Assistant to the President - Higher Ed. jobs in Baltimore, MD

Who We Are:

Thompson Hospitality is the nation’s largest minority-owned food and facilities management company. Our services include hospitality, full dining and quick service restaurants, campus dining, diversity consultation, facility operations and maintenance management. We are a family-run organization with more than twenty-five years providing services built on our core mission to provide a positive experience to every relationship we are involved in: one guest, one client, one team member at a time. We employ over 4,000 employees, serving clients in over 40 states to include more than 1.9 million guests each year. Thompson Hospitality focuses on three core areas in everything we do:

• Purpose
• Give back to our communities
• Celebrate diversity

• People
• Do the right thing
• Treat people the way you want to be treated
• Always do your best
• Be accountable for our actions

• Performance
• Serve the highest quality food
• Provide world-class service
• Maintain flexibility to better serve our clients

Competitive Benefits:

• Health/Dental/Vision
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k), matched up to 4%
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Program
• Pet Insurance
• Discounts: Hotels, Travel, