District Manager, Management

District Manager – Houston, TX

Position Title: District Manager – Houston, TX
Salary: $110,000 – $120,000 annually
Other Compensation: Bonus eligible

Working as a District Manager (DM), you will lead a cross‑functional team and manage multiple accounts within your territory. You will provide overall planning and direction to achieve operations and financial goals, align with all applicable regulations, maintain strong client relationships, and ensure continuous support for our dynamic community environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and encourage a complementary team of Resident District Managers and/or Directors of Dining Services and their teams to provide outstanding service.
• Drive and develop self and team toward building positive relationships with clients and achieve critical metrics (profitability, safety, engagement, etc.).
• Serve on the regional leadership team; participate in ongoing conversations with peers to share best practices, mitigate risks, champion diversity, and build community.
• Lead accounts in territory, ensuring decisions are weighed for risk/reward and short/long term implications.
• Support senior leadership in setting the cultural tone in district and region; meet regularly with team and partners to ensure full visibility, understanding, safety, and accountability.
• Represent brand ambassador of territory; attend client and community engagement events.
• Collaborate with Sales, Retention, and Finance teams on sales proforma and proposal development; participate in full sales and retention process.
• Collaborate with partners to support district needs and solve problems by thinking through all angles and downstream impacts.
• Ensure compliance with regional, state, and local policies governing meal and retail programs, along with safety and QA requirements; conduct audits and offer solutions for improvement.
• Champion development, performance evaluations, succession planning, and build single‑ and multi‑unit management skills such as full understanding of all roles within operation; support team with tools and systems.
• Own financial results/P&L for districts in the territory, and work with leadership to ensure accuracy in reporting, forecasting, and budgeting.
• Complete required reports on time as outlined by policy.
• Ensure consistent and fair administration of all policies and procedures.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, or five (5) years progressive experience in multi‑unit food service, hospitality management, plant operations management, environmental services, laundry, or other Support Services areas in lieu of degree.

• Strong background in a leadership role with exposure to contract/budget management, customer service, people development, food services, negotiations, etc.
• Consistent track record and knowledge of growing a business, along with proven business and financial proficiencies.
• Ability to think quickly, analytically, strategically, and accurately.
• Expert client relationship, influencing, presentation, listening, and communications (written and verbal) skills.
• Champion the inclusive approach, proactive, positive, professional, flexible, and resilient.
• Initiative, ownership, multitasking, prioritization, and organization skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite.
• Extensive travel required.

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, AD, Disability Insurance, Retirement Plan, Paid Time Off, Holiday Time Off, Associate Shopping Program, Health and Wellness Programs, Discount Marketplace, Identity Theft Protection, Pet Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Employee Assistance Program, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), Paid Parental Leave, Personal Leave.

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other classification protected by law. Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation.