Head of Logistics and Supply Chain

Package Description

£45,000pa - £50,000pa + excellent bonus & benefits package

Location: Fulham Football Club, London SW6 

Permanent

Work Pattern – 40 hrs pw 5/7 with flexibility as you will be required to work all match days and attend major event days

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

Sodexo Live! have a fantastic opportunity for a talented  Head of Logistics & Supply Chain to join our team based from Craven Cottage, the home of Fulham Football Club (FFC)! This is an exciting new role which you can really make your own and will form part of our leadership team; your focus will be not only to manage all deliveries and supply chain on site but also to put together and implement a full-scale logistics plan. 

At Sodexo Live! we bring people together, we create exceptional moments and lasting memories. We are a unique community of people mobilized to create live experiences that are unforgettable.

It's an exciting time to join us and be a part of the eleven-year contract as venue partner for FFC on its new Fulham Pier development. 

Fulham Pier is becoming one of London’s leading leisure destinations on the banks of the Thames which include restaurants, a Riverside Market, meetings and events spaces, bars and lounges, a basement entertainment venue, a boutique hotel and a spa experience 

Sodexo Live! delivers hospitality, retail and non-event day sales and catering at the iconic Craven Cottage. 

This is a truly exceptional role, working in an amazing venue. You will have proven relevant live venue experience with outstanding communication and strong stakeholder management skills; you will be able to multitask and communicate with confidence at all levels. Key to your success will be excellent time-management and coordination skills, with the ability to bring people together. In return we offer you the opportunity to truly expand your skillset and be part of a crucial highly supportive team. This fantastic opportunity would suit an experienced senior logistics professional with a good feel for high standards service and exceptional customer experience.  

When you join Sodexo Live! you truly belong, you will have the opportunity to thrive with career and learning opportunities available across the organisation - we cant wait for you to join us!

Main Responsibilities

• Responsible for the development of an on-site logistics plan working with the Venue Partner to discharge conditions against planning. 
• Supporting all departments, working across Craven Cottage and Fulham Pier in its entirety.  
• To continue to oversee the planning of day-to-day, event and matchday logistics. Entailing furniture setup, deliveries and portering. 
• Building and keeping relationships with suppliers near and far and working to deliver the site set up in an economical and cost-effective way, by means of transport logistics, storage and central distribution. 
• To be responsible for the storage and distribution of all stock including equipment, food, and liquor stock. 
• Responsible and accountable for the procurement of all catering goods coming into the stadium by controlling the ordering, receipt, distribution, storage and of all items as well supporting the accounting reconciliation thereof. 
• To support the wider team to deliver against the key business indicators, as laid out in the business plan. 
• To take ownership of the recruitment and training for the full-time and variable logistics and supply chain team.  
• To ensure that all legislative and client policies are fully implemented and complied with within the logistics and supply chain function.  
• To be responsible for implementing legislative and annual maintenance requirements. 

For a full list of responsibilities please view the attached job description

The Ideal Candidate

• Hands-on project management experience for catering projects working with inter-departmental teams; and practical knowledge of catering and F&B industry 
• Demonstrated leadership and resource management experience and ability to collaborate, motivate, and coach, and supervise others 
• Excellent attention to detail and high level of compliance 
• Competent computer skills and proficient in all Microsoft packages (SAP skills desirable) 
• Outstanding communication skills both verbal and written 
• Great planner with ability to analyse data  
• Demonstrate leadership and vision in managing staff groups and larger projects or initiatives 
• Commitment to high professional ethical standards and a diverse workplace 
• Logistics, Operations Management, Supply Chain, or a related degree desirable 
• Passionate about food 

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