Overview
Salary: £50000 per annum
Shift hours: Full Time
Regional Manager – North (Scotland, Newcastle & Carlisle)
We’re looking for a dynamic and experienced Regional Manager to oversee our Taste Café brand within Sainsbury’s stores across the North region. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role on a new contract mobilisation, leading the setup and ongoing success of multiple supermarket café operations.
In this role, you will manage a portfolio of café sites, ensuring outstanding service, operational efficiency, and strong commercial performance. You’ll work closely with your team of Unit Managers to deliver high-quality catering experiences that delight customers and drive business results.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and inspire a team of Unit Managers to deliver exceptional café services within Sainsbury’s Taste Café sites
- Play a pivotal role in the mobilisation of this new contract, supporting the successful setup and launch of café operations across the region
- Build and maintain strong relationships with store management, ensuring contract compliance and consistently exceeding expectations
- Ensure cafés meet Compass brand standards, with a strong focus on food quality, health & safety, and regulatory compliance
- Monitor site performance, identify training needs, and support career development across your team
- Manage labour and controllable costs across all sites to drive commercial efficiency
- Drive profitability and performance through strong commercial awareness, operational excellence, and innovation
- Ensure a consistent, high-quality customer experience across all locations
Essential Skills & Experience
- Minimum 2+ years’ experience in a senior multi-site role, ideally within supermarket cafés or catering operations
- Proven experience mobilising new contracts or opening new sites (highly desirable)
- Strong track record of leading and motivating teams to deliver results
- Experience with P&L management and driving commercial performance
- Skilled in building client relationships within retail or supermarket environments
- Experience working to brand standards while delivering excellent customer experiences
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams)
- Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment, managing competing priorities during mobilisation and BAU
Why Join Us?
As part of Compass, you’ll help feed people, fuel progress, and create meaningful connections across thousands of locations. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high-profile new contract, giving you real impact from day one.
We offer competitive pay, great benefits, and unrivalled opportunities for career development within the UK’s largest catering business.
Reference: com/1205/85947001/52807683/SU
Location: Edinburgh
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