Regional Operations Manager - Catering experience essential
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- Job reference: SDX/TP/1114672/155448
- Location: Edinburgh
- Job type: Full Time - 40 hours a week
- Salary: £competitive plus excellent Sodexo Benefits
- Closing date: 03 April 2026
About the role
Regional Operations Manager - Catering experience essential
Central Scotland (Multi-site) | Independent Schools
The role
This is a newly created position supporting a portfolio of independent school contracts across Scotland.
Working closely with the Senior Account Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring sites consistently deliver high standards of food, service and client experience. This is a varied, hands-on role combining operational support, client relationship management and continuous improvement across multiple locations.
You will be trusted to step into sites when needed, support and guide managers, and drive consistency across the region.
What makes this role different
This is not a desk-based support role. It offers:
- Real variety across multiple sites and teams
- Autonomy to manage your own time and priorities
- A visible role with direct impact on service delivery and client relationships
- The opportunity to step into a broader, multi-site operational position within a well-established contract
It would suit someone looking to move from a single-site or senior unit role into a wider operational position.
Key responsibilities
- Support the Senior Account Manager in delivering operational performance across multiple school sites
- Build strong, credible relationships with clients and site teams
- Provide on-site operational support and cover where required
- Drive improvements in service standards, processes and team performance
- Support site managers with recruitment, performance management and team engagement
- Ensure compliance with health & safety, safeguarding and food safety standards
- Coordinate and share best practice across sites
- Contribute to reporting, planning and performance tracking
- Deputise for the Senior Account Manager when required
Location and travel
This is a multi-site role covering central Scotland, including Edinburgh, Perth, St Andrews and Ayrshire.
- Regular travel between sites is required
- Typically one day per week at Strathallan School (Perth)
- Remaining time will vary depending on business needs
- Hybrid working is available on a limited basis
About you
You will have experience in a catering or hospitality management role, ideally with exposure to multi-site or contract environments.
You will also bring:
- The ability to build strong working relationships with clients and teams
- A practical, hands-on approach with a willingness to step in and support operations
- Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise effectively
- Confidence working in a fast-paced, changing environment
- Strong attention to detail, particularly around compliance and reporting
- Confidence using IT systems and reporting tools
- A full driving licence is preferred due to the travel involved
About Sodexo Independents
Independents by Sodexo partners with leading independent schools to deliver fresh food and high-quality service in an education setting. The focus is on consistency, strong client relationships and a “fresh food from scratch” approach.
Package
- Salary: Competitive
- 28 days holiday (including bank holidays)
- Mileage for business travel
- Company pension
- Meals on site
- Training and development opportunities
- Access to wider Sodexo benefits and discounts
- And more…
About Sodexo
At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, SoTogether, Generations and Origins.
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 run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.
Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.
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