Account Director
Job Introduction
Sodexo Sports and Leisure is currently recruiting for an Account Director to oversee clients in the London/South region. This is an exciting opportunity to showcase your leadership skills, support business growth and drive employee engagement.
Our heritage is built on catering and hospitality experience and fuelled by our passion for exceptional food and service. For over 40 years we have been providing bespoke catering and hospitality services for sports stadia, racecourses, visitor, attractions, historic venues, major events and premium airline lounges. Recognised across the globe for hospitality, we help create exceptional moments at extraordinary events such as Royal Ascot, Tour de France, The Open Championship and RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Role Responsibility
In this role you will lead the delivery of profitable growth across your region for new and existing contracts, you will do this by building strong relationships, developing business strategies, driving employee engagement and looking for innovation solutions. Acting as the strategic link between the senior leadership team and the site based Managers, you will take ownership of account development plans, drive sales and growth whilst ensuring compliance and risks are mitigated. With a commercial focus you will demonstrate a high level of thought leadership, acting as a change agent to drive the business forward. Whilst business growth and developing client relationships are key to the success of this role, we are also looking for someone who appreciates the importance of an engaged workforce and can lead on relevant activities. This is an exceptional opportunity for a motivated leader, looking to develop their career within a leading global business.
Venues included in the region are Siemens The Crystal, Knebworth House, i360 and Emirates Aviation Experience.
The Ideal Candidate
- Experience of managing multisite and multiservice contracts within a similar catering/hospitality/events business
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Commercial focus and proven experience in managing P&L accounts
- Management of large and diverse teams
- Ability to interpret and utilise complex and varied financial and commercial information
- Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative within a team environment
Package Description
Competitive + Car/ allowance + 20% bonus + Flexible Benefits package