Restaurant Product Development Manager

Job Description

As Restaurant Product Development Manager (Specialty Dining), youll join our Food & Beverage Development team, reporting to the Senior Manager Food Development. Youll work closely with colleagues across Product Development and Onboard Revenue, collaborating with the Guest Experience team and a wide range of stakeholders including Brand, PR, Performance, Digital, Technology, and Commercial Planning.

This pivotal role will involve:•    Delivering the food strategy for Specialty Restaurants by leading all concept review projects (menu change and commercial revenue driving) to agreed processes and timelines.•    Designing and optimising food & dining product propositions across Speciality Restaurants, focusing on commercial revenue strategies, service-ware, technology to drive commercial revenue and guest satisfaction.•    Providing direct line management to ensure effective scheduling, optimisation and commercial reporting of speciality dining venues, along with setting brand standards and system configuration & optimisation.•    Leading structured stakeholder engagement from ideation through to implementation, for example, menu changes, continuous improvement and operational handovers.

This role is positioned at CUK08 level within our organisation and is available on a full-time, permanent basis. We offer hybrid work including up to two days from home.

What You'll BringYour unique background and skills are what will make you stand out. We're looking for:

•    IT skills in Word/Excel and good knowledge of inhouse restaurant systems.•    Food development experience leading and managing menu change and/or concept creation from ideation to implementation.•    Experience in restaurant/food operations within the hospitality/cruise industry on a large scale, and in a commercial environment.

About You: The Ideal CandidateYou are more than just your CV. You're someone who brings:

•    Strong time management and organisational skills.•    Be commercially focused.•    Ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues and work as part of a team.•    Demonstrated professionalism in all interactions and tasks.•    Capacity to be punctual, meet deadlines, and maintain reliable attendance.

Culture Essentials Behaviours - At Carnival UK, we value:•    Speaks up: Sharing concerns and ideas, encouraging others to do the same.•    Respects & protects: Building inclusive teams, safeguarding wellbeing and safety, and seeking sustainable solutions.•    Improves: Promoting collaboration, compliance, and continuous improvement.•    Empowers: Coaching others and creating an environment where people do their best work. 

Application GuidanceDiversity is our strength, and we encourage applications from those with varied experiences, whether you meet every listed requirement or not. If youre passionate about our guests experience and looking for an opportunity to grow, wed love to hear from you. 

Why Join Us?Working with us means more than just a role in the guest experience sector. Its about being part of a team that values well-being and personal growth. Read our employee experience guide to learn more about life as a Carnival UK colleague.

CUK-employee-experience-guide-July-2025.pdf 

Heres what we offer:

•    Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers•    Annual bonus •    Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme•    Extensive learning and development opportunities•    Employee-led networks•    Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes•    Company paid Health Cash Plan and health assessment•    In-house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP•    Life Assurance•    Parental and adoption leave•    Employee Shares Plan•    Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes•    Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme

Due to the popularity of our roles and our commitment to finding the best talent, we might close applications earlier than advertised. Dont miss out on this opportunity to become part of a team dedicated to creating unforgettable holiday happiness. Apply today to start your journey with us. 

Recruitment JourneyFor more information on your recruitment journey, please visit https://bit.ly/CUKCandidateJourney.  

 

 

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About Us

Holidays are one of lifes greatest pleasures. Having the chance to relax, escape and explore is a magical thing. And there is no better holiday than a cruise.No one knows cruising like Carnival UK, where talented people from across the globe come together to create unforgettable holiday happiness. As part of the worlds largest holiday travel and leisure company, we take enormous pride in bringing to life two of the most iconic brands from Britains rich seafaring heritage, P&O Cruises and Cunard. Collectively they have been delivering unbridled joy, boundless adventure and lifelong memories to millions of people for over 350 years. And in a multi-million pound global holiday market, where cruising has barely scratched the surface, we have the opportunity to do that for many, many more people.Our diverse yet tight knit teams share high standards, heartfelt values and passion for our purpose. Our Culture Essentials describe the expectations we have for ourselves and of each other, in building a culture that supports safe, sustainable, compliant operations and celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion.Its through the successful delivery of these extraordinary travel experiences for our target markets and our distinctive culture, that we hope to become Travels Employer of Choice.