Nteractive
Food & Beverage Manager (EMEA)
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Food & Beverage Manager – Telesales & Technology Events (EMEA)
About Nteractive
At Nteractive, we bring experiences to life. Whether it's global events, internal communications, or transformative campaigns, we help some of the world's biggest technology and lifestyle brands connect with their people in extraordinary ways.
We are a global events and communications agency delivering unforgettable experiences—from flagship conferences and exhibitions to executive programmes, product launches, incentive travel and digital experiences.
The Opportunity
As our portfolio across the EMEA region continues to grow, we're looking for an experienced Food & Beverage Manager to join our specialist Food & Beverage team.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about creating exceptional culinary experiences and has experience delivering food and beverage programmes for large-scale corporate events across multiple international destinations.
Reporting to the Food & Beverage Director, you’ll lead the planning, budgeting and onsite delivery of F&B across a portfolio of events throughout the EMEA region, working closely with clients, venues, suppliers, and internal teams to create memorable experiences that delight attendees while delivering exceptional value.
Key Responsibilities
Food & Beverage Planning & Delivery
- Lead the planning and delivery of food and beverage across a portfolio of complex events throughout the EMEA region.
- Design creative, memorable menus and beverage programmes that align with:
- Client objectives
- Attendee demographics
- Local cultures
- Create engaging F&B presentations and culinary concepts that bring event experiences to life.
- Manage all F&B project documentation, timelines, and operational plans to ensure seamless delivery.
- Ensure all catering operations are delivered to the highest standards onsite, proactively resolving challenges as they arise.
Client & Supplier Management
- Partner with Account Directors, clients, and project teams to understand:
- Event objectives
- Budgets
- Attendee requirements
- Build strong relationships with:
- Venues
- Caterers
- Suppliers across the EMEA region
- Negotiate supplier contracts to achieve outstanding quality and value for money.
- Ensure all dietary, cultural, and regional requirements are considered throughout planning and delivery.
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Financial Management
- Develop and manage detailed event budgets, monitoring costs throughout project delivery.
- Identify opportunities to maximise value while maintaining exceptional attendee experiences.
- Manage financial forecasting and proactively communicate risks or opportunities to project teams and clients.
Operational Excellence
- Collect and analyse onsite F&B data to support post-event reporting and continuous improvement.
- Contribute ideas and best practice to evolve Nteractive’s food and beverage offering across global events.
- Ensure all legal, health & safety, and food compliance requirements are met across multiple international markets.
- Coach and support colleagues onsite, providing leadership as required.
What You’ll Bring
- Significant experience delivering Food & Beverage programmes within:
- Large-scale corporate events
- Hospitality
- Live event environments
- Experience planning and delivering:
- Multiple concurrent international events
- Strong project management skills, including:
- Managing complex logistics
- Handling multiple priorities
- Experience managing:
- Onsite catering operations
- Leading venue and supplier teams
- Excellent financial acumen, with experience in:
- Managing event budgets
- Outstanding relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
- A passion for food, wine, beverages, and creating exceptional guest experiences.
- Strong negotiation skills and commercial awareness.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and confidence using project management tools.
- Experience delivering events across the EMEA region (highly desirable).
- A Hospitality or Catering qualification and/or WSET qualification (not essential but advantageous).
Why Work at Nteractive?
- Deliver exceptional food and beverage experiences for globally recognised technology and lifestyle brands.
- Work across an exciting portfolio of international events throughout the EMEA region.
- Collaborate with talented specialists across:
- Production
- Creative
- Technical production
- Account management
- Join a supportive, collaborative agency where innovation and continuous improvement are encouraged.
- Enjoy the opportunity to:
- Travel internationally
- Experience world-class venues and destinations
- Grow your career within a fast-growing global events and communications agency.
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Benefits
- 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays)
- Hybrid working with flexibility
- Pension scheme (5% employee / 3% employer)
- Private Medical Insurance
- Health Cash Plan
- Life Insurance
- Enhanced Maternity Pay
- Wellbeing & Inclusion initiatives, including:
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Birthday Day Off
- Summer Hours
- Volunteering Day
- Rewards & Recognition incentives
- Generous Referral Scheme
Additional Requirements
- Hybrid working with occasional office attendance (to support collaboration and client needs).
- Ability to travel extensively across the EMEA region and internationally throughout the year.
- Flexibility to work across different time zones when required.
- A suitable home working environment.
- Minimum broadband speed: 25MB download / 2MB upload.
Ready to Apply?
If you're passionate about creating outstanding food and beverage experiences and want to play a key role delivering exceptional international events across the EMEA region, we'd love to hear from you.
For further details, contact careers@nteractive.com.
About Us
We are Experience Architects with an ambition to cultivate client trust and brand value.
We are a people-first agency, where our passion and boundless collaboration combine to deliver excellence for our clients. We are:
- Commercially aware, seeking efficiencies and cost-effectiveness without compromising creative vision.
- Forward-thinking, pushing boundaries for ourselves and our clients.
- Specialists in the technology sector.
We create incredible live brand experiences—experiential marketing campaigns, product launches, conferences, incentive programmes, exhibitions, VIP experiences, store launches, hospitality programmes, digital campaigns, brand films, internal communications, and more.
Our Commitment
We eagerly seek individuals who bring diversity of background, experience, and thought to create:
- An engaging work environment
- Foster innovation
- Better understand and meet the needs of our users
We encourage applicants from underrepresented and/or marginalized backgrounds, including:
- BIPOC
- LatinX
- LGBTQ+
- Women
- People with disabilities
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