Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Aramark Student Nutrition provides food and nutrition services to over 350 school districts in the U.S. The Vice President of Operations will oversee multiple accounts, ensuring operational excellence and driving improvements in efficiency, revenue, and client retention.
Responsibilities
- Manage all facets of the area including sales, finance, human resources, and customer service including full P&L accountability
- Drive new sales growth within existing client base and ensure the delivery of exceptional customer service to our clients
- Develop short- and long-term operational strategies in partnership with senior team members and lead the design, development, and execution of those strategies to achieve measurable outcomes in a timely, cost-effective manner
- Lead and manage a highly productive, motivated and driven team through strong communication, empowerment, reward, and coaching techniques. Maintain close working relationships with partner group in functional areas, including Sales, Human Resources, Finance, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Compliance
- Partner with the business unit leaders and other key stakeholders to inspire change and implement new business processes
Skills
- Bachelor's degree required
- Minimum of 10-12 years of progressive responsibility, successful experience in general management with full P&L responsibility
- Proven leadership and experience with managing effective client relationships that are high, wide and deep
- Demonstrated leadership skills including broad knowledge of management practices and good business analysis/project management skills
- Demonstrated ability to grasp a large, complex, global business at a base level and use this understanding to set overall strategy and drive business process improvement
- Adept business savvy to effectively communicate and work with other executives in support of achieving business and systems goals
- Strong business planning skills to complete strategic projects with implications for business areas with rapidly evolving business processes. Must possess a balanced perspective on strategic and tactical issues
- Proven ability to manage numerous projects, as well as resources, remotely in a highly dispersed organization
- Established ability to select top talent and create a productive environment that promotes initiative, innovation, continuous learning, and development of key leaders for future advancement
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with a range of audiences including clients, front-line managers, and C-level leaders
- Master's degree desired
- Food, facilities, or retail service sector preferred
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and work/life resources
- Retirement savings plans like 401(k)
- Paid days off such as parental leave and disability coverage
- Benefits vary by location and are subject to any legal requirements or limitations, employee eligibility status, and where the employee lives and/or works
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