Hospitality Manager

Package Description

to £30,000pa depending on experience + great benefits

**free meals, free parking, free uniform**

Location: Bedford

Permanent

Work Pattern – 40 hrs pw 5/7 to include weekends and evenings

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more!

We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities, and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be natural, and be the best versions of themselves. We recognise that we’re on a journey with regards to diversity and inclusion and would therefore welcome applications for candidates from underrepresented backgrounds.

Job Introduction

Independents by Sodexo have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Hospitality Manager to join the management team at a prestigious site in Bedford. As the Hospitality Manager, you will provide effective delivery of hospitality services to the client organisation, in line with service level agreement and agreed performance indicators. You will organise staff, deliver and financially manage all functions, events and hospitality requirements for both internal and external customers. 

At Independents by Sodexo pupils' health and wellbeing is at the root of everything we do. We deliver fresh food to be proud of: food that will sharpen the mind, energise and rejuvenate the body. Our approach is one of partnership, our heritage and inherent family values breathe through our experienced team, empowering a naturally entrepreneurial and agile approach, but always consistently.

The role will therefore suit a well organised and proactive Hospitality Manager, with a broad skill set to strategically to drive a 5 star service and customer focused operation.

This role is subject to Safer Recruitment checks and the successful applicant will be required to complete a DBS. 

Main Responsibilities

• Work with colleagues to ensure all information and communication regarding events, functions and hospitality is actioned in an efficient and effective manner. 
• Actively oversee labour to ensure efficiencies and provide recommendations if required. 
• Ensure all team catering duties are undertaken in a safe manner and that personal protective equipment (PPE) and hazard signs are used appropriately. 
• Liaise directly with customers regarding their requirements. 
• Manage all aspects of event delivery including staffing, service methods, H&S and Food Hygiene. 
• Communicate with the Executive Chef and GSM regarding all events, functions and hospitality bookings. 
• Develop strong working relationships with on-site client/third parties especially client events team. 
• Provide support on recruiting, induction, motivating, managing, training and developing all employees. 

The Ideal Candidate

• Good standard of literacy and numeracy
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Experienced in using Microsoft Office particularly Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• A love of great food and great people
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to be an effective team player

Desirable

• Intermediate Food Hygiene certificate

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. This role will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.

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