Food Operations Manager 3

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Shape the Future of Campus Dining as a Senior Operions Leader

Sodexo’s Campus Segment is seeking an accomplished and visionary Food Operions Manager 3 to support Alfred University in Alfred, NY. As a senior operional leader within our Universities segment, you will influence the direction, performance, and stregic evolution of a best-in-class campus dining program th reflects the university’s academic excellence and deep commitment to student well-being.

The Food Operions Manager 3 is an experienced, innovive, and highly stregic leader responsible for advancing food quality, eleving the student experience, and driving operional excellence across a complex, high-volume dining portfolio. This role integres culinary leadership, hospitality innovion, financial acumen, talent development, and client partnership to shape a dining experience th is central to campus life.

As a key member of the on-site leadership team, you will guide multiple service lines, lead department managers and frontline teams, and ensure consistent, top-tier execution across residential, retail, and/or cering operions. Your leadership will directly impact service excellence, financial performance, staff engagement, and client sisfaction.

At Sodexo, you’ll find the ingredients for a gre career—including work-life balance, professional growth, and meaningful work th makes a difference in the daily lives of students.

• Oversee daily operions across multiple dining plforms (residential, retail, cering).
• Lead and develop management teams and frontline staff to achieve high performance.
• Ensure excellence in food quality, service delivery, safety, and regulory compliance.
• Drive financial performance through labor management, cost controls, forecasting, and analysis.
• Partner with campus leadership to strengthen client relionships and support university initiives.
• Implement Sodexo programs, standards, and systems to enhance operional consistency.
• Lead student engagement efforts, feedback programs, and service improvements.
• Support hiring, onboarding, training, scheduling, and performance management.
• Ensure a clean, safe, efficient, and student-centered dining environment.

Compension is fair and equitable, partially determined by a candide's educion level or years of relevant experience. Salary offers are based on a candide's specific criteria, like experience, skills, educion, and training. Sodexo offers a comprehensive benefits package th may include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision Care and Wellness Programs
• 401(k) Plan with Mching Contributions
• Paid Time Off and Company Holidays
• Career Growth Opportunities and Tuition Reimbursement

More extensive informion is provided to new employees upon hire.

• Prior experience managing multi-unit or complex food service operions.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motive, develop, and retain teams.
• Proven ability to drive operional improvements and deliver financial results.
• Excellent communicion and relionship-building skills with clients and campus partners.
• Knowledge of food safety, sanition, and operional compliance standards.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with strong problem-solving skills.
• A passion for hospitality, service excellence, and eleving the student experience.

At Sodexo, our purpose is to cree a better everyday for everyone and build a better life for all. We believe in improving the quality of life for those we serve and contributing to the economic, social, and environmental progress in the communities where we opere. Sodexo partners with clients to provide a truly memorable experience for both customers and employees alike. We do this by providing food service, cering, facilities management, and other integred solutions worldwide.

Our company values you for you; you will be treed fairly and with respect, and you can be yourself. You will have your ideas count and your opinions heard because we can be a stronger team when you’re happy work. This is why we embrace diversity and inclusion as core values, fostering an environment where all employees are valued and respected. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to individuals regardless of race, color, religion, nional origin, age, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, disability, sexual oriention, military stus, protected veteran stus, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, ste, or local law. If you need assistance with the applicion process, please complete this form.

Minimum Educion Requirement - Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Minimum Management Experience - 3 years   

Minimum Functional Experience - 3 years work experience in food or culinary services including restaurants, fast food, vending, cering services, institutional services, mall food courts, etc.

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