Resident District Manager - Sodexo

We are makers of good food

SodexoMagic is the joint venture partnership between NBA Hall of Famer, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, and Sodexo. As a certified minority company, we deliver food, facilities management and integrated services to corporations, healthcare facilities, K-12 schools, colleges and universities and aviation lounges. This strategic alliance between Magic Johnson Enterprises and Sodexo, Inc., enables us to deliver creative solutions to our clients along with our local partners throughout the communities we serve.

SodexoMagic and The Good Eating Company are seeking a dynamic individual for the role of Resident District Manager to support our business in Palo Alto, California. They will oversee the execution of our customer’s critical infrastructure focusing on support to lead our top team of professionals in The Good Eating Company. The preferred candidate will have experience in operations at an executive level managing multiple services and locations.  

The position requires a strategic-thinking leader who can work in partnership with client vision & expectations while delivering high quality dining service programs that will achieve high customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate will have a strong executive presence with the ability to work within complex, multiple client organizations. Strong relationship skills are a must to effectively work internally as well as externally to the organization.

We are looking for candidates who:

• Possesses exceptional leadership, communication, presentation, negotiation, and client relations skills with the ability to work both horizontally & vertically in the organization
• Strong Financial acumen with demonstrated success handling complex financial contracts with many aspirational requirements
• Highly developed organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple and often conflicting priorities, meet deadlines, and proactively address operational and client needs
• Proven ability to develop and motivate a team across multiple sites in a complex environment
• Have a cultured culinary palate
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 The Ideal candidate has:

• A positive “can do” attitude - we’re always willing to go the extra mile, and offer 100% commitment to our customers, clients and colleagues
• Absolute pride in the quality of our food, service, and presentation
• A keen but respectful sense of humor, having fun at work

Sodexo offers fair and equitable compensation, partially determined by a candidate's education level or years of relevant experience. While the budgeted range for the position is posted, Sodexo salary offers are based on a candidate's specific criteria, like experience, skills, education and training.

Basic Education Requirement - Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
Basic Management Experience - 5 years
Basic Functional Experience - 5 years

Sodexo is an EEO/AA/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.