Area Manager

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Area Manager to join our team. As Area manager you will be responsible for 18 primary school contracts within the Westminster area. With up to 100 staff you will make sure all staff are in place and supported in their roles. This is a very client facing and colleague focused role therefore you will need to be confident and articulate in your approach.

As an area manager you will have full accountability for the finances for all 18 sites and ensure the lunch service is delivered in line with company standards.

• Expenses paid for travel and congestion charges.

Your main duties will include:

• Managing, coaching and developing the team
• People management succession planning
• Supporting the delivery of operational changes
• Reviewing the unit and contract performance to identify areas of improvement
• Identifying customer requirements
• Ensuring all legislation and procedures are adhered to
• Managing financial performance to ensure that financial targets are met
• Client management

The Person

• Needs to be enthusiastic and reliable
• Have good quality cooking skills
• An understanding of the education sector would be an advantage but not essential
• Previous experience of managing people
• Confident
• Ideally experienced within a multi-site and client environment
• Managing local client relationships
• You will have proven experience in managing budgets and delivering operational changes
• Possess drive, determination, and innovation in the way you manage a team and client relationships
• Must be proficient in the most common I.T. packages eg Microsoft Office

The Benefits

Compass Group UK & Ireland offers excellent career and development opportunities, as an organisation that’s proud of its great people, we believe in the opportunity to recognise and share success, that’s why we offer a competitive salary, pension scheme and life assurance, sick pay, and company discounts. And because life isn’t only about work, we offer a good annual leave entitlement too.

Please note:

If you are a current employee of Compass Group you will be asked to complete an internal application form with your line manager or HR contact as part of your application.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to each individual applicant. If you do not hear from us within 14 days please assume your application has been unsuccessful.

All applicants invited to interview will be asked to produce documents that prove their right to work in the UK. In some areas of our business further checks, including Disclosure and Barring certificates and CTC clearance may be required.