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We're looking for a highly visible and hands-on Contract Manager to lead the delivery of Cleaning, Security and Catering services across two distribution centres and a corporate office location. This is a demanding but highly rewarding role for an experienced operational leader who thrives on being out with their teams, supporting Heads of Department, improving standards and identifying innovative ways to enhance the customer experience. You'll be a strong people manager with the ability to balance operational priorities, client expectations and administrative responsibilities, while ensuring service excellence is delivered every day.
Job Responsibility
Leading Cleaning, Security and Catering operations across three sites
Acting as the visible operational lead, spending time with frontline teams and supporting Heads of Department to deliver outstanding service
Using your technical cleaning expertise to drive standards, compliance and operational best practice
Identifying innovative ways to improve service delivery, efficiency and customer experience across all service lines
Managing, coaching and developing Heads of Department and frontline teams to create a high-performance culture
Ensuring contractual obligations, KPIs, SLAs and statutory compliance requirements are consistently achieved
Building strong relationships with key client stakeholders and acting as a trusted operational partner
Managing employee engagement, performance, succession planning and the wider employee lifecycle
Taking ownership of budgets, labour management and P&L performance
Effectively prioritising your time across multiple sites to ensure operational visibility and service consistency
Requirements
Proven multi-site Facilities Management experience, ideally within distribution, logistics or corporate environments
Strong technical knowledge of Cleaning operations, standards and compliance requirements
Experience leading soft service teams across Cleaning, Security and Catering environments
A visible, hands-on leadership style with a passion for coaching and developing people
Demonstrable experience driving continuous improvement and introducing innovative solutions that enhance operational performance
Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to balance operational, commercial and administrative responsibilities
Strong commercial awareness with experience managing budgets and contract performance
Excellent stakeholder management and client relationship skills
SIA Licence (or willingness to obtain)
IOSH qualification (or willingness to work towards)
Full UK driving licence and ability to travel regularly between sites