Delaware north
Hospitality Bars Manager – London Stadium
Job Description
The opportunity
Delaware North UK is hiring a full-time Hospitality Bars Manager at London Stadium in Stratford, East London. In this electric environment, you thrive shaping the future of hospitality; as a Hospitality Manager, you will be responsible for the delivery of efficient, cost effective, and quality beverage offerings across all hospitality and event suites, ensuring exceptional guest service. You will be managing the purchasing and distribution of beverages within the department, as well as stocktaking and auditing of goods. If you are the driven Hospitality Bars Manager we are looking for, ready to supervise a collaborative team, take a shot at your career with us. Join our valued team at this incredible venue.
What we offer
Lofty goals? We have them too. At Delaware North UK, we like a challenge, and talent and hard work are rewarded. Here, you’ll find yourself working at the coolest venues with some of the best team members. We’re looking to create the future of hospitality, so if you’re ready to take the next step, score your next career goal with us and see why Delaware North is your best move yet. As our team member, you’ll receive:
- A generous 33-day holiday allowance (including bank holidays)
- Favourable pension contributions
- Experience in a dynamic workplace with our most exciting year ahead hosting major sporting events and concerts in 2025, including West Ham United in Premier League football, UK Athletics Meet, Sam Fender, East London musical icons Iron Maiden taking the stage, and more!
Help us delight the world by applying today.
What will you do?
- Collaborate with the hospitality, meetings and events teams, to set up, de-rig, and deliver exceptional event service, ensuring sufficient beverage stock levels and producing stock forecasts
- Analyse and review goods costs within the venue, creating action plans and management activities to ensure ongoing improvement with relevant stakeholders, and drive sales and profitability across the business
- Oversee and lead a variable team at the venue to quality beverage service across the entire operation, managing performance and feedback, as well as support the hiring processes, onboarding, scheduling, training, and development of the hospitality team, and lead innovative thinking and ideas within the team
- Build strong relationships with senior business leaders and provide administrative assistance when needed, building an open and honest working relationship
- Ensure the operation complies with current health and safety, food hygiene, fire regulations, licensing laws, and trading standards, maintaining Delaware North’s policies and standards of excellence
More about you
- 2+ years’ experience, including 1+ years’ of managerial experience
- Experience in a high-volume, logistically challenging environment
- Strong written and verbal communication, leadership, and people management skills
- Advanced IT and accounting skills, with experience in purchasing systems and manual handling
Who we are
Home to the Hammers and UK Athletics, London Stadium is no stranger to presenting word-class events, with Delaware North managing the hospitality services of the 60 – 80,000 seated stadia since 2015. As one of the UK’s most iconic sports and entertainment venues, London Stadium has hosted incredible events, with Delaware North team members making countless connections, leaving lasting impressions on guests. From its start as hosting the 2012 Summer Olympics, London Stadium has grown to hold a vibrant portfolio of world-class sporting events, from holding Europe’s first MLB Series, games from the IRB 2015 Rugby World Cup, to a range of Athletics events with the annual IAAF Diamond League, and hosting both the London 2017 World Athletics Championships and 2017 World Para Athletics Championships, the first location to ever hold both events in the same year.
There have been many exceptional music events taking stage at London Stadium, with this year being no different, showcasing two nights of Foo Fighters, with Burna Boy also returning for the second summer in a row in 2024. There is never a dull moment at London Stadium, so if you want to earn new fans every day, apply to join our team.
Our business is all about people, and that includes you. At Delaware North, you’re not just part of a team — you’re part of a global legacy: a family-owned company with 100+ years of history behind it. Our operations span the world, offering you unique paths to growth and success.
Who says you can’t love where you work? With jobs in iconic sports arenas, stunning national parks, exciting casinos, and more, we pride ourselves on giving the world great times in great places. And whether you’re interested in restaurants, hotels, sports, gaming, operations, or retail, part-time or full-time, we’re invested in helping you achieve your career goals.
Together, we’re shaping the future of hospitality — come grow with us!