Head of Food Service- Supermarkets

The Company:

"Exciting Relocation opportunity!" Quest Search and Selection is currently partnering with a supermarket chain in Bermuda! The business operates both small supermarkets and convenience stores strategically situated across the island.

Serving the community for over four decades they focus on quality and providing a premium choice in meats, seafood, and fresh produce.

This is an opportunity to work in one of the friendliest islands in the Northern Hemisphere! An income tax-free salary and relocation support, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity!

The Role:

The role of Head of Food Service-Supermarkets involves overseeing and managing the food service operations within the Food Service Department. Responsibilities include creating menus, purchasing food, and ensuring quality standards are maintained. Additionally, will oversee cost control, managing food costs, and supervising storage, stocking, and sanitation procedures.

Roles and Responsibilities as Head of Food Service- Supermarkets position:

• Develop long-term plans to enhance overall food service operations in alignment with the company's strategic goals.
• Responsibilities include recruiting, training, and managing food service associates.
• Creation of menu items, recipes, and dishes with correct costings to ensure gross profit percentage is achieved.
• Overseeing catering operations for special events and meetings.
• Ensuring food quality and maintaining excellent standards for all dishes prepared.
• Responsible for determining food inventory needs, stocking, and ordering.
• Managing the overall budget for the food service program, including labour and food costs.
• Evaluating, measuring, tracking, and reducing shrink in the department to achieve targeted gross margin percentages effectively.
• Creating training programs that maximize sales, margin, and minimize spoilage, with an emphasis on quality.
• Overseeing all department marketing plans and advertisements, collaborating with the marketing team to promote and deliver the brand successfully.
• Regularly meeting with vendors for deal negotiation and business updates.
• Knowledge of pricing and costing policies in the food service department, ensuring the delivery of established targets.
• Keeping up to date with new industry trends and responding competitively to changes in the marketplace.
• Creating and executing a plan to deliver sales growth, margin performance, and bottom-line profitability.
• Promptly and courteously handling customer requests and complaints.

Key Requirements for this Head of Food Service-Supermarkets position:

• Minimum of six years of experience + in a high-volume, multi-unit food service operation, preferably with catering or food service experience within the retail industry.
• You must be operating as a Head of, Regional, Area Manager or Site Director level
• Ideally having strong leadership experience, including hiring staff, coaching, performance management, daily operations supervision and conducting disciplinaries.
• Bachelor's degree in food service management or hospitality or equivalent is desirable.
• Have an understanding of various cooking methods, ingredients, equipment, and procedures.
• Demonstrated record of implementing innovative menu ideas and programs to drive sales and profits within the department.
• Comprehensive knowledge of food safety standards and compliance.
• Strong financial acumen, with experience in developing and managing budgets.
• Proficient in computer skills, including Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint,
• Flexibility to work weekends and maintain a flexible work schedule.
• These are sill hands environments so you must be capable of lifting moderate to heavy loads and pushing and pulling fully loaded hand trucks/pallet trollies.

Benefits that include this Head of Food Service-Supermarkets position:

• Bonus potential guarantee of 5% of net profit (paid every quarter)
• 10 days Paid holiday + 10 Bank holidays + 10 day sick pay
• Contracts are renewed every year.
• Return flight tickets
• Relocation allowance
• Accommodation for your 1st month
• access to a vehicle for your 1st month (generally scooter, motorbike for ease to get around island)
• Full orientation once on the island
• Private healthcare (to buy into)
• In Bermuda, spouses will require a work permit to work on the island. These work permits are restricted, dependent of the occupation of your spouse.
• Friendly community and extensive expat community
• Amazing weather
• Always close to a beach
• Duty Free shopping!

This presents an excellent chance to relocate and be part of a progressive company offering exceptional career opportunities, if interested please send your cv today quoting the reference No.JO-2307-110913

We request that candidates send their CV as a Microsoft Word document where possible.

Quest Search and Selection is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.