Senior Food Development Manager

4 months ago


Eastern England, United Kingdom RONTEC Roadside Retail Limited. Full time

About the Company: Rontec is one of the leading players in the UK forecourt industry, operating 266 roadside retail forecourts across England and Wales

We take a dynamic and flexible approach to roadside retail.


About the Role: Responsible for developing the Food Service division of the Rontec network for all food service activities.


Responsibilities: The role holder is responsible for ensuring the company is competitive through identification and implementation of appropriate strategies, projects including brand partnerships that align to the business’s overall strategic aims and maximise growth opportunities.


To build and maintain strong relationships, working in partnership with the Senior Food Service Operations Manager, stakeholders and branded partners, while achieving the required standards and agreements, ensuring Rontec’s values are never compromised.


Qualifications: Ideally educated to degree level

Will involve travel around England and to our Watford Head Office 1-2 days per week



Key Activities

  • Responsible for the profitability and growth of the food service category, continually looking for ways to improve range, price, promotion, and marketing.
  • Directly accountable for the food service development managers, leading the team to drive the development of the category, Branded Franchise concept throughout the network, in line with brand and Rontec policy.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to drive the development of the food agenda internally and externally.
  • Reporting directly to the Director of Food Services and being a key member of the business Leadership team and contributing to the wider business issues
  • Ownership of food service projects ensuring completion on time within agreed budget costs, completing 6-week post visit, analyzing performance
  • Build closer collaboration with teams in the field and provide knowledge and support where needed.
  • Responsible for commercial processes within branded operations to deliver tangible results at pace.
  • Analyse performance to identify opportunities to improve performance, working closer with the Senior Food Service Operations Manager to deliver.
  • Optimising the branded operation labour and third-party delivery models
  • Lead the development of new to market concepts, including market leading commerciality and food safety standards.


Additional Activities

Establish range, price, marketing and service aspects of new concept development.

  • Review sales and performance data along with KPIs to identify opportunities to increase sales, identify efficiencies, and cost savings.
  • Identifying underperforming sites, root causes and work with the wider teams to improve standards in line with Rontec Policy
  • Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, as well as ability to interact with and influence stakeholders at all levels


Compensation package:

  • Competitive Salary
  • Company Car
  • 25 days annual holiday (in addition to your 8 paid bank holiday days)
  • A contributory pension scheme with matching rates
  • Simplyhealth – Cashback Dental and Optician Health plans
  • Employee Health & Wellbeing support
  • Life Insurance


Equal Opportunity Statement:

As an equal opportunities’ employer, Rontec is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Rontec.



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