Cost Efficiency Manager

As we expand and refine the multiple Brands & Formats across Greene King, and as part of our ongoing Investment plan we are looking for a Cost Efficiency Manager to help navigate the business through the challenging financial climate over the next 12 months and beyond for a 24 month fixed term contract duration.  The role is National and field based and will require a blend of time in our offices, in trade with Project Managers and Consultants, and visiting and negotiating with suppliers on a field basis.

Join us at Greene King the country's leading pub company and brewer, where our mission is to pour happiness into lives and become the pride of great British hospitality. We have something special, deeply rooted in our 220-year brewing and pub history, creating the business we are proudly known for today. Still today our 39,000 strong team are the guardians of what’s wholly British, the pub experience.

We’re all about rewarding our team’s hard work, that’s why…

You’ll receive a competitive salary, bonus, car/or car allowance and pension contribution as well as:

• The chance to further your career across our well-known brands – as one of the industry's top apprenticeship providers, we can provide training and development at each level of your career. 
• Discount of 33% for you and 15% for your loved ones on all of our brands – so you enjoy your favourite food and drink at a discount.
• Free employee assistance program – mental health, well-being, financial, and legal support because you matter!
• Discount of 50% for you and 25% for your loved ones at our Greene King Inns and hotels. – so you can enjoy a weekend away without breaking the bank.
• Refer a friend – who do you know who could be interested in a new role? When they are placed, you could receive £1,500 for referring them!
• Wagestream – access your wage before payday for when life happens.
• Retail discounts – Receive up to 30% off at Superdrug, exclusive discounts with three mobile along with many more…

Your role as a Cost Efficiency Manager:

As a self-motivated individual you will look for ways to manage, maximise and reduce the cost to invest across the Greene King portfolio.

You will have the ability to build relationships at pace, allowing to swiftly get into the detail of multiple project workstreams, understanding the key cost parameters, and identifying opportunities to explore to drive benefit through negotiation, economy of scale, Tender, and other efficiency areas.

Working internally with a team of Greene King Project Managers, Head’s of Property, Procurement Managers, Brand leads and Financial analysts, along with a wide range of external consultants, contractors and suppliers, you will gain an understanding of the Greene King way of working, and establish a route to drive down cost whilst maximising the benefit achieved for our customers from our investments.

What you’ll bring…  

• Experience of working with, or in a fast-paced Investment portfolio business in Retail or Hospitality either as a Quantity Surveyor, Project Manager, or Financial Partner.
• You will also have an understanding of high level cost of goods, materials, and labour to allow immediate assessment and identification of opportunity to improve cost efficiency. Professional Property or Financial qualifications are of benefit but not a prerequisite.

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