Vice President Technical Services – Facilities ManagementThis is a remote position with 50% travel. Candidates should reside in northeast or central time zones. Sodexo is seeking a visionary leader to oversee our Technical Services department within Corporate Services. The Vice President of Technical Services will be responsible for providing strategic direction, leadership, and operational oversight to ensure the delivery of high-quality technical services to our clients. The corporate services platform (portfolio of services) includes both hard Facilities Management (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) or engineering services and soft services such as custodial/janitorial. This position requires a strong combination of technical expertise in all trades, business acumen, and leadership skills to drive innovation, optimize processes, and achieve operational excellence. Also, this role will provide guidance and direction to align technical services with overall business goals. Key Responsibilities:- Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement strategic plans and initiatives to enhance the technical services division's performance and achieve organizational objectives. Provide guidance and direction to align technical services with overall business goals.- Operational Management: Oversee the day-to-day operations of the technical services department, including project management, resource allocation, and budgeting. Ensure efficient and effective service delivery while maintaining high standards of quality and compliance.- Team Development: Build and lead a high-performing team of technical professionals, including engineers, technicians, and project managers. Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning to drive employee engagement and development.- Client Engagement: Collaborate with clients to understand their technical needs and develop customized solutions that meet their requirements. Build strong relationships with key stakeholders to enhance client satisfaction and retention.- Quality Assurance: Establish and enforce quality standards, best practices, and safety protocols to ensure the delivery of reliable and compliant technical services. Implement performance metrics and monitoring mechanisms to track and improve service quality.- Technology Integration: Identify opportunities to leverage technology and automation to enhance efficiency, productivity, and service delivery. Stay abreast of industry trends and advancements to drive innovation and maintain competitiveness.- Regulatory Compliance: Ensure compliance with relevant regulations, codes, and standards governing technical services, including health and safety regulations, environmental standards, and building codes.- Financial Management: Develop and manage the technical services department's budget, forecasts, and financial performance. Monitor expenses, revenue, and profitability to optimize resource allocation and maximize financial results. Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, Business Administration, or related field; or equivalent experience. Master's degree preferred.- Proven experience in technical services management, with at least 10 years of leadership experience in a similar role.- Strong technical expertise in facilities management, building systems, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and other technical disciplines.- Knowledge of relevant regulations, codes, and standards governing technical services and facilities management.- Demonstrated ability to develop and execute strategic plans, drive operational improvements, and achieve business objectives.- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams to achieve excellence.- Experience working in a client-facing role, with a track record of building and maintaining strong client relationships.- Proficiency in project management methodologies, budgeting, and financial analysis.- Strong analytical skills and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation.
Your future is InReach! Join our mission to transform the convenience industry by putting people first and obsessing about extraordinary food and drinks. We just can’t bear the thought of being boring. We like to have fun and be a bit quirky. We work in a buzzword-free zone. We look for what’s new, what’s next, and what the future holds…we invite you to be part of our exciting future. With InReach, you get to be a hero to clients and guests every day. We’re all about phenomenal service and technology that fosters everyone’s trust. Our culture is to do the right thing – always. We are a diverse group, and we are all about inclusion, wellness, sustainability, and supporting local partners. Reducing single-use plastics, feeding the hungry, responsible sourcing, community assistance, and using products and ingredients with a lower carbon footprint – it’s all part of who we are, and it’s embedded in our daily actions. Learn more about what we do here! Sodexo is seeking a Vice President, Business Development to grow our convenience solutions/ InReach business!This is a remote role with 50% travel with the preferred candidate located near Austin, Texas Continued sales growth is a key component of the revenue strategy for InReach. InReach is one of the top 10 largest convenience providers in the US, supplying a wide range of products including, micro-markets, vending, pantry, office coffee, water and snack boxes. The Vice President, Business Development, InReach is responsible for establishing and executing the sales growth strategy to ensure the company reaches its revenue and profit metrics. You will lead a team of sales leaders and support staff to establish and maintain customer excellence for new and existing customers. This role is directly responsible for sales and revenue generation, reporting to the President of InReach The successful candidate will:- Lead the segment on achieving profitable growth through business development- Establish a true Business Development approach and action plan to develop business in the convenience industry- Devise sales strategy and help set sales objectives and resources allocation by region- Work closely with the marketing team on lead generation and digital strategy- Manage sales as a portfolio across the region in order to achieve targets and ensure a consistent sales process globally and the transfer of best practices- Work with leaders to communicate customer demands, offer needs, and market realities- Ensure the transfer of best practices from deals/customer solutions across region- Work on strategic prospects and bidding processes for the largest or most strategic deals; own the customer relationship.We are seeking candidates that have/are:- Demonstrated experience in sales processes.