General Manager, Environmental Services - Healthcare (81460044)

Company Description

Salary Range: $115,000-125,000 (CAD)

Grow your career with a company that shares your passion! Our Healthcare Division has an exciting new opportunity to join the Sodexo team as our next General Manager - Environmental Services in London, Ontario.

Sodexo is the global leader in services that improve Quality of Life, an essential factor in individual and organizational performance. Operating in 67 countries, we serve over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of services. We pride ourselves on being committed to the highest standard of Employment Equity and Diversity. By partnering with the Stop Hunger Foundation, we have dedicated ourselves to a corporate responsibility by fighting hunger worldwide. Start your journey with Sodexo, as we continue to grow across Canada!

Job Description

How You'll Make an Impact:

Business & Financial Acumen

• Develop new and emerging business solutions for continuous growth and effective day-to-day operations
• Build and analyze budget/P&L statements
• Achieve financial goals through daily analysis of key KPI’s of business operations and monthly business reviews
• Proactive planning of future business growth plans, including expansion of scope of services

Client Relationships & Contract Management

• Provide local leadership and strategic direction to build client relationships and new business opportunities to enhance profitability
• Develop a business strategy in line with current and emerging client needs
• Build long-term relationships with clients that add value and are based on mutual trust and partnership model
• Ensure contract delivery including commercial and legal terms and conditions of the contract and deliver to the SLA(s) and standards required
• Carry out regular contract performance revisions and internal compliance audits and checks to support the delivery of Goal Zero for the account and Sodexo compliance
• Manage in a strongly unionized environment, fostering positive relationships with union representatives, overseeing contract negotiations and arbitration processes to ensure compliance with agreements

People

• Lead by example; inspire and develop your team
• Strong employee relations through the ability to manage diverse teams
• Ability to build positive union relationships
• Active participant in full HR life cycle (recruitment, onboarding, training, performance, rewarding, career development, etc.)
• Organization, planning and monitoring of employee daily activities

Culture & Compliance

• Ensure that the site is always compliant at all times for services delivered within scope, and ensure the rigorous means of recording these elements are maintained and regularly reviewed
• Foster a strong health and safety culture, for our employees and our clients and customers
• Encourage diversity and inclusion
• Advocate for corporate social responsibility
• Drive creative innovation
• Desire for continuous improvement and growth in compliance with operating standards
• Embody Sodexo’s core values: Service Spirit, Spirit of Progress and Team Spirit
• Direct business practices that uphold Sodexo’s mission and values

Qualifications

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

• Minimum 3+ years of General Manager/Top of Unit Hospitality management experience in a multi-service operation supporting Housekeeping or Environmental Services
• Acute Care Hospital experience required
• Strong financial and labour cost experience
• Experience in unionized environments required
• Educational background in Hospitality Management or Business Administration
• 3-5 years of previous Healthcare Environmental Services is a strong asset
• Proven leadership and line management skills and the ability to build, lead and motivate a team
• Able to work on own initiative, make effective decisions and also work as part of a team
• A good level of operational and support experience; safety first mindset
• Experience of managing a budget and interpreting financial and commercial information
• Good standards of literacy and numeracy with sound financial acumen
• Strong organizational skills and ability to react to suit operational support requirements, must be able to organize time effectively and prioritize tasks to cope with fluctuating workloads.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Competent IT skills including MS Office

Additional Information

What Makes Sodexo Different:

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater because we believe our everyday actions have a big impact. You belong in a company that allows you to act with purpose and thrive in your own way. In addition, we offer:

• Flexible work environment
• Competitive compensation & great employee benefits
• Training and development programs
• Countless opportunities for growth
• Corporate responsibility & sustainability
• An award-winning employer for Sustainability, Diversity & Inclusion, Corporate Social Responsibility, and much more. View Sodexo’s latest awards here
• And so much more!

Sodexo is committed to Employment Equity and Diversity. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of national origin, race, religion, ethnic group, age, disability, gender, sexual preference, sexual or gender identity, status as a veteran or any other federal, provincial or local protected class.

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodation is available on request from candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Sodexo is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for our team members, customers, clients, contractors, business partners, guests, and members of the public with whom we regularly interact. We require that all new hires in hospitals, long term care facilities, and senior homes to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and may require any other new hires to be fully vaccinated based on the location and scope of their employment.

Thank you for your interest in Sodexo.

Please note that only those candidates under consideration will be contacted.

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