Area Cleaning Manager

Are you an experienced Area Cleaning Manager? Are you currently looking after excessive accounts and looking to reduce this? Are you working for a company where you don't feel valued and you are looking for the opportunity to progress your career even further? Then read on and apply.

Ideally, you will be based within the M25 and be happy travelling to sites across London.

You will be working as an Area Manager for an established cleaning contractor that is based in London and operates nationally. You will manage 40 sites in the London area, which are a mixture of Retail and Commercial.

Ideally, you will have experience managing blue-chip clients and will manage your own diary but will be expected to attend sites regularly to ensure standards and service levels are being met. One of your key responsibilities will be ensuring that your contracts are managed sufficiently with little escalation or intervention needed and managing the team effectively to ensure standards are being met.

A highly respected cleaning contractor provides contract cleaning services for a wide range of clients across the UK. The company is well established and has excellent opportunities for career development and progression with an employee-friendly culture that has been in business and has gone from strength to strength over the last 40 years.

They pride themselves on the service they provide and the relationships they build, which has meant that they have clients that have stayed with them for well over 15 years, which is unheard of in the industry! They treat their staff exceptionally well as they rightly believe that they are the backbone of the business.

What's in it for you?

1. A basic salary of up to £35,000
2. Quarterly bonuses
3. Electric company vehicle
4. Progression opportunities
5. Looking after 40 sites
6. Opportunity to work for a company with a fantastic ethos
7. Industry-specific training programmes to further develop your career
8. An opportunity to run a number of high-profile cleaning contracts
9. Career progression opportunities
10. Laptop/Mobile/Tablet

Your Role

1. Responsibility for contract/cleaner performance to achieve and exceed contract SLA and KPI
2. Control labour and materials expenditure and ensure deliveries within agreed budget limits
3. Client relationship management with a key focus on service delivery, retention, and contract growth
4. Responsible for managing financial budgets
5. Attend training and meetings as required
6. Implementation of all company policies and procedures
7. Site visits in line with client contractual requirements
8. Provide a key interface between on-site client and the contracted service providers on a day-to-day basis
9. Any other ad hoc duties and tasks required

About you

1. Experience of managing multiple cleaning sites & contracts at Operations Manager level
2. Ability to liaise and work professionally with clients and staff
3. Experience of motivating, managing, and leading cleaning teams
4. Excellent communication skills
5. Full UK Driving licence

Location

You will need to be based within M25.

What's next?

If you would like to work for a leading cleaning contractor with an excellent client base, then please apply with your CV today. There will be a 2-stage interview process starting next week with a view to start as soon as possible.