Operations Director

Perm
Reading
Berkshire
85000
Executive Management
946204
Will Gennard
08/01/2025
The Company
  • An education contract catering company operated by true industry professionals.
  • A non-corporate environment, autonomy is given to their senior management team.
  • A nationally recognition group with numerous awards for innovation & quality.
  • A fast-growing business within the Education Contract Catering sector.
The Package
  • Up to £85,000 basic salary
  • 10% of salary bonus – Personal KPI’s
  • Enhanced pension scheme
  • Healthcare
  • £7K Car allowance
The Job Role
  • Operations Director
  • The Operations Director will be responsible for recruiting, motivating, managing and developing a team of 4 Operations Managers.
  • To work with the sales team on new tenders and re-tenders.
  • The Operations Director will report into the Managing Director.
The Requirements
  • A career within education contract catering is essential.
  • A proven Senior Operations Manager, Account Director or Operations Director with previous experience in managing a minimum of £8m annual revenue.
  • An Operations Director with proven track record to contract retention as a result of strong client relationships.
  • Experience within busy high volume and pressurised operations, within events is beneficial.
  • The successful Operations Director will be a self-starter with a passion for people development.
  • A strong commercial acumen to maximise revenue, as well as a sound understanding of revenue, budget and cost analysis.
The Location
  • Client locations throughout the Southeast including Sussex, Surrey, Berkshire & Hampshire
  • A regional ‘road based’ role, the successful Operations Director will live anywhere within the Southeast of England
 
Please note, due to the high volume of interest in this exciting opportunity, only successful candidates will be contacted
 
TH Contact Details
Consultant:           Will Gennard
Telephone:            07817 325 879
Email:        will@talenthive.co.uk
Web:         www.talenthive.co.uk
 
We at Talent Hive are specialist recruiters within the Hospitality & Catering sector, if you would like a confidential chat about your career, please contact us on 0121 448 2260.
Will Gennard

Managing Director

07817 325 879