General Manager 4 - Food

Sodexo Careers•Las Cruces, NM

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Sodexo is seeking an innovative General Manager 4 for a potential opportunity at New Mexico Tech in Socorro, NM. This role serves as a highly visible leader for students, staff, and clients at a top-rated STEM-focused university known for its strength in engineering, science, research, and innovation. The General Manager will drive excellence in campus dining across this vibrant campus, providing exceptional client service and executive presence. The position involves motivating, coaching, mentoring, and developing managers and frontline staff, supporting a diverse and inclusive workforce, and developing strong client relations to ensure campus dining program goals align with client needs. The role requires working both horizontally and vertically within both organizations to achieve company and client financial targets and goals, integrating fully into the client's organization as a trusted advisor with a customer service focus. The General Manager will collaborate with clients and regional leadership on all matters relating to contract and account operations to establish and maintain a solid business relationship that ensures account growth and success. Ensuring company food and physical safety programs and standards are followed, meeting multiple deadlines, managing workload, and creating a positive work environment are also key aspects of this position.

Requirements

A work history in food management demonstrating strong leadership skills and the ability to work collaboratively with all levels of the organization
Experience leading Managers in multiple areas within a campus dining food service operation
Strong financial acumen with P&L experience
Proven success in driving employee engagement and student satisfaction through effective leadership skills
Knowledge of client contracts and the ability to ensure compliance
Experience managing multiple priorities, demonstrated professional communication skills, and a passion for high levels of customer service
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
5 years Minimum Management Experience
5 years Minimum Functional Experience

Responsibilities

Provide exceptional client service skills and executive presence
Motivate, coach, mentor and develop managers and frontline staff
Support a diverse and inclusive workforce
Develop strong client relations and ensure that campus dining program goals align with client needs
Work both horizontally and vertically within both organizations
Achieve company and client financial targets and goals
Integrate fully within our client's organization and be a trusted advisor with a customer service focus
Work with clients and regional leadership in all matters relating to contract and account operations to establish and maintain a solid and mutually beneficial business relationship that ensures account growth & success
Ensure company food and physical safety programs and standards are followed
Have the ability to meet multiple deadlines and manage the workload accordingly
Create a positive work environment