Overview
Please Note: This role is a 12-month Fixed Term Contract. As our Food and Beverage Manager, you will lead all aspects of our F&B operation, proactively developing strategies to enhance sales and standards to ensure that guests have the ultimate experience when visiting us. You will be an inspirational leader overseeing our Retail, Premium and C&E divisions, working closely with the Head of Food & Beverage to exceed targets and maximize all commercial opportunities throughout the year.
Responsibilities
* Drive delivery of a high-performing F&B operation: support the Head of Food & Beverage to deliver high-quality concourse, hospitality, premium and conference offers, enhancing customer experience and achieving revenue and profit targets. Take a hands‑on operational role at events and deputise as required.
* Lead, develop and deploy high-performing teams: recruit, train and manage salaried and casual staff, ensure efficient scheduling, payroll control and wage forecasting, and provide effective on-event leadership across service, food quality, health & safety, hospitality, subcontractors and conference delivery.
* Own commercial performance, stock control and reporting: assist in business planning by maximizing revenue streams, introducing innovations, reducing costs and minimizing waste. Manage budgets, EPOS/PDQs, income reconciliation, flash reporting, stock ordering, rotation and month-end reporting to ensure financial viability.
* Ensure operational readiness, compliance and stakeholder coordination: plan and deliver event F&B operations, ensure all areas are set up and maintained, equipment obligations are met, SOPs and payment controls are followed, and licensing, health & safety and risk assessments are fully compliant. Work closely with Operations, contractors and internal stakeholders.
* Maintain full food safety, hygiene and regulatory compliance: implement and monitor Food Safety Policy and HACCP systems, ensure compliance with food safety, hygiene and allergen legislation, lead staff training and records, oversee line cleaning, liaise with the Group Food Safety Manager and regulatory bodies, and ensure all controls are consistently applied.
Qualifications
* Proven leadership experience in a complex, high-volume food & beverage environment, with the ability to lead from the front, manage teams at live events and deputise confidently at a senior operational level.
* Strong commercial and financial acumen, with experience delivering revenue and profit targets, managing budgets, wage forecasting, EPOS systems, stock control, reporting and cost optimisation.
* Excellent operational and planning capability, able to prepare and deliver seamless F&B operations across concourse, hospitality, premium and conferencing settings while maintaining high service standards.
* Comprehensive knowledge of food safety, hygiene, licensing and health & safety compliance, including HACCP, allergen regulations, risk assessments and working with regulatory bodies and auditors.
* Outstanding stakeholder and people management skills, with experience building relationships across operations, contractors and suppliers, and a track record of recruiting, training and developing high-performing teams.
Benefits
25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, a life assurance policy, a 5% pension contribution, HealthShield medical coverage (including dental, physiotherapy and counselling expenses), an Employee Assistance Programme for mental well-being, and eye care vouchers with a glasses contribution.
Equal Opportunity
Legends Global is an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity, embrace inclusion and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We are committed to a fair and accessible recruitment process for everyone and welcome reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.
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