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Catering Manager

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Job Introduction

We have a great opportunity for a Catering Manager. This rewarding, people leadership role is based in an independent school in Glasgow. The site is a modern, exciting, vibrant school for 2 to 18-year olds.

This role blends team leadership and the management of Catering and some Hospitality Events - well suited to someone with high level relationship-building skills, strong commercial acumen and a ‘can do’ attitude and ability to drive innovation.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package as well as development and progression opportunities within Sodexo.

 

Role Responsibility

  • Management of Core School Catering, School Hospitality and Events
  • To ensure financial aspects of catering operations are managed professionally and within the financial guidelines agreed with the client
  • Effectively manage the Sodexo team to ensure that exemplary services are provided at the school. 
  • Manage resources and promote an ethos of teamwork and to instil a culture of continuous improvement
  • Act as the primary representative of Sodexo within the contract by the effective management of Craft team and Front of House team to ensure the delivery of both qualitative and quantitative results
  • Foster long term relationships with the schools to maintain existing business and identify new business opportunities by delivering operational excellence
  • Provide direction and expertise to the operating teams by promoting Sodexo strategies and best business practices to uphold the Company mission and values
  • Motivate and lead a high performing team to achieve their objectives
  • Hold monthly team briefing meetings using Company team brief advising of key company messages

The Ideal Candidate

  • Independent School/College/University background would be preferable
  • A confident communicator especially at client high level essential
  • Strong IT & financial skills are essential
  • Ability to act on own initiative and take ownership
  • Confident in leading & motivating a team
  • Food Safety Level 3 or equivalent is beneficial
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the particular constraints of working within a school – a PVG certificate is mandatory

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. This role will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 36,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, 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. 

At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their race, colour, sex, gender identity  disability, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital/partnership or family status, sexual orientation, age, social class, educational background, employment status, working pattern, are welcome to and included within our organisation.  

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 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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