Lounge Manager (Food and Beverage Manager)
Job Introduction
This is an excellent opportunity to progress within our aviation business. We are looking to recruit and experienced Food and Beverage Manager to oversee a luxury lounge airport lounge for a prestigious airline.
Role Responsibility
- Lead a busy luxury airport lounge operation, including food and beverage services, a bar and housekeeping across 6 flights per day
- Lead a team of 25, providing development to ensure that we deliver a high quality and efficient service
- Ensure the operation is modelled on a “five star” service provision with a focus on providing a high level of customer care
- Develop and embrace the “one team” culture across all service provision on-site and the directly provided by Sodexo on-site
- Develop the service model on an on-going basis to enhance service delivery.
- Actively enforce relevant statutory, company and site H&S compliance together with the monitoring of related equipment.
The Ideal Candidate
- Experience in managing and leading a food and beverage operation within a similar 5* establishment
- Experience of leading a team within a catering environment
- Industry acumen and knowledge of external development & innovations within food Services.
- Excellent customer service skills
- Strong financial understanding and demonstrable budgeting management.
- Experience in adhering to and driving company initiatives.
- Excellent eye for detail and passion for the services industry
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.