VP Operations Food

Reporting to the Regional Vice President, this role is responsible for the overall operation of multiple food service accounts with multi-site account generating $100M+ in revenue. The Vice President of Operations will galvanize a team under a common growth and operations platform, driving improvement in operational efficiency, revenue, margin, and client retention for each account in the portfolio. The role ensures the organization delivers operational excellence while identifying innovative services and solutions to expand on clients' requirements, working closely with internal and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Manage all facets of the area including sales, finance, human resources, and customer service with full P&L accountability.
• Drive new sales growth within the existing client base and ensure exceptional customer service delivery.
• Develop short- and long-term operational strategies in partnership with senior team members; lead design, development, and execution of those strategies to achieve measurable outcomes.
• Lead and manage a highly productive, motivated, and driven team through strong communication, empowerment, reward, and coaching techniques.
• Maintain close working relationships with partner groups in functional areas, including Sales, Human Resources, Finance, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Compliance.
• Partner with business unit leaders and key stakeholders to inspire change and implement new business processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; master's degree desired.
• Healthcare or equivalent experience required.
• Minimum of 10-12 years of progressive responsibility in general management with full P&L responsibility; food, facilities, or retail service sector preferred.
• Proven leadership and experience managing effective client relationships that are high, wide, and deep.
• Demonstrated leadership skills including broad knowledge of management practices and strong business analysis/project management skills.
• Ability to grasp a large, complex, global business and use this understanding to set overall strategy and drive business process improvement.
• Adept business savvy to effectively communicate and work with executives in support of achieving business and systems goals.
• Strong business planning skills to complete strategic projects with implications for rapidly evolving business processes.
• Balanced perspective on strategic and tactical issues.
• Proven ability to manage numerous projects and 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.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with a range of audiences including clients, front-line managers, and C-level leaders.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $160,000 to $210,000.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit programs including 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 legal requirements, employee eligibility, and where the employee lives and/or works.