Food & Beverage Manager - Events
Role Overview
An experienced Food & Beverage Manager will join the specialist team as its EMEA portfolio grows.
The role leads planning, budgeting and onsite delivery of food and beverage across events in the EMEA region.
The manager reports to the Food & Beverage Director and works with clients, venues, suppliers and internal teams.
Key Skills for This Role
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About Nteractive
Nteractive designs and delivers experiential, event and conference programmes for global organisations.
The agency works across large-scale conferences, destination events and multi-market activations.
Role overview
An experienced Food & Beverage Manager will join the specialist team as its EMEA portfolio grows.
The role leads planning, budgeting and onsite delivery of food and beverage across events in the EMEA region.
The manager reports to the Food & Beverage Director and works with clients, venues, suppliers and internal teams.
Food and beverage planning and delivery
- Lead food and beverage planning and delivery across complex events.
- Design menus, beverage programmes, presentations and culinary concepts suited to client goals, attendees and local cultures.
- Manage project documentation, timelines and operational plans; ensure high-standard onsite catering delivery.
Clients, suppliers and finances
- Partner with account directors, clients and project teams to understand objectives, budgets and attendee needs.
- Build relationships with venues, caterers and suppliers, and negotiate contracts for quality and value.
- Develop and manage budgets, monitor costs, forecast finances and communicate risks and opportunities.
Operational excellence
- Collect and analyse onsite food and beverage data for post-event reporting and improvement.
- Meet legal, health and safety, food compliance, dietary, cultural and regional requirements across markets.
- Coach and support onsite colleagues and contribute ideas and best practices to the global offering.
Experience and skills
- Significant experience delivering food and beverage programmes for large-scale corporate events, hospitality or live events.
- Experience planning multiple concurrent international events and managing onsite catering, venue and supplier teams.
- Strong project management, logistics, financial, stakeholder and negotiation skills.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and confidence using project management tools.
- EMEA event delivery experience is highly desirable.
Advantageous qualifications
- A hospitality or catering qualification and/or WSET qualification is advantageous but not essential.
Why join
- Deliver food and beverage experiences for globally recognised technology and lifestyle brands across international events.
- Collaborate with specialists across production, creative, technical production and account management.
- Join a supportive agency that encourages innovation and continuous improvement.
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