Business Manager

Job Introduction

• €42,000 per annum
• Opportunities for professional development
• Plus our Sodexo employee benefits package

Business Manager - Catering Services

Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork

As a Business Manager – Catering Services at Sodexo, you are an analytical leader and a customer-focused innovator. Your expertise in managing catering operations, coupled with financial acumen and a passion for excellence, drives the delivery of high-quality services that exceed expectations.

Join Sodexo and be part of something greater. You belong in a team where you can act with purpose and thrive in your own way.

What you’ll do:

• Oversee catering operations, including kitchen, onsite restaurants, hospitality events, and vending services.
• Manage financial activities, including budgeting, forecasting, and client billing, ensuring profitability and accuracy.
• Plan and organise staffing rotas to align with business needs and growth.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety standards and licensing requirements.
• Drive customer engagement through marketing initiatives and loyalty strategies.
• Work collaboratively with client representatives and internal teams, such as Culinary Directors and Food Platform teams.

What you bring:

• Proven experience in business or catering management, with strong leadership skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Strong IT skills, including familiarity with systems like SAP and spreadsheets.
• Commitment to fostering a safety-focused work environment.
• Positive attitude, keen attention to detail, and a passion for delivering exceptional customer service.

Desirable:

• Familiarity with Sodexo policies and procedures.
• Health and safety qualification or personal license holder.

Why Sodexo?:

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. 

Belong in a company and team that values you for you. 

Act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions.

Thrive in your own way. 

We also offer a range of perks, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support 
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life's larger problems, including legal and financial advice, support with work or personal issues impacting your wellbeing
• Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service
• Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular high street retailers (also open to friends and family)
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools
• Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit
• Sodexo UK and Irelands enhanced benefits and leave policies

• A little more about Sodexo:

  At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

  We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, SoTogether, Generations and Origins.

  We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

  Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

  Ready to be part of something greater?

  
  

  Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications