General Manager - Sodexo

Let your passion for people be the driver of your success at Sodexo. Through your leadership, your team will make a real impact every day.

Sodexo is seeking a General Manager to support our dining services at our new prestigious client, Aviva Pembroke, in Virginia Beach, VA.  Aviva Pembroke will be retirement living at its best. A 7-story senior living community, including 121 independent living apartments, 20 assisted living apartments, and 12 memory support units, for a complete continuum of care. Located on the corner of Jeanne Street and Constitution Drive, residents will have access to all of the best dining, shopping, and entertainment Virginia Beach has to offer.  We are seeking a talented individual who will commit to the challenges of creating and delivering a operational-culinary-driven fine-dining experience. This is a hands-on, working managers role requiring previous experience managing upscale food production, with retail and/or restaurant upscale full service management experience preferred.  

Sodexo offers a fantastic work/life balance, with room to grow your career in this position.  No late nights, 3 weeks paid vacation, 401K, and more!   

The successful candidate will:

• have oversight of day-to-day dining and culinary operations;
• control and ensure company and client financial targets and goals are achieved;
• ensure that the highest possible standards of food handling and preparation are achieved;
• provide technical training and expertise, coaching and leadership to the production team while working side by side in the operation as needed.

Is this opportunity right for you? We are looking for candidates who:

• have a passion for a high level customer service and culinary arts, with a strong culinary production background, ideally in a healthcare or retail setting;
• are able to develop trust and build strong client relationships while meeting the expectation of the client as well as Sodexo;
• have demonstrated experience managing a culinary team and exceptional human resource skillset;
• are hands-on, and have an innovative leadership approach to management;
• are able to work independently and make sound business decisions within company guidelines;
• have the ability to manage multiple priorities;
• possess strong financial acumen and experience managing a food service operations budget;
• are experts in compliance to food safety, sanitation, and overall workplace safety standards.

Sodexo offers fair and equitable compensation, partially determined by a candidate's education level or years of relevant experience. While the budgeted range for the position is posted, Sodexo salary offers are based on a candidate's specific criteria, like experience, skills, education and training.

Compensation is fair and equitable, partially determined by a candidate's education level or years of relevant experience. Salary offers are based on a candidate's specific criteria, like experience, skills, education, and training. Sodexo offers a comprehensive benefits package that may include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision Care and Wellness Programs
• 401(k) Plan with Matching Contributions
• Paid Time Off and Company Holidays
• Career Growth Opportunities and Tuition Reimbursement

More extensive information is provided to new employees upon hire.

Basic Education Requirement - Associate's Degree or equivalent experience

Basic Management Experience - 2 years
Basic Functional Experience - 2 years

Sodexo is an EEO/AA/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.