Job Title Director - Food Ambassador

Job Type

Employer Type Contract Caterer

Location London City

Job Description
Do you love food and have the experience to drive growth of our business in the London market?
My Client are recruiting a Director (Key Contracts & Growth) in London to build and implement a strategy for growth in food only contracts for the Corporate Services segment.
As Director you will have a fantastic network in the London region as well as influencing skills, ability to grow relationships and retain current business. It is essential to have experience in a role in the London market where responsibility encompasses new business growth and operations.
We are looking for an innovative Director that can motivate teams and has the experience of managing large, food only contracts, is this you? Get in touch today!
This role has a competitive salary with an array of benefits attached including bonus, a car or car allowance, a flexible benefits fund, retailer discount schemes, annual leave and pension.
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Main Responsibilities;
• Identify organic growth opportunities through innovation and new initiatives within existing contracts
• Manage senior clients expectations around the future development of the accounts
• Seeks new ways to drive revenue and grow accounts, selling new service lines and play key lead role in contract retenders when applicable
• Ensure contracts are performing within the agreed SLAs at all times to meet Company commitments, review quarterly showing key objectives, goals and measures that link to the overall business plan and strategy for the segment.
• Develop a full understanding of the contracts of the accounts in the business area
• Lead the management of Health, Safety and Environmental Legislation relating to the building portfolio ensuring the statutory requirements are met and all records maintained.
• Take overall responsibility for ensuring the contracts perform to budget and achieve their unit business plans and improve financial performance utilising nominated suppliers, maximising labour productivity in line with Company models, policies and procedures and controlling costs
• Coach managers to ensure that the Focus on Five principles are adopted, employees’ performance is managed through the Company performance management processes and talent development and succession planning activities take place
• Continuously seek ways to enhance quality through innovation and cost efficiency by monitoring performance against existing standards
• Senior Management reviews with the customer on performance on a monthly basis.

Person Spec;
• Held a leadership position in the London market where responsibility encompassed new business growth and operations
• Proven experience in managing single P&L accounts with blue chip banking or professional services clients.
• Experience of Hard and Soft FM contracts desirable
• Proven experience of managing large food only contracts
• Management of remote and/or large and diverse teams
• Manage multiple workloads and shifting priorities
• Ability to interpret and utilise complex and varied financial and commercial information
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with customers, clients and employees at all levels
• Achieve set, standards and operate to performance criteria; for example health and safety, hygiene
• Self-starter and able to work on own initiative within a team environment
• Someone who can demonstrate ability to get things done with pace.

Salary £90,000 plus 8K car plus Bonus and bens

Reference JM WER

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