Stadium Operations Manager

Job Introduction

Sodexo's Sports and Leisure Segment have a fantastic new opportunity to join our Management Superstars at Ewood  Park the home of Blackburn Rovers!

We are looking for a Stadium Operations Manager to oversee both the Retail and Hospitality on site.

You will be a proactive and engaging individual with excellent people management skills, able to create a positive team environment where your casual workforce want to continue working with you on Match Days and Events.

Ewood Park is a great place to work, we partner with our client to ensure we are able to deliver a first class service across Hospitality, Retail and Events Sales and as the UK starts to re open, Summer 2021 is going to be an exciting time to be part of the team!

Role Responsibility

• To manage both the Retail & Hospitality department
• To oversee the catering operation on Match Days & Non-Matchdays & Events
• To be a point of contact for the client & customers organising events and co-ordinate space, set up, reinstate and hospitality
• To co-ordinate event space booking/ availability, set up and reinstate with the events coordinator
• To deliver fine dining hospitality service on match days
• Manage the quality and hygiene of the food cycle from preparation through to delivery
• Motivate and lead catering employees to perform their roles to a high standard
• Motivate and lead catering employees to perform their roles to a high standard

For a full list of responsibilities please view the attached job description

The Ideal Candidate

• You will ideally have worked within a Stadium such as football in a Hospitality role.
• Hospitality experience is an absolute must (Fine dining, Restaurant, silver service)
• Some Retail experience would be ideal but we can support and develop you in the area.
• An excellent communicator, able to build last relationships
• A true leader who can motivate and inspire a team of people.

Package Description

Salary is Circa £35000 plus company bonus.

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.