

BaxterStorey Values:

ALWAYS VISIONARY

We strive for better, we never settle, never compromise, never follow. We lead the way, blazing our own trail.

WHOLEHEARTEDLY POSITIVE

We are up-beat, motivating and inspiring. Our love for what we do radiates through our food, and is amplified by our people.

CREATIVELY COLLABORATIVE

We embrace our differences to push creativity and we work together to be better.

FOREVER CONSCIOUS

We work together as a team to lead by example, protecting the planet and supporting local communities.

Interested? Even if you don’t meet all requirements, we like to hear from you. If you are motivated and hungry to learn, we can work together to develop your potential.

BaxterStorey is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion among our workforce.

The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

And to support our commitment to this we have set ourselves an ED&I (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) ambition to ‘set the standard and to be recognised for having the most inclusive culture in hospitality’.