Catering & Retail Manager

Your Aramark journey starts here. Uppingham School (Oakham, LE15 9QE) was founded in 1584 and is a leading British independent boarding and day school for over 800 boys and girls aged between 13 to 18, with approximately 600 staff. Situated within Rutland, this prestigious school is a stunning location for us to showcase the best of catering across all areas of boarding life.

We are looking for a Catering and Retail Manager responsible for developing and executing catering solutions to meet customer needs. Facilitate the delivery of prepared food to high standards alongside retail operations with challenging targets. This position includes the daily running of the students' retail offer and day pupils' meals over a 6-day week operation, with room to expand.

You will work closely with the Deputy Manager and Student Engagement Co-Ordinator, and together strive for excellence through delivery of a diverse and effective, high volume retail catering and retail operation. You will have a passion for detail, planning and marketing. Execution of both retail and catering operations with the necessary resourcing and controls in place to manage service quality targets.

What's in it for you: This is a full-time position, 40 hours per week, 5 days over 7 including occasional Saturdays. This is a term time only role, 40 weeks per year. We are offering an annual salary of up to £32,000 per annum depending on experience. Free meals and parking on shift. You will have access to our new Benefits App - which includes hundreds of discounts, including savings on your weekly supermarket shop and weekend treats. We also offer a company package including life assurance, pension contributions, term time only, and many more perks. You will also be joining a talented team, with fabulous career prospects that could lead to all sorts of opportunities - we LOVE to promote from within. We are passionate about developing our people from within; great training and development is available. We also offer apprenticeship schemes, so that your learning journey can continue.

What you'll be doing: Provide exceptional retail and catering operations. Encourage and establish a culture of innovation. Lead and support the Health & Safety culture across the site ensuring compliance. Ensure compliance with Aramark food, environmental safety policies in the culinary and kitchen operation. Champion sustainability throughout the retail operation. Manage business needs, performance expectations and standards. Gain an understanding of delivery of financial targets and key performance indicators within areas of responsibility and control costs. Working closely with supply chain, ensure stock control and stock holding is adhered to. Management and training of the team, developing operational standards and uphold the same within own behaviours. Lead catering team to ensure quality in final presentation of food. Monitor team performance and provide regular feedback. Plan and execute team meetings and daily briefings. Establish excellent relationships with clients, staff and pupils alike. Continually look for ways to optimise sales. Collate retail data both financially and stock related, enabling the senior management team to plan effectively for upcoming termly events. Demonstrate full partnership alignment with the client vision and Aramark values being paramount. Be open to observe, capture and act on client and customer feedback. Review wastage and continually look at opportunities to control, educate and reduce.

You'll be set up for success if you have: An approved catering qualification at diploma/degree level and/or 2-5 years industry experience, 2 of which were at management or department head level with a strong background in volume hospitality and retail and/or multi-use sites. Demonstrates excellent people management skills. A good understanding of Food Hygiene including HACCP. The ability to manage in a diverse and pressurised environment with a focus on client and customer feedback. Commercially focused with a proven ability to achieve stretching targets. Actively seeks change, a self-motivator and is ready to challenge in the interest of continuous improvement.

About Aramark: At Aramark UK, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is valued and empowered to thrive. As a proud Disability Confident employer, we actively encourage applications from individuals of all abilities and are dedicated to supporting employees with disabilities throughout their career journey. We ensure our recruitment process is accessible, and reasonable adjustments are available at every stage, from application to interview and employment. If you require any accommodations or have any questions, please reach out to our recruitment team - careers@aramark.co.uk. All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.