- Experience researching, analyzing, and uncovering client objectives and relevant information.- Ability to lead and inspire a team- Ability to analyze financial data, develop a financial model and create win/win solutions.- Self-motivated, with a strong work ethic and personal drive to meet and exceed objectives- Ability to develop and maintain professional, trusting, positive working relationships with clients, colleagues, consultants, and vendors. - Ability to work effectively under pressure to meet established goals and objectives- Proven ability to meet and exceed sales and strategic goalsThis could be the start of something good. Let’s make it happen. Sodexo offers a full array of benefits including paid time off, holidays, medical, dental, vision, 401K and access to ongoing training and development programs, tuition reimbursement, plus health and wellness programs.Not the job for you?At Sodexo, we offer positions that support a variety of career goals working in diverse business segments, including Corporate Headquarters, Corporate, Schools, Universities, Government and Agencies, Healthcare, Senior Living and Sports and Leisure locations across the United States. Continue your search today.Working for Sodexo:How far will your ambition, talent and dedication take you? Sodexo fosters a culture committed to the growth of individuals through continuous learning, mentoring and career growth opportunities. #LI-Remote
Sodexo has a new opportunity for a Vice President, Facilities Management Support Services rolefor North America. This is a remote position and the ideal candidate will reside on the East Coast. Expected travel ~25% Sodexo has established a framework of key processes and services that set how the business is managed and delivered. Through these key programs, processes, technology, and services, we establish best practices, standardize across the company, and support business efficiency - enabling growth. The VP, FM Support Services is responsible for designing/adapting the process (from global standards if necessary), to lead the deployment program via regionally distributed Subject Matter Experts. They provide support, monitor deployment progress, and systemically improve the process by gathering internal feedback and by monitoring market changes. The VP, FM Support Services represents North America with Global FM Services for the disciplines of technical services, soft services, FM technologies, and FM enablement’s, such as energy, sustainability, and construction. They provide strategic leadership for key identified FM functions with a focus on soft services elements (Grounds, Custodial and other Front of House services), energy management, project management, construction services and technology & digital. The role also provides support to Segment and Global initiatives of asset management, engineering, technical standards FM Frameworks. They also provide regional strategic leadership of the hard/soft FM costing function, FM data/technology governance and management, and IFM technology platform user functionality development. Reporting to the SVP, NorAm Tech & Services, the successful candidate will:- Be responsible for the Regional FM Service Platform teams and members of Tech & Services Platforms Leadership Team. - Converge the strategic, regional leadership of cross-segment support of technical services, soft services, asset management, energy, construction, project management, FM technologies and engineering functions.- Lead the strategic management of the Regional Technical Services platform development, deployment and related activity from Global Tech & Services into Region Tech & Services, and Region Tech & Services into country/operating segment providing the framework under which initiatives and projects are planned and executed, helping to ensure they are delivered to a consistently high standard, on time and within budget. - Define, execute and own the holistic cross-segment FM platform deployment methodology/frameworks with a focus on the industrialization of our deployment processes.- Lead the preparation of project initiation, execution, and project closure in relation to all FM Services platform cross-segment support activities and ensure that all stakeholders are engaged, underpinned by an appropriate RACI.- Articulate and inform the Go/No Go process underpinning all FM Services platform related initiatives and projects, underpinned by a detailed state of readiness assessment of both the deploying and receiving entities.- Pro-actively review the use of tools, systems, methods, and standards to support the business implementation, in line with business policy.- Proactively manage/mitigate/escalate risks and issues that may jeopardize successful execution of projects, initiatives, and activities within the scope of the role. - Communicate project status and escalate issues that cannot be resolved in a timely manner to the SVP North America Tech & Services .- Anticipate/monitor project deviations and be responsible for highlighting the requirement to take corrective action.- Work collaboratively, with global, region, country/segment stakeholders as well as Segment technical services functional heads and build strong sustainable relationships to manage and drive change.- Be responsible for staff hiring, training and development; including performance reviews for all direct reports. - Ensure that there is a consistent and standardized approach to the deployment of all cross-segment Technical, Energy, Construction, Project Management & Soft Services Frameworks related initiatives.- Ensure the development, communication and implementation of the FM Services platform related deployment activity and change on a global, regional, and country level are delivered to agreed success parameters, ensuring any issues are appropriately addressed and captured by the Regional Head of Implementation and Change.- Ensure that all collateral within the scope and remit of the role is compliant with all legal, health & safety, and data governance regulations, as well as Sodexo and customer/client policies and procedures.- Ensure that all documentation and data associated with the role are appropriately stored and maintained and available for systematic analysis and review.