Company Description
Sodexo is currently looking for an experienced and highly motivated Regional Catering Business Manager with a passion for food, strong catering knowledge and excellent customer service skills to join our team to engage all levels of Sodexo Catering staff, Village Management and dining room guests across our IFMS contract. This is a great opportunity for a passionate leader to spread their wings and flourish.
Job Description
The aim of this position is to create stable catering teams across our sites with a focus on improved safety, service quality, culture and job satisfaction, build strong and agile teams and promote compliance to the various processes that the kitchen team must adhere too. The successful candidate will be expected to;
Be accountable for all onsite catering operations for sites falling within your region
Be responsible for managing the regional food cost
Be responsible for the menu scope, presentation, cost and planning for the region
Focus on continuously improving the efficiency and profitability of catering operations onsite
Be responsible for maintaining a high standard of service in accordance with Sodexo and Client expectations whilst working within budget
In this high-performance environment, you will achieve success by consulting with stakeholders on a regular basis while driving a high level of performance within your Team
Develop and maintain a strong, safety-focused culture within your Team
Qualifications
As the Regional Catering Business Manager, you will be accountable for the onsite catering operations within on or our regions. This is a fast-paced role requiring a high level of motivation and focus. To be successful, you’ll need:
Australian Citizenship, or full Australian working rights
Able to undergo a pre-employment medical, including drug & alcohol testing and police check
Certificate III (minimum requirement) or IV (desirable) in Commercial Cookery
Strong Chef experience (minimum 7 years) and remote FIFO experience required
Advanced Food Handlers Certificate or Food Safety Supervisor Certificate
Experience in a high-pressure catering, boardroom, corporate, hotel or events environment
Previous experience in a supervisory or management role
Ability to manage a team of up to 30 staff
Experience in menu planning and production
Demonstrated ability to control food and labour costs, as well as a demonstrated analytical and mathematical ability
Strong financial and budgeting skills
Additional Information
Sodexo is the world’s leading provider of food services. We have a well-respected culinary history – demonstrated by our Love of Food. How do we offer world-class food? We start by attracting top culinary talent. Our chefs are everything to us. We inspire our dedicated team with our global chef program and chef academy and ensure they can connect and share best practices.
We believe the more diverse we are, the stronger we are. No matter your background, we will do all we can to help you thrive. We are committed to promoting equal opportunities, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive working environment for all our employees.
We offer a competitive salary, many development opportunities and a great recognition program!