SAGE Dining Services® is seeking Area Managers to lead operations management of District Managers in the Atlanta area. The aim is to ensure that SAGE locations are performing to the highest standards, executing and delivering every element of SAGE's programs, collaborating with the sales team to expand SAGE's presence with site visits in our chosen industry segments, opening new business, and delighting our clients and customers. The best candidate will have superior skills in making presentations.
Extensive travel is expected. Venues should be commutable within a few hours. Candidates should live in the Greater Atlanta area.
Salary is commensurate with experience.
Salary Range: $130,000 -$175,000
What you'll get:
- Competitive salary and benefits.
- Collaborative environment.
- Emphasis on training and development.
- Opportunities for advancement.
- Mission based company with values you trust.
What you'll do:
- Provide leadership and guidance to the area composed of hourly and salaried employees. Foster client relationships and foster these relationships.
- Ensure that customer expectations are exceeded not just at special events, but every day.
- Travel to venues and check that company guidelines are followed.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, food safety regulations, and health standards across all locations.
- Implement and monitor operational procedures to optimize efficiency and productivity.
- Foster a positive work environment that promotes teamwork, employee development, and a customer-centric approach.
- Ensure that all accounts are operating within budget, flagging financial problems in advance and devising solutions acceptable to SAGE management and clients.
- Aid your teams in hiring great teams, teaching and motivating, constructively reviewing, and making staffing changes as necessary to maintain excellence.
- Apprise the Regional Manager of opportunities, challenges, and successes of venues under your purview.
- Aid in the sales process with site visits, sales presentations, and any necessary follow-through.
What you'll need:
- Career demonstrating growth of leadership skills, client skills and knowledge of the food service business.
- Strong understanding of food safety regulations, health standards, and compliance requirements.
- Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to analyze financial data and manage budgets for P&L and fee accounts.
- Flexibility to travel as needed.
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, hospitality management, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
- Hands on culinary experience a plus.
- Proven experience as an area manager or in a multi-district manager leadership role within the food service industry, campus dining preferred.
- Presentation skills.
About SAGE
Working for SAGE means being part of a community. You’d work alongside creative, enthusiastic Team Members who share your passion for culinary excellence. You’d also make a difference in an academic community and bring excitement to the dining hall with made-from-scratch, Chef-inspired recipes that delight students, faculty, staff, and parents.
SAGE embraces the uniqueness of everyone in our family: Team Members, suppliers, guests, and client communities. Our diversity fuels our innovation, which drives our growth. Every voice matters.
Guided by our founding principles of respect and partnership, we offer fulfilling careers for Team Members, market access for small local suppliers, and a joyful celebration of inclusiveness and multiculturalism through the fresh, authentic, and yummy foods we serve.
Positions at SAGE provide competitive wages and benefits, with hours that offer a better work-life balance than those at a restaurant. We create careers, not just jobs, with significant opportunity for growth and promotion. Team Members learn SAGE Standards and enhance their skill set through extensive training in food safety, allergen awareness, and preventing eating disorders.
SAGE has enjoyed steady, organic growth for the past 30 years, and we now serve independent schools and private colleges across North America. We continue to grow and raise the bar in food service for the educational market to create exceptional dining experiences that delight the senses, inspire minds, and foster community. Come, rise with us!
Successful final candidates for the position may be required to fulfill location-specific health and safety requirements.
This job advertisement should not be misconstrued as an offer of employment or a comprehensive listing of position responsibilities/expectations.
Equal Opportunity Employer.
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