Unit Description

Do you strive to create amazing culinary experiences?

As a Director of Culinary Offer Implementation with Sodexo's Airport Lounge Segment , your passion for culinary innovation, technical skill-sets, and practical abilities position you to implement and oversee strategic culinary programs and operations for an exciting new start up business portfolio.

This is a hands-on director role that will spend approximately three days a week traveling within the lounges to strengthen culinary presence and work within culinary teams to achieve and exceed culinary targets and goals. In this role, you will exercise high-level tactical skills in developing culinary strategies and dynamic programming, as well as vetting new recipes and innovative concepts in the field. As a leader in the field with a proven commitment to food service excellence, you will play a vital role in setting and implementing culinary standards and providing crucial support and guidance ranging from best in class menus, dining execution, training, costing and product rationalization.

This position is virtual and will office from your home office with the preferred candidate residing East Coast near a major city! There is up to 50% travel.

Is this opportunity right for you? We are looking for candidates who:

• have a strong P&L background;

• have culinary experience managing multiple locations or business segments;

• can direct other leaders in a high-volume business;

• can build and foster relationships across Sodexo internally to ensure additional market growth and the promotion of comprehensive solutions offerings to clients – this includes collaborating with senior leaders and Business Development to grow Sodexo’s business in the assigned market;

• can develop exceptional client relations and ensure the facility’s product offerings/solutions align with client needs;

• drive solutions that optimize the current business portfolio;

• develop and execute a strategy to accelerate business growth throughout the region;

• play a key role and enthusiastically supports the succession planning and development of key personnel within area of responsibility;

• can ensure the organization’s brand reputation; and/or

• lead and motivate the management team, inspiring strategic direction; secure and/or deploy resources; cultivate relationships with clients and other teams within Sodexo; ensure the fulfillment of all contract commitments; sustain client satisfaction and retention; and maintain strong employee relations;

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**This position requires a valid drivers license.

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Working for Sodexo:

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What We Offer

Sodexo offers fair and equitable compensation, partially determined by a candidate's education level or years of relevant experience. While the budgeted range for the position is posted, Sodexo salary offers are based on a candidate's specific criteria, like experience, skills, education and training.

Qualifications & Requirements

Basic Education Requirement - Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Basic Management Experience - 7 years

Basic Functional Experience - 7 years

Sodexo is an EEO/AA/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.

Location US-GA-EAST POINT

System ID 973304

Category Marketing

Employment Status Full-Time

Posted Range $110700 to $167530

Company : Segment Desc AIRLINE LOUNGES

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