Senior manager - food services university

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.

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person