Jobs at Sodexo Group in France

Founded in 1966 by Pierre Bellon, Sodexo is the global leader in services that improve Quality of Life, with annual revenues of €23.8 billion and more than 423,000 employees operating in 45 countries.

Sodexo provides clients an integrated offering developed over more than 50 years of experience: from foodservices, reception, conciergerie, maintenance and cleaning, to facilities and equipment management.

Sodexo is also a global leader of the Live events hospitality experience and contributes to the success of prestigious events such as the Super Bowl, the Tour de France, Roland Garros and the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. In addition, Sodexo operates exceptional venues including the restaurants of the Eiffel Tower (Jules Verne, Madame Brasserie), the Pré Catelan and the boats and yachts of the Seine River.

Sodexo's success and performance are founded on its strong entrepreneurial spirit, independence, its sustainable business model and its ability to continuously develop and engage its employees throughout the world.

Sodexo promotes the fulfilment of its employees and contributes to the economic, social and environmental development of the local communities with which we work.

Our recruitment teams are trained in recruitment without discrimination, including people with disabilities. Our managers are also made aware of these issues and are our first ambassadors on these subjects.

You will work at the head office of the Sodexo group, located in Issy-Les-Moulineaux, accessible from Paris by RER C, Tram T2 from La Défense and Porte de Versailles or metro line 12.

CONTEXT

You will support the strategic planning process for the company and contribute to different strategic studies or projects. Reporting to Head of Strategic planning, you will be part of the Group Strategic Planning team of 3 people and will interact frequently with stakeholders from many functions and countries in the organization.

MISSIONS

Group Strategic Planning process

Enable the strategic plan process from ambition to execution by

• Apply continued progress on the process (guidance, training, ability to stop if not relevant anymore…)
• Support strategic planning resources in the regions as well as the senior executives to develop their medium/long-term ambition and 5-year plan following the Sodexo Strategic Planning Process,
• Contribute to feeding and animating the strategic planning community to continuously improve the planning process and to share lessons learnt from internal and external (market & competition in particular ; analyses & projects in the different Segments/Regions/Activities.)

Ad-hoc strategic studies and M&A support:

• Lead or contribute to ad-hoc transverse projects and strategic studies aimed at highlighting development potential in new geographies or services or at identifying possible improvements in our practices. As such, you will also contribute to our competitive analysis, feeding competitive watch and analysis with specific outlooks.
• Contribute to strategic assessments on M&A opportunities (e.g. strategic rationale, market …) collaborating closely with M&A team

Strategy communication and executive presentations :

• Contribute to prepare strategic updates for Comex and Board of Directors including the presentation of strategic framework and priorities, Group mid-term financial plan, and reporting and monitoring of strategy execution.
• Produce strategic content for external audiences, collaborating with Investor relations team.

WHY SODEXO ?

• You will participate in rich and empowering missions, in an international environment
• Sodexo offers a training course adapted to your needs, in particular to develop your skills
• Restaurant pass, partial reimbursement of transport tickets and sustainable mobility package, Economic social committee

PROFILE

• 5+ years of experience in finance and/or strategy, including at least 3 years in a consulting firm
• M&A exposure would be a plus
• Financial acumen and strong analytical skills required
• Strong complex project management skills, in a cross-functional, multi-country environment
• Self-starter profile, capable of influencing, ability to interact with high-level stakeholders
• Ability to listen, synthetize and recommend
• Highly flexible, with an ability to work in a changing environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Fluency in French and English
• Strong command of PowerPoint and Excel.