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Edinburgh, Gb

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Edinburgh

Scotland

• Overall responsibility as part of a £40M (pa) PPP full facilities contract(s) within 2x local authoritiy clients (City of Edinburgh and Renfrewshire councils). • Key stakeholder relationships within SPV groups (ESP & RSP).• Commercial fixed cost/ cost plus profitability and delivery of 30 catering operations within educational sites across central Scotland with 40,000 meal delivery per week.• 26 direct catering manager reports including 2x senior regional support manager direct reports. • Full P and L accountability.• Regional divisional forecasting.• Sales Initiative planning to maximize regional profitability.• Streamline of business costs through effective supply chain procurement development.• Implementation of current business health, safety and hygiene legislation, (Deputy Business Unit Incident Coordinator - BUIC).• Current project deliverables: Conceptual introduction of catering management systems portfolio for initial Scottish delivery in preparation for ISO 22000 certification. UK company wide rollout planned within 6/12 month period.  Leading and co-coordinating the creation of a UK wide senior catering management reporting structure. Initializing a rebrand for 30 sites in Scotland. Marketing plan including successive development included for a 10 year period. Rollout within the next 12 months. Directing the progressive change for structured catering management/ staff development plans at regional level to capture both legislative change and individual people development objectives. Ongoing catering contract bid management with national level delivery input. Senior management strategic planning for additional catering site mobilization

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

St Andrews, Fife

Scotland

• To oversee with divisional control a multi site contract with direct reporting to board level in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh with full site profit and loss responsibility• Department delivery of catering, cleaning, domestic, security, FOH hospitality andevent management.• Production of divisional forecasts for individual department sales and succession planing for annual capital expenditure • Increased turnover from 8.3M to £8.7M pa and Increased GP to 69%• Streamline of business costs through effective supply chain development and provide sales Initiatives to maximize profitability through individual departments• Developed a strategic marketing plan to further strengthen potential company standing within the immediate and wider marketplace

• Facilities management control for a 41 acre multi site training and conference centre as part of a PFI contract in North Yorkshire with full site profit and loss responsibility within a fixed cost/ cost plus budget contract• Soft service departments include catering, cleaning, accommodation, domestic, bars, grounds maintenance, security and reception.• Additional management of site hard services.• Increased turnover from £3.1M to £3.4M (pa) through development of site occupancy portfolio (room hire/ accommodation etc) from 48 % to 59% whilst improving GP from 66% to 71%. • 100+staff including 5 HODs• Annual forecast cost analysis of individual departments• Project managing the £975k site refurbishment program including the redesign of the main site restaurant and kitchen

Advanced Certificate In Health And Safety

Intermediate Certificate In Haccp

Advanced Diploma In Food Hygiene

Various Areas

Physical Sciences

Education record