Food & Beverage Product Manager

Job Description

12 Months FTC

Find where you belong!

Do you have a passion for customer-driven innovation and product excellence? Can you drive growth and innovation in the F&B sector? If so, our Food & Beverage Product Manager position might be the perfect fit for you!

What's it all about?

As a Food and Beverage (F&B) product manager you'll be part of our centrally based Product & Proposition team, supporting over 200 internal restaurants and 380 locations delivering snack vending and breakfast to go to. Responsible for managing, evolving and optimising our existing F&B propositions, and developing new customer products and/or propositions aligned to Travelodge's strategic objectives that; are grounded in customer insight, ensure the long-term sustainability of the brand, are commercially and operationally viable as well as drive commercial performance.

You will both lead and support F&B project development, delivery and implementation, through management of relevant cross-functional teams and timely engagement/approval of multiple stakeholders (external and internal). You will also be responsible for post-project performance, analysis and future recommendations.

You'll help develop and sustain a culture of innovation and change within a fast paced and dynamic environment, challenging the status quo, identifying new opportunities, contributing to the F&B agenda and planning process and delivering the best experience for the Travelodge guest.

Why Travelodge?

We believe in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can be their true self and belong. We work hard to improve the diversity of our teams and celebrate our differences. And we care about our colleagues' wellbeing, so we ensure there are plenty of resources available so everyone can look after their emotional, physical, financial and work wellbeing. We call this "Better Me".

Who will this appeal to?

You will be passionate about product management, hold a marketing degree and have extensive experience in hotels, hospitality, restaurants, pub groups of travel. You will have a high level of practical F&B product/proposition marketing skills with demonstrated strength in F&B menu development, ability to interpret and present customer, commercial and market data into valuable insights and effectively lead, engage and influence across internal functions and operations.

You will be innovative and a strong, confident, communicator. You will have a can-do attitude to affect positive change and have the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, demonstrating adaptability and strategic thinking with an analytical mindset and experience in using data to drive decisions and improvements.

What are the extra benefits of working for Travelodge?

• Salary of up to £40,000 depending on experience
• Contributory pension scheme
• Annual bonus (discretionary)
• Hybrid working - a minimum of 60% of your time should be spent in the office, but you're welcome to come in every day if you prefer!
• 50% personal discount for hotel bookings and great friends and family discounts!
• 25 days holiday increasing with length of service + bank holidays
• A focus on learning and career development