Food & Beverage Manager - Events

About Nteractive

At Nteractive, we design and deliver world-class experiential, event, and conference solutions that connect brands with people in powerful, meaningful ways. We partner with some of the world’s most influential organizations to create large-scale, high-impact global programs — from flagship conferences and destination events to complex, multi-market activations. Our work blends strategy, creativity, technology, and flawless delivery to produce experiences that truly move audiences. Our success is built on our people. We are a collaborative, ambitious, and values-driven agency that invests in talent, encourages innovation, and empowers our teams to take ownership and make a real difference. We believe in long-term partnerships, exceptional client service, and continuously raising the bar in everything we do.

As our portfolio across the EMEA region continues to grow, we're looking for an experienced Food & Beverage Manager to join our specialist Food & Beverage team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about creating exceptional culinary experiences and has experience delivering food and beverage programmes for large-scale corporate events across multiple international destinations. Reporting to the Food & Beverage Director, you'll lead the planning, budgeting and onsite delivery of F&B across a portfolio of events throughout the EMEA region, working closely with clients, venues, suppliers and internal teams to create memorable experiences that delight attendees while delivering exceptional value.

Food & Beverage Planning and Delivery

• Lead the planning and delivery of food and beverage across a portfolio of complex events throughout the EMEA region.
• Design creative, memorable menus and beverage programmes that align with client objectives, attendee demographics and local cultures.
• Create engaging F&B presentations and culinary concepts that bring event experiences to life.
• Manage all F&B project documentation, timelines and operational plans to ensure seamless delivery.
• Ensure all catering operations are delivered to the highest standards onsite, proactively resolving challenges as they arise.

Client & Supplier Management

• Partner with Account Directors, clients and project teams to understand event objectives, budgets and attendee requirements.
• Build strong relationships with venues, caterers and suppliers across the EMEA region.
• Negotiate supplier contracts to achieve outstanding quality and value for money.
• Ensure all dietary, cultural and regional requirements are considered throughout planning and delivery.

Financial Management

• Develop and manage detailed event budgets, monitoring costs throughout project delivery.
• Identify opportunities to maximise value while maintaining exceptional attendee experiences.
• Manage financial forecasting and proactively communicate risks or opportunities to project teams and clients.

Operational Excellence

• Collect and analyse onsite F&B data to support post-event reporting and continuous improvement.
• Contribute ideas and best practice to evolve Nteractive's food and beverage offering across global events.
• Ensure all legal, health & safety and food compliance requirements are met across multiple international markets.
• Coach and support colleagues onsite, providing leadership where required.

What you will bring

• Significant experience delivering Food & Beverage programmes within large-scale corporate events, hospitality or live event environments.
• Experience planning and delivering multiple concurrent international events.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage complex logistics and multiple priorities.
• Experience managing onsite catering operations and leading venue and supplier teams.
• Excellent financial acumen with experience managing event budgets.
• Outstanding relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• Passion for food, wine, beverages and creating exceptional guest experiences.
• Strong negotiation skills and commercial awareness.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and confidence using project management tools.
• Experience delivering events across the EMEA region is highly desirable.
• Hospitality or Catering qualification and/or WSET qualification would be advantageous but is not essential.

Why you'll love working here

• Deliver exceptional food and beverage experiences for globally recognised technology and lifestyle brands.
• Work across an exciting portfolio of international events throughout the EMEA region.
• Collaborate with talented specialists across production, creative, technical production and account management.
• Join a supportive, collaborative agency where innovation and continuous improvement are encouraged.
• Enjoy the opportunity to travel internationally and experience world-class venues and destinations.
• Grow your career within a fast-growing global events and communications agency.

If you're passionate about creating outstanding food and beverage experiences and want to play a key role delivering exceptional international events across the EMEA region, we'd love to hear from you.

Benefits

• 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays)
• Hybrid working with flexibility
• Pension Scheme (5% employee / 3% employer contribution)
• Private Medical Insurance & Cash Plan
• Life Insurance
• Enhanced Maternity Pay
• Wellbeing & Inclusion initiatives (including EAP)
• Birthday Day Off
• Summer Hours
• Volunteering Day
• Rewards & Recognition incentives
• Generous Employee Referral Scheme

Other Requirements

• Ability to work from the Staines office with hybrid flexibility
• Quiet home working environment with reliable broadband (minimum 25MB download / 5MB upload)

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