Soft Services Manager (Catering, Events & Front of House)

Job Introduction

Sodexo are currently recruiting for brand new opportunities in our Corporate Services segment. Sodexo is the 19^th largest employer worldwide, operating in 80 countries and employing 427,000 employees worldwide, we are the leader in Quality of Life services. Sodexo is not only a growth company; it is also a people-oriented company that places quality of life of its 100 million consumers at the center of its mission. Join our teams and experience their passion and the unique Sodexo spirit!

Based in a residential training centre (conference centre), this is a great opportunity for an individual to join us that has skill sets covering the following; catering and events, cleaning, housekeeping, front desk, meeting room management, vending and administration.

It is essential for the individual to have an events and hospitality background or ideally Facilities Management based on the skill set required for this role. You would need to be highly communicative, client facing, organised and have management experience. 

You will have accountability for department budgets, and overall responsible for health and safety of our people and site. This site is a 24 hour operation so there may be a requirement to work shift patterns across the week, Monday to Friday between 7:00am and 10:00pm. This role would attract a salary of £30,000 to £35,000 dependant on experience.

If you would like more information to understand what it is like to work for Sodexo and a career in Corporate Services, please follow the link below;

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Role Responsibility

• To work with the team developing the service including but not limited to: cleaning regimes, food
• Offer, back and front of house service standards
• Through the effective use of company documentation and on site SOP (standard operating procedures) ensure that all relevant control procedures are in place to deliver accurate production
• Records and effective waste management, these include unit stock, supplier costs and controls, auditing and financial reconciliation
• Understand the budget, working to the agreed targets on expenditure, labour hours, sundries, and wastage
• Work with the Management Team to identify efficiencies and cost savings through innovative working practices
• To be an active member of the management team and support the achievement of the site business objectives and SLA’s

The Ideal Candidate

Essential

• Previous experience within an events and hospitality role or similar background
• Proven industry experience, acumen and innovations
• Management experience
• Strongly team focused
• Great communication skills, both written and
• Health and Safety experience (ideally ISOHH)
• IT Literate
• High standard of personal hygiene and appearance

Desirable

• Previous experience in multi service site
• Knowledge of ROL and E-prophit
• ISOH
• Food Safety level 3
• First aid

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