District General Manager
Charlotte, North Carolina, Us
COMPASS GROUP /EUREST DINING SERVICE, CANTEEN District General ManagerLed and managed the largest district team responsible for business throughout Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Manhattan New York. Market segments included Community Colleges, Concession business and the Business and Industry sector and K-12 business. • Consistently achieved district revenue and profitability goals over $27 million in managed volume over 24+ cost centers. • Achieved 100% account retention for major top 100 key clients in the metro region of New York and New Jersey to included NBC Corporation, CNA Insurance, Circle Line, Dow Jones, Philip Morris, The CIT Group and Prudential Insurance.• Mentored local purchasing coordinators, which exceeded local rebated goals by 5%.• Rebuilt confidence and relationship of 2 major clients, in turn rescuing business of over $350K in combined revenue while achieving an increase in management fee by $15k.• Implemented Eurest new Marketing and Merchandising programs, which resulted in over 3% revenue growth.• Provided leadership for 2 district managers that oversaw K-12 dining programs with managed volume of 12 million dollars while restructuring region.• Successfully transitioned new business from corporate acquisitions while implementing Eurest Corporate Programs and standards, which resulted in no loss of business and increased client satisfaction.• Negotiated new contract with Circle Line that resulted in turning the business around into a more profitable and top 100 Key accounts for compass Group.• Partnered with other regional local district purchasing associates and implemented programs which complimented corporate specifications that resulted in a 30% growth in local rebates