- Work with the functional leads to ensure that the right solutions/initiatives have been identified and developed to reinforce the regional FM strategy and successful stabilization.- Monitor and provide consolidated reporting upon the progress of all in-scope strategic and deployment activity on a global, regional, and country/operating segment basis.- Work alongside the finance management team, supporting the Regional RM to ensure that we are tracking the cost and business impact of all cross-segment strategic/deployment/functional initiatives in scope of the role with the aim of ensuring that they all achieve their planned return on investment.Is this opportunity right for you? We are looking for candidates who have:- Facilities Management leadership experience in either developmental, operational or deployment related roles (Regional or NorAm scope) - Must have strong background in regulatory compliance and regulatory management- Must have relevant operational experience, running and coordinating FM business - Highly influential strategic thinker- Able to understand the complexities of developing, communicating and deployment strategic intent.- Excellent experience with large, complex projects and business transformations- Good leadership skills with the ability to lead a Regional team of indirect reports.- Good experience in working in a complex business environment handling uncertainty and challenges - Excellent team organization and coordination skills- Highly organized and responsive, with ability to deliver under pressure.- High levels of computer literacy – Proprietary project management software; Microsoft Office, especially Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. - Excellent influencing and communications skills - Ability to work openly and collaboratively.- Strong attention to detail- Expert knowledge of techniques for planning, monitoring, and controlling programs, including risk management, budget, and resource allocation proceduresWorking for Sodexo:How far will your ambition, talent and dedication take you? Sodexo fosters a culture committed to the growth of individuals through continuous learning, mentoring and other career growth opportunities, along with the performance of organizations. We believe it is important for our work to be meaningful to all who contribute to it, and we remain faithful to our mission, our core values and the ethical principles that have guided us since 1966. We support these values and help them thrive in each employee. We strive to make working for Sodexo a genuinely great experience with benefits to promote your professional, personal and financial well-being, and to improve your Quality of Life now and into the future. Our experiences with our over 50 million customers each and every day enable us to develop Quality of Life services that reinforce the well-being of individuals, improving their effectiveness and helping companies and organizations to improve performance … every day. At Sodexo, we believe every employee should have the resources to be their best. As part of our overall rewards, we offer benefits programs designed to help you maintain a healthy lifestyle including health, dental and vision insurance. We also offer other benefits like paid time off, financial and savings programs, 401k, and access to our employee assistance program and other discounts. Not the job for you?At Sodexo, we offer executive careers that lead our business in Corporate, Schools, Universities, Government and Agencies, Healthcare, Personal and Home Health Services, Senior Living, Sports and Leisure, and Benefits and Reward Services. Positions are located across the United States. Continue your search for Executive positions.
Sodexo has enjoyed many years of impressive growth as a recognized leader in valued experiences, sustainability and outsourced food services. This has created the need to expand our world-class sales operations capability and team to enable it to continue its growth trajectory. Therefore, Sodexo has a new opportunity for a Vice President, Revenue Transformation for North America’s Commercial Sales Organization. This is a remote position with 40-60% anticipated travel. The VP, Revenue Transformation will assist in developing the commercial strategy, lead the enablement team and execute the identified wide ranging commercial initiatives for a $10B services business spanning 10 lines of business and over 100k employees. This role touches nearly every aspect of Sodexo’s Commercial team including organic growth, operational efficiencies, talent programs, digital enablement, and business model design. This leader will partner with senior business unit and functional leaders to deliver tangible results and act as a role model for the behavior needed to embed change. Reporting to the SVP, NorAm Revenue Operations the successful candidate will: - Simplify the buying experience via commercial transformation:- Ensures the go-to-market model (GTM) is implemented in accordance with the strategy, including ensuring the right channels, roles, sales coverage, capacity and competencies are met within each sales team. - Manages implementation of regional territory and account planning, implementing the right cadence for the growth reviews, account assignments and coverage. - Leads the annual planning cycle. This includes identifying market and competitive trends, synthesizing business unit strategies into a coherent region plans, defining region-led (versus business unit-led) initiatives, designing risk mitigation plans, and quantifying investment.- Creates visibility through technology adoption and analytical capability: - Monitors and improves the data, tools and reports required for sales forecasting, planning and budgeting processes.- Operates an analytical center of excellence including dashboards and other data sharing mechanisms required to accelerate value capture. This includes assisting commercial leaders with goal setting, translating high-level plans into tangible initiatives, defining KPIs, monitoring the completion of key decisions and action plans, and facilitating ongoing execution sessions.- Enables commercial talent: - Partnering with human resources, learning & development, and segment leaders on region talent strategy. In this role, the VP and their team members deliver on agreed region wide processes for training, succession planning and governance around hiring and performance management.