Are you an experienced Café Manager with a passion for exceptional food and world-class customer service? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment, serving around 400 customers daily while leading a dedicated team?

We’re looking for a confident and motivated Café Manager to lead our ASDA Café team, delivering outstanding service and ensuring smooth day-to-day operations.

Responsibilities

As Café Manager, you’ll take full ownership of the café’s performance and lead a team of 7 colleagues to success. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Leading, motivating and developing your team to deliver exceptional service
• Overseeing daily catering and service operations
• Managing stock control, inventories and budgets
• Monitoring performance against KPIs and implementing action plans
• Managing tills and ensuring accurate cash handling
• Supporting with rotas, training and compliance paperwork
• Liaising effectively between senior management and your team
• Maintaining a positive brand image and ensuring high standards at all times

With around 400 customers served daily, you’ll be at the heart of a busy, vibrant café operation.

Requirements

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has previous experience in a Café Manager or similar leadership role
• Has experience managing and developing teams
• Is passionate about delivering exceptional customer service
• Has strong organisational and communication skills
• Is commercially aware and comfortable working to KPIs
• Is ambitious, motivated and eager to progress

Benefits

• Salary: £30,000 per annum
• Unit Manager Bonus Scheme (KPI dependent)
• Free on-site parking
• Staff feeding allowance
• 40 hours per week (5 days over 7)
• Career progression opportunities
• A supportive company culture that recognises and rewards excellence

We ensure you're rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• Contributory pension scheme
• Grow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes
• Quick access for you and your immediate family to a Digital GP, and wider healthcare benefits
• Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com and many more
• Save money on your food shop with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and many more
• Up to 44% off cinema tickets to enjoy your favourite blockbuster
• Receive cash rewards every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands
• Un-wind with us with free wellness, mindfulness and exercise classes

You can share all discounts and offers with your friends and families.

About Compass Group UK&I

As part of Compass you'll help to feed people, fuel progress and forge connections in around 6,000 venues. Join us to grow your career with the industry leader, and get competitive pay, great perks and unrivalled opportunities for learning and development, at one of the UK's biggest businesses.

Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!