Strategic Restaurant Partnerships Manager

Overview

We’re looking for a Strategic Restaurant Partnerships Manager to join our team and help grow & manage our portfolio of partner restaurant brands. 

You’ll work directly with founders, operators, and restaurant brand teams to help them thrive in the Growth Kitchen ecosystem — optimising their menus, supporting launches, coordinating supply chain needs, and ensuring each brand performs at its best. You’ll gain exposure to the full lifecycle of launching and scaling brands across the UK — from concept to operational execution — and work closely with internal teams (ops, supply chain, sales, marketing) and external stakeholders (restaurant partners, hosts, delivery platforms).

This is an incredibly unique and diverse role that offers a 360 view on our business, exposure to top leaders and executives in UK hospitality & food tech, and provides unparalleled learning opportunities. You’ll be a key part in scaling GK across the UK and beyond, and will be offered strong career progression as the company grows.

Key responsibilities

• Support the launch and onboarding of new restaurant brands into our network
• Monitor brand performance across delivery platforms and help identify opportunities for improvement (e.g. ratings, order issues, menu tweaks)
• Collaborate with internal teams (Ops, Supply, Marketing) to support execution of initiatives around promos, packaging, menu optimisation, etc.
• Help coordinate supply chain and sourcing needs for new and existing brands
• Support menu audits and ensure digital storefronts are well-branded and optimised
• Assist with gathering and interpreting customer feedback and platform data
• Build relationships with host kitchen teams and brand partners to ensure high-quality execution

Requirements

Who you are

• You understand how restaurants operate and have a good grasp of delivery metrics and kitchen processes
• You're commercially minded but also operationally strong — able to roll up your sleeves when needed
• A strong communicator who’s able to work cross-functionally and keep multiple stakeholders aligned
• Passionate about the food space, with experience either in or adjacent to restaurant operations
• Highly organised, data-literate, and comfortable in a fast-paced environment

Experience required

• 5+ years of work experience in a fast-paced environment in hospitality
• Comfortable challenging senior clients, managing complex projects and navigating multiple stakeholders
• Experience in food delivery operations, you have a strong understanding of how to drive sales & operational performance, working with delivery platforms on promos & ads, and with ops teams to deliver better metrics (ratings, opening hours, prep time, inaccurate orders,...)
• Experience in general food operations, you are familiar with how a menu is built and optimised, how supply chain works, and you have driven impactful projects independently on these fields and are passionate about them
• Passion for food and hospitality, and demonstrated interest in the restaurant sector, with experience of working in a kitchen environment
• Fluent in English and right to work in the UK is a must

Benefits

• Work directly with GK founders & with brand partner owners, executives & decision makers
• Be at the cutting edge of the restaurant sector
• Work with ambitious & fun individuals
• Build knowledge and experience required to become a leader at GK, or in any food tech start-up/ scale-up
• Competitive salary and stock option compensation, pension scheme & holiday package