Job Description
Operations Manager (not a corporate!)
High Quality Independent Education contracts
Location: West London & Home Counties
This brilliant, truly independent client of mine is winning more wonderful Education clients in the top-end Independent Schools market and hence needs an additional operations manager to join them!
My client is highly driven and fast-paced, so I need someone who is high energy, able to move at speed, very food-focused, and commercial. This true independent contract caterer (one of the rare true independents left!) is embarking on a period of change come September, so ideally, I need you to have experience in, and be adept at, re-establishing and rebranding a sector, be it B&I or Independent Education. As of September, my client aims to make a step change in everything from uniforms to the look and feel of counters, as well as team training.
In a nutshell, the goal is to introduce more of a B&I feel to the Independent schools, aligning with market trends and client expectations. The clients have pastry chefs in their schools, so the quality of food is comparable to that within a city law firm.
I need someone who can think on their feet, is a strong finisher, and can handle the less exciting tasks like compliance. My client would love someone with their own ideas, happy to problem-solve across sites, and suggest solutions.
Overall, you would start managing between 8 and 10 Independent school clients, each with Head teachers and Bursars, with a combined turnover of roughly 3 million, and this would grow up to 12 schools as new sites are acquired. The location of your patch would stretch from Chelsea to Croydon to Reigate, so anywhere west as a base would be suitable. Please do get in touch if this interests you — I’d love to hear from you!
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