General Manager - events central production kitchen

We are seeking a skilled and passionate General Manager/Food Stylist to join our corporate events catering team, with experience of top-notch canapes, grazing tables and platters/FOOD STYLING. If you have a strong culinary background, excellent leadership skills, and a passion for creating delicious dishes, we would love to hear from you.

Duties:

Responsible for the day to day running of Platter Up

Inspiring and leading the team (as the team grows)

Hands-on setting up grazing tables, flowers etc at clients premises.

Hands-on helping getting items ready for orders and assisting with simple food prep at production kitchen.

• Monitor and check food quality and consistency


• Instigate checking systems for consistency


• Recruitment and training as necessary


• Bring on board new clients


• Obtaining nominated supplier status in venues around London


• Ensuring smooth running of events


• Prepare event and catering quotes (set up procedures for this)


• Developing and maintain client relationships, visiting clients, keep in regular contact with key clients (set up procedure for this)


• Converting enquiries into cost effective sales and repeat business.


• Ensure clients have been invoiced and have paid, (set up a system to monitor this)


• Managing customer retention


• Keeping an up to date record of sales conversions


• Arrange and attend sample meetings


• Assist in developing sales initiatives


• Hands-on uploading on social media and creating the content


• Monitor customer journey from placing order to receiving goods and improve where feasible


• Manage staff rotas/costs in accordance with targets set


• Ordering equipment hire if needed for deliveries and events


• Oversee drivers delivery and collection sheets and followed up if any equipment is missing


• Ensure all costs are controlled inc staff costs for events


• Keep up to date with competitor activity and current trends


• Improve social and environmental policies for the company


· Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation

· Monitor financials and Management Accounts and act thereon.

· To promote the Company and brand in a positive light at all times

· Any other reasonable requests from the Company Directors

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent


• Company pension


• Discounted or free food


• Employee discount


• Referral programme


Schedule:

• 10 hour shift


• 12 hour shift


• 8 hour shift


• Holidays


• Weekend availability


Ability to commute/relocate:

• London, E2 6HR: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)


Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)


Work Location: In person