Job Introduction
Head of Bars at the National Theatre
Up to 60K Basic
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)
- Vodafone discounts
- Employee Assistance Programme
- 3 days additional leave, following return from Maternity
- Day off for Babies first birthday
- Holiday Purchase scheme
- Professional subscriptions
The Head of Bars will oversee and manage the day-to-day challenges across all bar and wet-led offerings within the iconic National Theatre, working closely with the key stakeholders and influencers in the business to succeed in a comprehensive set of key deliverables. The main objective to this role is to fully release the potential of all things liquid in a grand and inspiring vision, whilst ensuring a smooth operation which hits its financial targets and runs both efficiently and compliantly. The role requires a proven bars leader who can build a great team, put efficient and effective service flows into place and make commercially astute decisions, balanced while ensuring all aspects of a quality customer experience.
About National Theatre Food & Drink
NT Food & Drink is a unique partnership between the NT, Levy UK&I and KERB Events. Together we are creating a world class food-and-drink destination embedded within the heart of the NT’s operations, ensuring all public facing venues, as well as internal hospitality and commercial events, support the NT’s overall vision, values, and culture. The venue is made-up of three iconic theatres, housed in a brutalist architectural masterpiece, prominently poised on the banks of the River Thames, on the South Bank.
NT Food & Drink Comprises of:
- The Atrium All Day Café
- The Espresso Bar
- The Understudy (Craft Pub & Bar)
- KERB@The Understudy (Street Food)
- Summer/Winter activations (by KERB)
- Theatre Bars (multiple across floors)
- The Ashcroft Room
- The Buffini Chao Deck
- Forza Wine – Restaurant
- Lasdun – Restaurant
- The ‘Blue Room’ (staff restaurant)
- The ‘Green Room’ (staff bar)
The Role
Reporting to the F&B Director of NT Food & Drink and through close liaison with our venue partners.
- Meet and exceed key financial KPIS such as budget, LY and Forecast through revenue driving
- Development and delivery of all drink product, innovation, and menus across multiple offerings
- Achieve ambitious guest satisfaction metrics through prompt, efficient, swift consistent service
- Process and controls around stock, cost of sales, margins, and variable spend where relevant
- Work hard to achieve set company sustainability goals and ambitions across all operations
- Lead, train, develop and mentor a core team of energised, capable and confident individuals
- Time-keep effectively across all Client and core team obligations ensuring productivity
- Demonstrate creative thinking and problem solving against a challenging flow of trade
- Confidently bring suggestions that are modern, engaging, thoughtful and commercially minded
- Ensure that there is full compliance to the company profit protection procedures & licensing
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.
Website https://levy.co.uk/
LinkedIn Levy UK
Twitter @Levy_UK
Instagram @Levy_UK_ Ireland
Facebook @Levy_UK
Levy UK + Ireland is a sector of Compass Group UK and Ireland which 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.
Compass Group UK+I