Catering Contract Manager

Job Introduction

Are you a catering professional who is passionate about the delivery of food offers, customer service and satisfaction? If so, this is an opportunity not to be missed!

We are currently recruiting a Catering Contract Manager to lead the delivery of catering and retail services and build long term client relationships at a high profile business school in Dublin city. This is a prestigious contract and will therefore provide the opportunity to showcase your leadership skills and develop within a growing business

With self-motivation, ambition and strong people and leadership skills, you will ensure outstanding service delivery that exceeds our client and customer expectations. This position will suit an experienced manager, who is passionate about food quality, commerciality, innovation and high standards of service delivery.

Role Responsibility

• Maximise profitable sales by the introduction and maintenance of food offers
• Actively seek and identify opportunities for business growth within the contract and external market
• Review rota’s regularly to ensure efficiency is in place across the catering operation
• Effectively lead, manage and develop the catering team to deliver an outstanding service to client, customers and students
• Control and monitor the financial performance of the unit and to maintain costs within pre-budgeted targets
• Ensure all food is prepared fresh and to a high standard as per service level agreement, Company policy and current legislation
• Establish and maintain satisfactory relationships with individuals at all levels within the Company and the Client organisation
• Implement and maintain the Statutory and Company standards of hygiene, health and safety and take any action as is necessary

The Ideal Candidate

• Previous experience in the catering sector, with high expectation of service standards. Experience within retail catering sector is desirable.
• Experience of managing, developing and engaging a large catering/retail team
• Excellent attention to detail and passionate about service
• Excellent client and customer relationship skills
• Good financial awareness
• Excellent communication skills
• Passion for delivering great food and service
• Strong adherence to Food Hygiene and Health & Safety
• Broad commercial experience and business acumen with knowledge of external industry developments

Package Description

As part of our commitment to improving the quality of life for our employees, Sodexo offers a Flexible Benefits Scheme, allowing you to tailor a reward package to suit your needs but includes a technology scheme, private dental insurance, travel insurance, gym membership, Gourmet card, private medical insurance and the ability to purchase or sell annual leave. We also have a Sodexo Discount scheme, which offers employees and their friends and family the opportunity to benefit from over 1,200 discounts from top retailers both online and in-store.

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.