Regional Manager (South)

Job Introduction

Our UK Health & Care segment have a fantastic opportunity for a Regional Manager to join our talented and hard working team.

Sodexo Healthcare work by the side of healthcare organisations in both the public health (NHS Trusts) and private healthcare sector, using science, technology and global experience to enable human-centred care.

You will effectively motivate and lead a team of business managers within a defined geographical area and ensure a high quality service is delivered throughout. 

You don't just join Sodexo, you belong

Join Sodexo and you become part of a worldwide, extended family. Team spirit is strong and encourages people to stay long-term. You can bring your whole self to work every day and we cant wait for you to join the team!

Role Responsibility

• Ensure that all financial targets are achieved within a framework of absolute financial control
• Efficient financial management of client business within agreed budgets providing clients with a financial breakdown and information as required.
• Deliver budgeted profit and turnover for portfolio and accounts as agreed with line manager.
• Define and deliver business plan for each site in line with 3 year plan for the division
• Support business development and retention of existing business in conjunction with the sales function
• Ensure sites compliance with Sodexo policy and legislative requirements and audit appropriately.
• Manage clients proactively, ensuring their expectations are exceeded, and effectively communicate all client needs and business opportunities within the division.
• Regularly hold client review meetings recording points raised and actions taken.
• Motivate and manage direct reports including appropriate recognition and reward, identifying training needs and creating a culture of talent identification and succession planning.
• Mobilise new contracts as required.
• Participate in bid process as requested for new sites/clients
• Support other regions as required and take on other duties as requested by the Operations Director.

The Ideal Candidate

• Graduate calibre or equivalent
• 2-3 years business management experience.
• Experience of managing successful client relationships.
• Track record of leading and developing a team.
• Good verbal and written communication skills with ability to develop new business opportunities.
• Proficient with Microsoft office suite and email

Package Description

£Competitive Salary and excellent benefits

• Annual performance related bonus
• 6% company pension contribution
• Flexible benefits fund

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.  

Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

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.