Operations Manager

Impact Food Group; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading school catering provider is seeking an experienced Regional Operations Manager to oversee multiple school sites in the Birmingham area. This field-based role requires expertise in large-scale operations management, a passion for fresh food service, and strong leadership capabilities. The successful candidate will build relationships with clients and ensure financial management excellence. This position offers a competitive salary, car allowance, and numerous employee benefits, fostering a positive impact on food culture for students.

Benefits

Competitive salary plus car allowance

25 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays

Life assurance & company pension scheme

BUPA Healthcare

Learning platform access

Employee wellbeing platform

Salary sacrifice electric car scheme

High street discounts

Annual summer party with awards

Qualifications

• Experience as an Area Manager or Operations Manager in a catering environment.
• Ability to manage at least 8 sites effectively.
• Strong leadership skills with a passion for food service.

Responsibilities

• Manage and engage teams effectively.
• Build professional relationships with clients and suppliers.
• Deliver exceptional management operations in a catering environment.
• Demonstrate focus on financial management.

Skills

Multisite Operations Management

Client Relationship Management

Financial Management

Leadership

Communication Skills

Operational Excellence

Tools

Office Suite

Spreadsheets

Presentations

Job description

Overview

Role: Regional Operations Manager
Salary: Excellent Salary plus Car Allowance & Great Benefits
Location: Birmingham / Dudley / Wolverhampton

At Impact Food Group, we’re more than a school caterer. The people are the heart of what we do. We’re driven by creating a positive food culture and helping more students eat better food. Making a positive social impact is at the centre of our identity. We tirelessly learn, develop and make improvements in every way, every day. Delivered by our distinct and industry leading brands Innovate, Cucina, Chapter One and Hutchison we cater for over 900,000 students. To find out more visit our website.

Due to continued business growth an exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Regional Operations Manager to join the team - this role is overseeing a portfolio of schools. This role is a field based role, so you will need to be prepared to travel to support your teams out in the business.

The essential ingredient at the heart of our business is our people so we are searching for an experienced multisite Operations Manager with a background in an excellent food catering services to join our business.

Responsibilities

• Can you manage, inspire, and engage our teams?
• Meet with clients to build strong, professional relationships with internal and external individuals, service providers, suppliers, and businesses
• Demonstrate passion and knowledge of great contemporary fresh food and service
• Deliver exceptional senior management operations in a contract catering environment for a range of senior clients with exceptional standards
• Demonstrate strong motivation skills with a ‘lead by example’ approach
• Deliver financial management skills - commercial and fixed price

What can you bring?

• The experience and knowledge we are looking for includes. A background as an Area Manager/ Operations Manager within an Independent Education contract catering would be desirable; we will also be interested in speaking with you if you are from Education, Business & Industry or a retail catering environment. You will have managed at least 8 sites.
• Day to day management and guidance of the chef managers running the sites including supporting client relationships, recruitment and HR matters.
• You will be comfortable conversing at all levels, from the kitchen to the board room.
• We are after a self-motivated, resilient, and highly organised manager with an understanding of how to prioritise effectively.
• You won’t be afraid of the Office suite and will be a dab hand at producing spreadsheets and presentations to show how well you’re doing.

What we’d love to give you…

• Competitive salary plus a Car Allowance
• 25 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays
• Life assurance & company pension scheme
• BUPA Healthcare
• Access to our extensive online Learning platform and development opportunities
• An employee wellbeing platform
• Access to a salary sacrifice electric car scheme
• IFG rewards for high street discounts
• Annual Summer Party with company awards

Additional Details

IFG are committed to the safeguarding of children and our employees share this commitment. Successful candidates are required to undergo an enhanced DBS check, which we supply the cost for.

We are a committed equal opportunities employer - if you require any assistance for the interview process, please detail within your application. All information is kept confidential and in compliance with GDPR requirements.

We look forward to receiving your application!