District Manager - Georgia

District Manager

Working as a District Manager, you will lead a cross-functional team and run multiple accounts within your territory. You will provide overall planning and direction to achieve operations and financial goals, align with all applicable regulations, maintain strong client relationships, and ensure we continuously support our communities in our dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leads, runs, and encourages a complementary team of Resident District Managers and/or Directors of Dining Services, and their teams, to provide outstanding service
• Drives and develops self and team towards building positive relationships with client(s) and achievement of critical metrics (profitability, safety, engagement, etc.)
• May serve on the regional leadership team; participates in ongoing conversations with peers to share standards, mitigate risks, champion diversity, and build community
• Leads accounts in territory, ensuring decisions are weighed for risk/reward and short/long term implications
• Supports senior leadership in setting the cultural tone in district and region; meets regularly with team and partners to ensure full visibility, understanding, safety, and accountability
• Collaborates with the Sales, Retention, and Finance teams on sales proforma and proposal development; participates in full sales and retention process
• Collaborates with partners to support district needs and solves problems by thinking through all angles and downstream impacts
• Ensures compliance with regional, state, and local policies governing meal and retail programs, along with safety and QA requirements; conducts audits and offers solutions for improvement
• Lead development, evaluations, succession planning; build unit leadership skills, understand operation roles, support team.
• Owns financial results/P&L for districts in the territory, and works with leadership to ensure accuracy in reporting, forecasting, and budgeting
• Completes required reports on time as outlined by policy
• Ensures consistent and fair administration of all policies and procedures

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong background in a leadership role with exposure to contract/budget management, customer service, people development, food services, negotiations, etc.
• Has a consistent track record and knowledge of growing a business, along with confirmed business and financial proficiencies.
• Has the ability to think quickly, analytically, strategically, and accurately
• Shows experienced client relationship, influencing, presentation, listening, and communications (written and verbal) skills
• Champions the inclusive approach, and is proactive, positive, professional, flexible, and resilient
• Demonstrates initiative, ownership, multitasking, prioritization, and organization skills
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Suite
• Extensive travel is required in this position

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Compass Corporate maintains a drug-free workplace.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Associates at Corporate are offered many fantastic benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, holiday time off, personal leave, associate shopping program, health and wellness programs, discount marketplace, identity theft protection, pet insurance, commuter benefits, employee assistance program, and flexible spending accounts.