Register Interest Catering Account Manager

The following content displays a map of the jobs location
- Manchester

Job Reference SDX/TP/1215451/160756

Number of Positions:

10

Contract Type:

Permanent – Full Time

Competitive per annum plus Sodexo Benefits

Working Hours:

40 hours per week

Location:

Manchester

Closing Date:

16/09/2026

Job Category:

Catering Management

UK Corporate Services

• Locations:
  Manchester (with national account coverage
  - Leeds, Sheffield, Liverpool, Birmingham, London and Edinburgh) (Prestigious Corporate Client Portfolio)
• Contract Type: Permanent – Full Time – On Site – Monday to Friday

Join Sodexo and play a key role in delivering outstanding workplace experiences across premium corporate environments.

Lead multi-site operations. Inspire high-performing teams. Create exceptional workplace experiences.

Are you an experienced Facilities Management leader
ready to take ownership of a multi-site regional operation?

We are building a pipeline of talented Catering Account Managers to support our integrated facilities management operations across a diverse regional portfolio.

This is an opportunity for a senior facilities professional who can lead geographically dispersed teams, deliver exceptional client outcomes and drive operational excellence across multiple locations..

.
The Opportunity

As a Catering Account Manager
, you will be responsible for the safe, compliant and effective delivery of integrated facilities management services across a regional portfolio.

Based primarily in Manchester
, you will provide strategic operational leadership across multiple locations, ensuring services consistently meet contractual commitments, performance standards and the evolving needs of the client.

You will lead a team of facilities managers, coordinators and service leads, creating clear accountability while ensuring all locations operate as one connected and high-performing regional operation.

This role requires a strong balance of visible leadership, commercial awareness, stakeholder management and the ability to lead teams across different locations through effective communication and collaboration.

Ready to make a real impact in a fast-paced workplace?

If you are passionate about delivering excellent facilities services, leading people and creating outstanding workplace experiences, we would love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities':

You’ll play a key role in keeping client sites safe, compliant, and operating at their best by:

• Lead multi-site operational teams and management teams across a regional or national portfolio.
• Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders and act as a key operational partner.
• Drive exceptional standards across food quality, hospitality, customer experience and workplace services
  .
• Coach and develop site and management teams to deliver operational excellence.
• Monitor KPIs, SLAs, customer feedback and service performance, driving continuous improvement.
• Work closely with Culinary, Hospitality, Coffee, Marketing, Facilities and Support teams to create engaging workplace experiences.
• Support new service launches, mobilisations, workplace initiatives, events and seasonal activations.
• Identify opportunities to increase customer engagement, participation and commercial performance.
• Manage budgets, labour costs, food costs, forecasting and overall financial performance.
• Ensure operations remain commercially strong while maintaining premium service standards.
• Lead Health & Safety, Food Safety, environmental compliance, audits and risk management.
• Act as the escalation point for operational challenges across the portfolio.
• Share best practice and innovative ideas between locations.
• Develop high-performing teams through coaching, succession planning, engagement and talent development.

What we're looking for:

We are interested in hearing from Facilities Management professionals who have:

• A background in contract catering, hospitality, workplace services or facilities management
  .
• Experience leading managers and geographically dispersed teams.
• Strong client and stakeholder management skills.
• Commercial and financial acumen, including budget and forecasting responsibility.
• Experience delivering against KPIs, SLAs and contractual…