General Manager
Job Type : Permanent, Full Time
Salary :
What you'll be doing:
General Manager
70 Basic plus bonus
On-going training & development
Medicash – Healthcare benefits, including dental, optical and therapy treatments. (Includes up to four dependent children)
Exclusive Benefits & Wellbeing site (Perks at Work)
Entertainment discounts – Up to 55% off cinema tickets
Health & wellbeing discounts – Discounts for Nuffield Health (20%) and Pure Gym (10%)
Travel discounts – Discounts for holiday companies such as TUI and Expedia
Shopping discounts – Save up to 15% at high street and online stores by purchasing Shopping Cards. Many of the Shopping Cards can be reloaded, and some can be used online to double your savings with existing online offers
Meals on duty
Travel Loan (after 3 months service)
Vodaphone discounts
Employee Assistance Programme
3 days additional leave, following return from Maternity
Day off for Babies first birthday
Holiday Purchase scheme
Professional subscriptions The Oval Events Limited (OEL) is Surrey County Cricket Club's joint venture with Compass Group PLC. OEL manages and operates all match day catering, hospitality, and bar services as well as non-match day catering, conferences, and event management services at The Oval. The secret of the success of OEL is the combined ambition and professionalism of all parties to work as a truly 'powerful partnership' to deliver world class experiences at The Oval.
The Oval, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Kia Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington , in the London Borough of Lambeth , South London . The Oval has been the home ground of Surrey County Cricket Club since it was opened in 1845. It was the first ground in England to host international Test cricket in September 1880. The final Test match of the English season is traditionally played there.
In addition to cricket, The Oval has hosted several other historically significant sporting events. In 1870, it staged England 's first international football match, versus Scotland . It hosted the first FA Cup final in 1872 , as well as those between 1874 and 1892 . In 1876, it held both the England v Wales and England v Scotland rugby international matches, and in 1877, rugby's first Varsity match . It also hosted the final of the ICC Champions Trophy in 2017.
Nature and Scope:
A high profile specialist and prestigious opportunity, for a dynamic, senior and inspirational hospitality professional, experienced in F&B delivery and a real 'people person' and 'foodie', with rounded leadership skills and a mantra to jump the curve and innovate F&B products to new heights.
Responsible for developing and delivering exceptional food and guest experience, both for specified match days and high-profile events such as The Ashes and the ICC World Test Championship, and also year round, day to day non match day trading. Critical to the success and reputation of the F&B offering, is the leadership, selection and engagement of a well-trained team, both fixed and seasonal.
You will work closely with both Surrey County Cricket Club and Levy UK within a joint venture partnership to qualify requirements, then deliver the catering strategy. As such, you will continually evolve both the catering and guest experience product, such that OEL at The Kia Oval is renowned for food and hospitality excellence as befits a famous iconic sporting venue. This is not a role for someone who wants to preserve the status quo, or simply copy ideas from elsewhere, but if you have the passion for food and service underpinned by evidence of delivery of fresh ideals and operational excellence then you will shine and so will the venue.
The remit of this role currently includes over £5M match day retail sales, £10M match day hospitality product and £7M C&E sales. Overall there is in excess of 4,000 covers in hospitality on major match days across restaurants, boxes, sponsors, OEL guests and members. There is a fixed team of circa 25 heads, supported on match days by up to 120 chefs and 1000 front line operational team members.
Who we are:
Levy UK + Ireland is the sports and hospitality sector of Compass Group UK and Ireland . It is the market leader in the provision of legendary food and drink experiences at some of the UK's most significant sporting, arena, and leisure venues.
Through strong client partnerships, Levy UK + Ireland creates bespoke food concepts, service standards and pioneering design, implementing a guest-first approach and ongoing innovation at each venue. With a company-wide passion for food, Levy UK + Ireland creates menus and food experiences that feature fantastic seasonal dishes, with a strong focus on British ingredients.
As well as providing tailor-made concepts for its clients, Levy UK + Ireland also delivers corporate hospitality, event catering, venue sourcing and support services, through its portfolio of businesses. These include Keith Prowse , Payne and Gunter ,and Lime Venue Portfolio .
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Levy UK + Ireland is a sector of Compass Group UK and Irelandwhich is part of Compass Group Plc, the world's leading foodservice company. We specialise in providing food, vending and related services on our clients' premises. The company operates across the core sectors of Business + Industry, Defence, Offshore + Remote Site, Healthcare, Education, Sports + Leisure and Vending with an established brand portfolio.
Please note that we reserve the right to remove this advert prior to the advertised date, dependent on the level of response received. You are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.
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