- Trusted Partner: - Support commercial leaders in implementing process redesign initiatives. This includes working with change management professionals to identify change pain points, pinpoint key stakeholders, and craft communications to engage the broader organization as needed.Is this opportunity right for you? We are looking for candidates who have: - 8+ years in commercial (as a buyer or seller) working with industry-leading organizations- 5+ years of people management experience- Experience managing cross-functional teams with a willingness to jump in personally to do the work- Demonstrated record of driving initiatives to deliver tangible, sustained business results- Effective communication and interpersonal skills; experience influencing and building leadership alignment- Experience in executive-level strategy, change, and project management (8+ years)- Excellent judgement and a strategic mindset to resolve short-term issues and balance longer-term objectives- Demonstrated ability to produce high quality work in a fast-paced, evolving business environment- High emotional quotient and strong influencing skills to quickly establish credibility and trust across functions- Strong consulting toolkit, including proficiency to analyze data and financial statements, craft compelling presentations, and communicate effectively to a wide range of audience members (C-suite and frontline) Working for Sodexo:How far will your ambition, talent and dedication take you? Sodexo fosters a culture committed to the growth of individuals through continuous learning, mentoring and other career growth opportunities, along with the performance of organizations. We believe it is important for our work to be meaningful to all who contribute to it, and we remain faithful to our mission, our core values and the ethical principles that have guided us since 1966. We support these values and help them thrive in each employee. We strive to make working for Sodexo a genuinely great experience with benefits to promote your professional, personal and financial well-being, and to improve your Quality of Life now and into the future. Our experiences with our over 50 million customers each and every day enable us to develop Quality of Life services that reinforce the well-being of individuals, improving their effectiveness and helping companies and organizations to improve performance … every day. At Sodexo, we believe every employee should have the resources to be their best. As part of our overall rewards, we offer benefits programs designed to help you maintain a healthy lifestyle including health, dental and vision insurance. We also offer other benefits like paid time off, financial and savings programs, 401k, and access to our employee assistance program and other discounts. Not the job for you?At Sodexo, we offer executive careers that lead our business in Corporate, Schools, Universities, Government and Agencies, Healthcare, Personal and Home Health Services, Senior Living, Sports and Leisure, and Benefits and Reward Services. Positions are located across the United States. Continue your search for Executive positions.
Are you looking for a new rewarding role? If you answered YES to all these questions, this role is for you! Sodexo Corporate Service Division is seeking a qualified Wastewater Manager to support a life science client in Rahway, NJ. This position will report onsite. Position Summary: Ensures that wastewater generated during pharmaceutical manufacturing processes is managed, treated, and disposed of in a manner that is environmentally sustainable, compliant with regulations, and protective of public health and the environment. This person will collect water samples, take measurements of the water quality and makes adjustments to the chemical process accordingly in order to maintain compliance prior to disposal and/or release.Key Responsibilities:- Subject Matter Expert for Wastewater & Storm Water operations- Manage related personnel, SOPs, work orders, projects & systems- Laboratory Manager / AQ officer for NJDEP Certification of continuous pH monitoring- Maintain & provide reports to client regarding KPIs, prepare and provide Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) to client.- Utilize the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to analyze current and past operation. - Attend client meetings and support initiatives. - Develop and implement capital improvement and maintenance or repair projects, managing these from inception to completion. - Prepare job packages (RFQ’s), send out for bid, and manage work for maintenance not covered under the collective bargaining agreement. Will oversee all contracted maintenance work for quality assurance and work with planners to plan all work and develop the necessary parts procurement orders.- Montor compliance for all aspects of permitted outfalls. - Main open communications with the manger and client regarding operations and malfunctions, as well as make recommendations for repairs and improvements to these systems. - Complete and rectify monthly safety audit action items. - Provide periodic on-call coverage for emergency response and may occasionally be required to provide management coverage when necessary. - Considered essential personnel and will report to the facility during adverse weather conditions when the facility may be closed. The ideal candidate will possess:- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, Marine or Civil/Environmental Engineering with 5 years of experience in Wastewater operation and management or High School Diploma or Equivalent with 15 years of experience.- N2 Industrial Wastewater License required.- Basic knowledge of State and Federal rules governing water discharge such as the Clean Water Act and NJ Field Sampling Manual.- Working knowledge of the operation, methods, and procedures of a boiler operations (desired).- Thorough knowledge of wastewater equipment and their associated mechanical equipment such as pumps, fans, compressors, water treatments and the ability to diagnose and correct equipment malfunction.- Extensive experience in the operation and maintenance of industrial wastewater systems.- Previous experience with regulatory audits and responses required.- Good computer skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office Products: Excel, Word, Outlook, along with utilization of CMMS (SAP experience a plus).- Ability to descend and climb a maximum of 30 rungs to access system pump stations and to lift up to 50 lbs. Working for Sodexo:How far will your ambition, talent and dedication take you? Sodexo fosters a culture committed to the growth of individuals through continuous learning, mentoring and career growth opportunities.
