General Manager 5 - Campus Dining

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Sodexo is seeking an experienced General Manager 5 - University Dining to support Lindenwood University in Saint Charles, MO!!

Lindenwood University is a private university in St. Charles, Missouri with a growing community of more than 65,000 just west of St. Louis. The school has a strong athletic programs with over 1,300 student-athletes. Since 2015, the NCAA sports have captured 17 national championships, including 13 individual champions. The NCAA Athletics Department has 30 sports competing at the NCAA Division I level. 

The General Manager is a highly visible role - will direct/manage Resident Dining, Retail, Catering and Concessions for a nationally and internationally known university for innovation, entrepreneurship, and extraordinary dedication to students. 

An ideal candidate will build long-lasting relationships, have excellent communication skills, knowledgeable in catering and experience managing high volume resident dining with retail food service business!

 The Ideal Candidate will: 

• Have a demonstrated history of excellent financial acumen in a multi-unit dining setting
• Have 5 years of food operations management experience at a General Manager level in a university setting or other high-volume dining
• Have a demonstrated history of successful, diverse team leadership within a food service environment
• Be proficient in use of on-line Food Management Systems for menu and recipe planning, ordering and inventory and financial reporting
• Demonstrate proven financial acumen and have demonstrated success managing food and labor costs and budgets
• Be a people person with a strong focus with maintaining positive client relations and experience successfully mentoring and developing staff and teams
• Be a solid leader who is perceptive and applies attention to details that make a difference in quality and presentation of food, while providing exceptional customer service
• Be customer and client focused, including providing quality dining options in a welcoming dining environment

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

• Solid organizational skills
• Excellent leadership and team building skills
• The ability to grow the business for multi-unit operations 

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.

Basic Education Requirement - Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience           

Basic Management Experience - 5 years              

Basic Functional Experience - 5 years

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