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General Services Manager (Facilities Management)

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

Job Introduction

Sodexo have a fantastic fixed term opportunity for a General Services Manager (GSM) to take responsibility for the management of all designated services provided to our Client on a 1.5 million contract. You will be required to achieve and maintain quality of standards and performance against Sodexo’s Key Performance Indicators. You will support the account with Catering, Security and Cleaning and it is essential for experience in a previous similar position.

As the General Services Manager you will cover our client site in Ringaskiddy, Cork, this role will be fixed term for a 12 month period.

We are looking for someone with fantastic open and transparent communication skills and an ability to engage and build strong relationships with the client. Experience in Hard FM would be advantageous as well as experience in a Pharma environment.

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Role Responsibility

  • Responsible for all operations including problem resolution and issue escalation.
  • Ensure forecasts are completed and track performance against budget taking appropriate actions to manage P&L in line with contract to maximise profit and control of costs.
  • To provide thought leadership on all IFM service delivery and act as an SME for service delivery of a total IFM offer.
  • Lead, develop, manage and motivate a high performing team to the agreed standards ensuring that the Client receives services of the highest quality.
  • Responsible for the day to day delivery of services to the client in line with a consistent approach across the ROI.
  • To work collaboratively with all central teams/SME’s to ensure a standardised, consistent and compliant approach is implemented in all service lines across all sites within micro region whilst delivering a fully compliant operation to our client.
  • Develop strong relationships with day to day Clients and bring innovation to site

The Ideal Candidate

Essential

  • Proven experience in managing large site with multi-disciplined teams.
  • Exceptional Client relationship management skills
  • Development of commercially viable solutions based on rigorous techniques to understand Client and contractual needs.
  • Ability to manage multiple workloads and shifting priorities in a fast passed dynamic environment.
  • Ability to interpret and utilise complex and varied financial and commercial information.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with customers, Clients and employees at all levels.
  • Ability to achieve set standards and operate to performance criteria; for example health and safety, hygiene.
  • Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative within a team environment.
  • Proven track record of initiating and leading demanding business change programmes.
  • Excellent communication, negotiating, influencing and facilitating skills.
  • Challenges the status-quo, innovative, willingness and with a ‘can do & improve’ attitude.

Desirable

  • Experience of Hard and Soft FM contracts.
  • Proven experience in managing P&L accounts in excess of €1.5m.
  • Facilities, Engineering, Technical or Business qualification.
  • Experience in a pharmaceutical industry or large Blue Chip company.

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.

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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