Regional Services Manager (soft services)

Package Description

Salary - £25,900 - £27,000 per annum 

As part of our commitment to improving the quality of life for our employees, Sodexo offers a Flexible Benefits Scheme, allowing you to tailor a reward package to suit your needs but includes a technology scheme, private dental insurance, travel insurance, gym membership, Gourmet card, private medical insurance, free will writing, life assurance, 24hrs GP access and the ability to purchase or sell annual leave.

We also have a Sodexo Discount scheme, which offers employees and their friends and family the opportunity to benefit from over 1,200 discounts from top retailers both online and in-store.

Job Introduction

We are looking for an enthusiastic and capable Regional Services Manager who will plan, organise and manage delivery of Cleaning services across 30 sites (includes offices and residential buildings) in North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Humberside region. You will have full control of the region and report to the regional business manager. You will not just manage the cleaning team but also be involved in the Corporate social responsibilities of the company.

You must have a proven track record in Multi sites services management with excellent communication, great financial sense and leadership skills. Ideally, you would have experience operating in a facility management environment.

This role is mainly Monday to Friday and you will plan your working hours around the team you will be managing.

Travel between sites will be a requirement of the role so a driving license is essential. You will be provided with a:

• Company car
• Laptop
• Tablet
• Mobile Phone

Main Responsibilities

• To be accountable and responsible for the day to day management, co-ordination and control of all contract activity
• To actively promote and maintain a positive health, safety and wellbeing culture within designated contractual region
• Responsibility for rigorous management of regional P&L account
• Lead, develop, manage and motivate a high performing team to the agreed standards ensuring that the client receives services of the highest quality
• To maximise the profitability of the contract and manage costs effectively

A full list of responsibilities can be found in the attached job description

The Ideal Candidate

Essential

• Soft service experience from a facilities management background is ideal
• Experienced in using Microsoft Office
• Previous experience of operational management in a similar environment
• People management experience
• Ability to interpret and utilise financial and commercial information
• Able to demonstrate working knowledge of word, Excel and Outlook
• Good numerical, interpersonal and communication skills, must be able to demonstrate effective verbal and written communication
• Manage multiple workloads and shifting priorities
• Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative within a team environment

About The Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.

Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process