
District Manager – Collegiate Hospitality
Aramark
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Newark • New Jersey • Pennsylvania • United States
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Salary
💰 $150,000 - $175,000 per year
About the role
- Provide overall vision, planning, direction, and control to assigned units for a medium-size, defined account normally generating $40M+ in revenue
- Accountable for the execution of our General Management program, with a focus on growth, cost and productivity, leading people and delivering financial commitments
- Establish overall ownership and accountability of operational management and financial performance of multiple accounts and units
- Model key leadership behaviors and ensure the highest levels of safety, quality and service excellence for employees, clients, and consumers
- Coach & mentor employees; reward and recognize employees; identify and engage top talent and develop team members to their fullest potential
- Plan and lead team management meetings
- Ensure safety and sanitation standards in all operations
- Establish and maintain effective client and customer rapport for a mutually beneficial business relationship
- Build revenue and manage budget with sensitivity to costs and client needs
- Ensure completion and maintenance of P&L statements for the district
- Provide oversight and take ownership to deliver client and company financial targets using Aramark systems
- Lead managers in implementing and maintaining corporate management agenda for labor and financial initiatives
- Ensure value through efficient operations, appropriate cost controls, and profit management
Requirements
- Contract food service experience is required
- Proven leadership experience, typically acquired over 5-10 years, including P&L responsibility within the hospitality, retail, facilities, direct store delivery or food and beverage industries
- Demonstrated leadership skills with a broad knowledge of management practices, business judgement and client/consumer interaction
- Confirmed ability to hire, assess, develop and grow hard-working talent
- Comfortable reading, understanding, and implementing contractual requirements, including identifying opportunities within contract terms and conditions to address operational issues
- Established communication and teamwork skills to work with all levels on the organization from the front line associate through leadership
- Proven success in a repeatable business model, including leading through change and turnaround initiatives
- Bachelor’s degree is generally required; advanced degree in business or related field is preferred.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- work/life resources
- retirement savings plans like 401(k)
- paid days off such as parental leave and disability coverage
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
P&L responsibilityfinancial performance managementoperational managementcontractual requirements implementationcost controlprofit managementbudget managementsafety and sanitation standardsteam managementbusiness judgement
Soft Skills
leadershipcoachingmentoringcommunicationteamworkclient interactionemployee recognitiontalent developmentorganizational skillschange management