Virgin Lounge Manager
Job Introduction
We are currently looking to recruit an experienced, creative, hands on Lounge Manager to ensure smooth day to day running of the Virgin Lounge at Manchester Airport.
You will look after a large budget, so financial knowledge is a must. Strong leadership qualities are also key; you will need to ensure the on-site team are engaged and motivated at all times.
If you have proven experience in customer service and catering, with a passion for delivering service and quality, this is a fantastic opportunity for you.
Role Responsibility
- Continually bring added value to the contract though innovation and pro-activeness
- Work with the Virgin Holidays team sharing common goals and objectives, through motivation, leaning and development, creating a service excellence experience for Virgin Holiday customers
- Provide management reports in co-ordination with the Account Manager
- Provide solutions to operational airport challenges
- Financially manage the contract within the terms of reference, working towards achieving financial and non-financial targets
- Foster positive working relationships with airport team to ensure effective team dynamics and resource efficiencies as well as consistency for customer.
The Ideal Candidate
- Experience in providing ‘high-end’ quality in customer service and product
- Can balance between creating and working in a fun environment with clear high quality service and product expectations
- Strong management and leadership qualities
- Passion for food and innovation
- Excellent communicator
- Motivated and an excellent motivator
- Proven experience in cost control and stock ordering
- IT Skills, experience of Microsoft Office
Desirable
- Experience of airlines
- Hands on experience of customer service training
- Worked in similar service set ups
- Energetic, forward thinking.
Package Description
Flexibility is a must
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 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.