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Business Manager - Catering & Hospitality

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Job Introduction

We are recruiting a Business Manager to lead our catering, front of house and admin service lines at our prestigious client site in Galway.

As Business Manager, you will plan, organise, co-ordinate, control, motivate and train your immediate team to achieve the business objectives set for and agreed.

You will ensure the highest quality of service is delivered through effective leadership - catering (breakfast, lunch and pre-ordered dinner sittings) and front of house.

 

 

Role Responsibility

  • Ensure that all financial targets are achieved within a framework of absolute financial control
  • Efficient financial management of client business within agreed budgets providing clients with a financial breakdown and information as required.
  • Deliver budgeted profit and turnover for account/s as agreed with line manager.
  • Define and deliver unit business plan in line with 3 year plan for the division
  • Actively seek and identify opportunities for business growth within the contract and external market.
  • Ensure compliance with company purchasing policy
  • Ensure high levels of customer satisfaction are monitored, measured and managed.
  • Manage clients proactively, ensuring their expectations are exceeded, and ensure the prompt and efficient delivery of all services to the agreed standards.
  • Responsible for recruitment and management of unit personnel, including personal development, reward and recognition, appraisals, health & safety, and communication of shared goals.
  • Ensure the Sodexo Health & Safety policy is adhered to and that all unit personnel are aware of the policy and their responsibility for it's implementation.
     

The Ideal Candidate

  • Experience in leadership and supervisory experience preferable
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent team building skills
  • Good financial acumen
  • Good front of house skills
  • HND or equivalent
  • Relevant vocational qualifications an advantage
     

Package Description

*Monday to Friday 8am-4pm*

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process

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