General Services Manager
Location: Wirral
Salary: £35,000 & range of excellent employee benefits
Onsite – Monday-Friday
Sodexo has a great opportunity for an experienced General Services Manager to join our established team working with our clients based in Wirral.
Joining our team at their site in Bromborough, you will manage the Catering, cleaning and security contract and associated services to the agreed standards, ensuring that deadlines & targets are achieved and costs are managed effectively to maximise the profitability of the contract.
The General Services Manager will act as the operational interface between the client and Account Manager/Director, Managing the onsite client, Sodexo services and teams to deliver the agreed SLA/KPI standards, acting as Sodexo primary representative on site.
You will lead, develop, manage and motivate a high performing team to the agreed standards ensuring that the client receives services of the highest quality, build long-term relationships with clients that add value and are based on mutual trust whilst ensuring that Sodexo accountancy, documentation and administration procedures are delivered to the required contractual specifications.
Providing direction and expertise to the operating area by promoting Sodexo strategies and best business practices in order to uphold the company mission and values, you will ensure that statutory requirements and company policies & procedures are followed and deadlines are met.
About You
Experience and knowledge requirement for this role:
- Previous experience of operational management in catering, cleaning and security in a similar environment and a contract of a similar size and scope of services
- People management experience; especially large teams operating across different shifts and services
- Achieve set, standards and operate to performance criteria e.g. Health & Safety and hygiene
- Proven ability to work in a partnership and collaborative way with other service providers
- Positive approach to learning in role and identifying own training needs as appropriate
- Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative within a team environment
- Ability to interpret and utilise financial and commercial information
- Manage multiple workloads and shifting priorities
- Excellent communication skills at all levels
- Experience of delivering training
Qualifications required:
What we offer
Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. You’ll belong in a company and team that values you for you.
In addition, we offer:
- Up to 10% Annual Bonus
- Flexible and dynamic work environment
- Competitive compensation
- Wide range of Employee benefits
- Access to ongoing training and development programs
- Countless opportunities to grow within the company
- Employees can opt to increase their employer contribution up to a maximum of 6% with an equal employee match
- Life Assurance Coverage of 1x annual salary
About Sodexo
At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. We operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million 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, So Together, Generations and Origins.
We are 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.
Ready to be part of something greater?
Apply today!
