Head of Food

3 weeks ago

Greater London, United Kingdom Stopgap Full time

**Salary**:£65,000 pro rata **Location**:Greater London **Job Type**:Freelance

Fantastic opportunity for an experienced Head of Food to join this national fast-food brand for a 9 month maternity cover. You will need to be available to start early-mid February.
**THE COMPANY**: Our client is a much-loved natural fast food brand, with over 80 locations across the UK.
Their mission is to serve food that tastes good and is good for you at the same time
**THE ROLE**: Reporting into the Commercial Director, the Head of Food will drive & deliver the food strategy across all food service formats and menus. You will also be responsible for delivering commercial, operationally-sound and innovative menus.
You will:

- Deliver products & menus that fit the brand's strategic direction
- Collaborate with marketing, operations and other teams and be the main point of contact for the food team
- Deliver range, product & process optimisation for sales improvement & cost reduction
- Lead the factory trial scale up through planning, organising and overseeing production trials
- Drive creativity within the development chef team
- Line manage and develop the food team to deliver KPIs while protecting and structuring workload
- Track NPS and initiate improvements with operations & suppliers as applicable
- Own the brand entry into new international markets & deliver an on-brand menu that has local market fit
- Own menu launch critical path management for UK & International, from research, through concept to launch

You will also ideally demonstrate:

- Previous experience in a product-led role
- Creative and innovative thinking, with a passion for delivering for customers
- Proven leadership skills, with capability to motivate and inspire a team
- Excellent project management and communication skills
- Ability to build and manage relationships at all levels

This role is based in Central London, with approx. 4 days per week in the office.

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