menu analyst

london 📍 | hybrid 3 days a week | competitive salary + 10% bonus |

at wagamama, food is life 🥢 and we’re here to make every bite count. with over 165 restaurants across the UK (and growing fast) we’ve been dishing up vibrant, fresh asian inspired flavours since ‘92. it’s all about good food, good vibes, and good company 🍜🔥

were looking for a menu analyst to join us on our journey 🌱 ready to dive in and stir things up?

purpose

this role supports the commercial finance + insights team and multiple stakeholders from procurement, marketing and the food team to develop and deliver insightful commercial analysis to achieve strategic objectives

what you'll do |

• weekly reporting on menu mix analysing sales, gross profit and average spend per-head
• be a key member of the cross-functional menu team, attending weekly meetings and supporting new menu process and pricing decisions
• support with initiative tracking and detailed menu analysis on an ad hoc basis
• ownership and development of power BI dashboards that support the wider commercial finance team, striving to become a subject matter expert within the commercial finance + insights team
• support commercial finance manager with inflation tracking and value-creation plan reporting
• work with non-food procurement and marketing team to help control variable costs, provide data to support the forecast for optimal purchase volumes, and business partner with trading team to share site-level learnings for action
• ad hoc support to other project work in the finance team, working closely with the head of out of restaurant + projects when needed
• support the annual budget and forecasting process in relation to non-food costs
• produce dish-level volume forecasts on an ongoing basis to support the procurement team with menu changes and to reduce stock write-off within the supply chain
• convert large and complex data sets into quick and easy insight in a fast-faced environment

what you'll need |

• working towards a professional qualification - ACCA or CIMA
• curious, pro-active, self-starter; tenacious with good influencing skills
• great attention to detail and accuracy
• ability to manage stakeholders internally
• experience of working with large, complex data sets
• ability to make complex information quick and easy to understand, to both financial and non-financial stakeholders
• great communicator and relationship builder
• excellent excel/modelling skills
• ability to work at pace and meet deadlines
• methodical and considered thinker

what’s in it for you |

• competitive salary + 10% bonus potential
• hybrid working
• come as you are culture, with modern offices, fresh fruit and soft drinks
• £200 monthly wagamama food allowance — enjoy all your favourite dishes on us!
• private healthcare
• 3% pension contribution
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• + further discounts across retail, hospitality & leisure — perks that make life sweeter
• Supporting you every step of the way! family-friendly pay: 26 weeks full pay + 13 weeks half pay for expectant or adopting parents

nothing brings people together like great food. no matter where you’re from or who you are, you’ve got a seat at our table | because food is the ultimate connector, and here everyone belongs