Operations Manager - Midlands

at  Compass Group

OPERATIONS MANAGER – MIDLANDS

• £35,000 per annum
• Generous discount off all KERB food & drink
• Hybrid/flexible working
• 25 days holiday (excluding bank holidays) + birthday day off
• Private Medical Insurance (Vitality)
• Medicash
• Classpass
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Cycle To Work scheme
• Annual season ticket loan
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave after 2 years And much more!

WHO WE ARE:

Levy UK & Ireland is the vibrant and exciting sector of Compass Group, the world’s largest catering company have and exclusive partnership with KERB.
KERB is a business that powers other businesses. We focus on the incubation and growth of innovative, independent food businesses. We run brilliant street food markets, workshops, consultancy, bars, a food hall in Central London and have developed a growing, successful corporate catering company, KERB Events Limited.
We are a food-obsessed and people-first company who believes that everyone with a bit of spark should have the opportunity to ignite it. Be it food entrepreneurs or team members, our mission is to create opportunity and joy through great food, from the KERB up.

You will also account manage key partnership contacts and venue clients. So if you’re looking for your next challenge within a business that genuinely cares about brilliant food, best-in-class events and exceptional hospitality, apply today!

• End-to-end planning of large events to include briefing and liaising with traders, site visits, on-site planning and logistics, staffing and accreditation, access planning and event specific administration
• On-site management of food and bar service as well as venue, partner and client management at events
• Working closely with the bars team to plan and deliver bars across live events
• Account management of key partners and venue clients; acting as the main point of contact for the venue teams both pre-event and on-site
• Management of event-specific budgets, ensuring that all events are hitting target GPs
• Regular reviews of operational opportunities at each of our Stadiums.
• Working closely with our Compass partners to expand KERB’s offer where appropriate and proactively seeking the next opportunity
• Building close relationships with our street food traders and independent businesses to build, retain and grow the community
• Identify and cultivate new traders and food businesses when required who would fit the KERB ethos
• Understand, analyse and monitor food and trader performance
• Understand the importance of health and safety and following KERB processes
• Understanding and knowledge of delivering efficient and effective events.
• Travelling to our venues across the Midlands and working weekends to manage our venu

2023 saw substantial growth for the KERB Group and we’re now on the search for an incredible Operations Manager to join the existing partnerships team and join us on our journey of continued growth in 2024.
As our Operations Manager, you will be integral to the day to day running of KERB Events and the end-to-end delivery of large-scale, live events, many of which involve bar operations and production at sites such as: Aston Villa Football Club, Leicester Tigers, Wolverhampton plus some more exciting venues coming onboard.

You will also account manage key partnership contacts and venue clients. So if you’re looking for your next challenge within a business that genuinely cares about brilliant food, best-in-class events and exceptional hospitality, apply today!

• End-to-end planning of large events to include briefing and liaising with traders, site visits, on-site planning and logistics, staffing and accreditation, access planning and event specific administration
• On-site management of food and bar service as well as venue, partner and client management at events
• Working closely with the bars team to plan and deliver bars across live events
• Account management of key partners and venue clients; acting as the main point of contact for the venue teams both pre-event and on-site
• Management of event-specific budgets, ensuring that all events are hitting target GPs
• Regular reviews of operational opportunities at each of our Stadiums.
• Working closely with our Compass partners to expand KERB’s offer where appropriate and proactively seeking the next opportunity
• Building close relationships with our street food traders and independent businesses to build, retain and grow the community
• Identify and cultivate new traders and food businesses when required who would fit the KERB ethos
• Understand, analyse and monitor food and trader performance
• Understand the importance of health and safety and following KERB processes
• Understanding and knowledge of delivering efficient and effective events.
• Travelling to our venues across the Midlands and working weekends to manage our venue