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Operations Manager - Contract Catering - Carlisle - Up to £45,000

About the Company

This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the UK’s leading Contract Catering organisations! Our client is looking for someone who is passionate about people, building and maintaining relationships and (of course) food!

The successful candidate will ideally have multi site operational experience and a good understanding of the Contract Catering industry. This is a high profile role with a wide span of autonomy and the opportunity to progress and develop further.

The Rewards

  • Salary up to £45,000
  • Performance based bonus
  • Performance based incentives
  • Great development opportunities

Operations Manager - Requirements

  • Experience of liaising with, and managing third party or outsourced client relationships is essential in this role
  • Experience of managing large teams
  • Strong commercial acumen and experience of managing full P&L
  • The ability to build excellent relationships with internal stakeholders and external third party clients
  • Expertise at delivering results through your management teams, acting as coach, mentor and motivator
  • The ability to understand the difference between management and leadership and displays qualities aligned to the latter
  • Substantial experience in catering (outsourced catering / hospitality is advantageous)
  • Understands how to network and get more business from an existing client base Is positive, articulate and polished, and knows how to professionally interact with a third party client within their environment
  • Expert at adapting style and behaviour to meet the needs of the situation
  • Computer literate, numerate with very good verbal and interpersonal skills

Operations Manager - Role Responsibilities

  • Build, develop and motivate your management teams to deliver the very best service and quality to the client
  • Have the ability to build bespoke services to individual clients
  • Maximise profit and business opportunities within the various contracts under your remit
  • Develop the service offer and client relationship to grow the business areas covered under the various contracts
  • Be fully P&L accountable and be able to manage cost and resources to deliver profit and margin targets across several often diverse revenue streams
  • Ensure all third party client KPI's are met putting the company in the best position to retain and renegotiate the contract
  • Ensure all of your management teams are engaged, motivated and passionate about delivering the service that is expected of an outsourced service (remembering a company outsources because cost, service and quality is best achieved by an industry specialist)

About Us

Detail2Recruitment acts as an employment agency in respect of this position. We will process your CV and personal information to assess your suitability for the role. If your application is taken forward we will record your personal information and contact you to discuss the role. We may consider you for other relevant roles we have that we believe will be of interest to you. Your personal information will be held securely. For more information please refer to Detail2Recruitment website.

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