Logistics Team Leader – National Theatre – Fixed Term Contract (12 months, August 2026 – August 2027)
£32,450 per annum (pro rata) + excellent benefits including healthcare, wellbeing support, 23 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, life assurance, meals on duty, and more.
Responsibilities
- Liaise with NT Food and Drink departments to ensure stock and equipment requirements are met.
- Oversee all food, beverage, disposable and chemical orders for NT Food and Drink, ensuring excellent communication with departments needing support with this.
- Prepare venue stock for key calendar dates (Seasonal, school holidays), ensuring lead times and stock choices are shared with the teams; lead the team to prepare stock levels and storerooms for peak and off‑peak periods.
- Utilise relationships with suppliers to ensure samples for products are procured.
Qualifications
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain a strong, skilled operational team.
- Flexible around the need to adjust working patterns within reason and as agreed with line manager, as relevant to business requirements from time to time.
- Able to manage your own workload in addition to supervising and supporting the team.
- Awareness of H&S regulations, Food Safety and COSHH.
- Level 2 Food Hygiene.
- Knowledge of EPOS, Goodtill and Food Buy (desirable).
Benefits
- Competitive salary with bonus and full company benefits.
- 23 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, your birthday off, and a holiday purchase scheme.
- Healthcare & wellbeing: Aviva Digicare, Medicash (dental, optical, therapy treatments).
- Mental health support: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
- Family benefits: Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave; 2 days additional leave after returning from maternity leave; day off for your baby’s first birthday; enhanced family leave.
- Perks & discounts: Shopping, entertainment and travel discounts, 20% off Nuffield Health and 10% off PureGym memberships.
- Financial wellbeing: Pension scheme, Life Assurance, preferred rates on salary finance products.
- Development opportunities: Professional subscriptions, ongoing training and structured career pathways.
- Meals on duty included.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to join us in creating a supportive, empowering workplace where everyone can thrive.
Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive – because diversity is our strength!
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