Senior manager - food services

Position: Senior Manager - Food Services (University Campus)

Trisian-Global Consulting LLC is seeking a highly experienced Manager to lead the Food Services for a University Campus in Binghamton, NY. This will include overseeing year-round and seasonal operations, with responsibility for residential dining, retail food outlets, catering, and conference services. This role is ideal for a strategic, people-focused leader who thrives in complex environments and is passionate about elevating the student experience through culinary innovation, operational excellence, and client partnership. Relocation assistance is available.

Responsibilities:

• Drive excellence in residential dining, retail operations, catering, and seasonal hospitality.
• Partner closely with institutional stakeholders to align on vision, performance, and long-term strategy.
• Ensure delivery of financial goals through budget ownership, cost controls, and efficient labor management.
• Lead strategic initiatives in sustainability, DE&I, student engagement, and local sourcing.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement within all teams.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop talent across the region while promoting internal advancement.
• Oversee performance of unit management including budget development, client relations, sales and profitability performance, conformance with company policies and procedures and staff training and development. 
• Liaison between company resources and unit operating manager

Qualifications:

• Food service leadership experience (higher education or hospitality strongly preferred).
• Demonstrated success managing large, complex operations with multiple service lines.
• Proven experience managing large-scale budgets of at least $20 million
• Strong financial and operational acumen with a history of meeting or exceeding KPIs.
• Expertise in team leadership, including performance management and development.
• Exceptional communication skills and client-facing professionalism.
• Experience in unionized environments and managing both front- and back-of-house operations.
• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, demonstrate professional communication skills, and a passion for a high level of customer service.
• 3-5 years of management and functional experience.

If you are a highly motivated and experienced Food Services Manager and looking for a new challenge, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity and then send resume to [email protected] for immediate review.

Experience required: 5 Years Education level: Bachelor’s degree Job function: Management Industry: Hospital & Health Care Compensation: $121,000 - $150,000 Total position: 1 Relocation assistance: Yes Visa sponsorship eligibility: No

Role Overview:

Sodexo’s Campus Segment is seeking a Resident District Manager to lead a dynamic and multifaceted dining program at Binghamton University located in Binghamton, NY. The Resident District Manager will oversee a district that includes both year-round and seasonal operations, with responsibility for residential dining, retail food outlets, catering, and conference services.

This role is ideal for a strategic, people-focused leader who thrives in complex environments and is passionate about elevating the student experience through culinary innovation, operational excellence, and client partnership.

What You'll Do:

Drive excellence in residential dining, retail operations, catering, and seasonal hospitality.

Partner closely with institutional stakeholders to align on vision, performance, and long-term strategy.

Ensure delivery of financial goals through budget ownership, cost controls, and efficient labor management.

Lead strategic initiatives in sustainability, DE&I, student engagement, and local sourcing.

Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement within all teams.

Recruit, mentor, and develop talent across the region while promoting internal advancement.

What You Bring:

Food service leadership experience (higher education or hospitality strongly preferred).

Demonstrated success managing large, complex operations with multiple service lines.

Strong financial and operational acumen with a history of meeting or exceeding KPIs.

Expertise in team leadership, including performance management and development.

Exceptional communication skills and client-facing professionalism.

Experience in unionized environments and managing both front- and back-of-house operations.

Position Summary:

Functions as the central point of contact for one complex account with multiple locations, and possibly multiple contracts. Oversees performance of unit management including budget development, client relations, sales and profitability performance, conformance with company policies and procedures and staff training and development. Liaison between company resources and unit operating managers.

Minimum Qualifications & Requirements:

Minimum Education Requirement - Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Minimum Management Experience - 3 years

Minimum Functional Experience - 3 years

MUST HAVE:

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.

Resident District Manager with proven experience managing large-scale budgets of at least $20 million.

Food service leadership experience in higher education or hospitality.

Experience in managing large, complex operations with multiple service lines.

Experience in unionized environments and managing both front- and back-of-house operations.