catering manager

Independents by Sodexo have a permanent role for a Catering Manager. This rewarding, people leadership role is based at The Edinburgh Academy Senior School for 11- 18 year olds.

The Edinburgh Academy is a modern, exciting, vibrant co-educational school for 2 to 18-year olds. Housed on two characterful sites near the centre of Scotland's capital, the school provides the best in 21st century education.

This role blends team leadership and the management of Catering, Hospitality Events and External Lets Business within the school (operating on 52 weeks). Well suited to someone with high level relationship skills, strong commercial acumen and a ‘can do’ attitude.

What’s in it for you?

• Managing a brilliant, long-standing team of 9
• Opportunity to help shape the offering and develop relationships
• A role that supports growth & development
• Innovation is celebrated
• Affluent school in a beautiful location
• Competitive salary + flexible benefits

Job Description

Competitive salary

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

Main Responsibilities

• Management of Core School Catering, School Hospitality and Events
• To ensure financial aspects of catering operations are managed professionally and within the financial guidelines agreed with the client
• Effectively manage the Sodexo team to ensure that exemplary services are provided at the school.
• Manage resources and promote an ethos of team work and to instil a culture of continuous improvement
• Act as the primary representative of Sodexo within the contract by the effective management of Craft team and Front of House team to ensure the delivery of both qualitative and quantitative results
• Foster long term relationships with the schools to maintain existing business and identify new business opportunities by delivering operational excellence
• Provide direction and expertise to the operating teams by promoting Sodexo strategies and best business practices to uphold the Company mission and values
• Motivate and lead a high performing team to achieve their objectives
• Hold monthly team briefing meetings using Company team brief advising of key company messages

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. This role will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.

The Ideal Candidate

• Independent School/College/University background would be preferable
• Experienced working in the food industry
• A confident communicator especially at client high level essential
• Strong IT & financial skills
• Ability to act on own initiative and take ownership
• Confident in leading & motivating a team
• Food Safety Level 3 or equivalent is beneficialDemonstrate an understanding of the particular constraints of working within a school – an enhanced DBS certificate is mandatory

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.

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