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Head of Retail Operations

2 months ago


Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, United Kingdom Sodexo Full time
Job Overview

Sodexo, a leading global services company, is seeking an exceptional hospitality professional to join our team as Head of Retail. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the retail food and beverage department at one of the world's most prestigious venues, Ascot Racecourse.

Main Responsibilities
  • Team Management: Lead and manage a team of retail professionals to ensure they meet their business and personal objectives through regular one-to-one meetings, performance reviews, and target monitoring.
  • Budgeting: Develop and present an annual retail budget, ensuring effective financial management and control.
  • Customer Service: Provide exceptional levels of customer service throughout all retail areas of the venue, exceeding client expectations and delivering a service of excellence.
  • Bar and Beverage Innovation: Lead on bar and beverage innovation across all retail areas, driving sales and revenue growth.
  • Sponsor Activations: Work with the partnership team to ensure successful sponsor activations and activities.
  • Commercial Analysis: Collaborate with the commercial department to analyze sales trends, average spends, labor productivity hours, and other key performance indicators (KPIs) to inform business decisions.
  • Retail Capital Projects: Propose, manage, and implement retail capital projects within the required timescales, aligning with the company's overall capital expenditure (CAPEX) plan.
  • Revenue Growth: Drive revenue opportunities across all retail hospitality restaurants, including Royal Ascot, through marketing, communications, and performance measurement.
  • Menu Development: Work with the culinary team to develop seasonal retail menus, hosting tasting sessions for new concepts with clients.
  • Casual Staff Development: Collaborate with the staffing team to develop a strong team of casual staff for retail operations on racedays, including retail training programs.
  • Marketing and PR: Work with the client's marketing and PR team to deliver the marketing and promotional calendar for each raceday, providing regular updates on retail activity and new innovations.
  • Temporary Structures: Collaborate with the ARL team and Head of Operations on temporary structures, power requirements, networking needs, and build-up and break-down for all racedays, including Royal Ascot.
  • Beverage and Food Concession Plan: Create an annual beverage and food concession plan to support the onsite retail operation.
Requirements
  • Experience: Proven experience in a large sports or entertainment venue setting, with a comparable role and a track record of delivering successful F&B retail operations.
  • Leadership: Demonstrated leadership skills, with the ability to manage multiple million-pound P&L accounts and budgets, and lead diverse teams to deliver exceptional service.
  • Financial Acumen: Ability to interpret and utilize financial and commercial information to inform business decisions.
  • Marketing and Sales: Experience in implementing SOPs to achieve desired retail delivery, and good awareness of marketing tools and industry initiatives to drive additional sales.
  • Operational Knowledge: Operational knowledge, skills, and experience in bar and restaurant management at a sporting or entertainment venue.
  • Communication: Excellent communication skills, both upwards and downwards, internally and externally.
  • Resilience: Resilience to manage multiple tasks and prioritize importance.
What We Offer
  • Competitive Salary: A competitive salary, plus access to a range of excellent benefits.
  • Performance-Related Bonus: A performance-related bonus scheme.
  • Contributory Pension Scheme: A contributory pension scheme.
  • Life Assurance: Life assurance.
  • Flexible Benefits Fund: A flexible benefits fund of £1,300 to utilize a range of benefits, including private medical insurance, dental, gym memberships, retail/hospitality discounts, etc.