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General Manager

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

Job Introduction

Are you a motivational and inspiring leader with a passion for great hospitality and truly memorable events? If yes, we may have the perfect opportunity for you!

Sodexo are looking for an experienced General Manager to lead operations at The Crystal, a fantastic venue in East London with a focus on sustainability. As General Manager, you’ll maintain a great relationship with your client and lead your team to deliver incredible events throughout the year, whilst keeping on top of finance, compliance and other tasks that come with running a large venue. We are looking for someone who can provide direction and expertise to the team, driving standards and employee engagement to ensure a highly effective operation.

For more information on the company see Careers in Sports and Leisure

 

Role Responsibility

  • Deliver market-leading event experiences
  • Build and nurture strong client relationships
  • Work strategically with your sales team to drive growth in your venue
  • Drive profitability of the business
  • Lead, develop, manage and motivate a high performing team
  • Support the Account Director in the development of business strategy
  • Identify opportunities to drive efficiencies and maximise operating profit whilst maintaining a high standard of service

The Ideal Candidate

Essential

  • Proven track record in operational management in a similar environment
  • Ability to interpret and utilise financial and commercial information
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Attention to detail & accuracy
  • Ability to work on own initiative & to be proactive
  • Resilient, determined and able to work flexibly and proactively
  • Relationship building with colleagues from site level to senior management

Desirable

  • IOSH managing safely qualification
  • CIEH Level 3 qualification

Package Description

£45,000 - £50,000 + 10% bonus + flexible benefit fund

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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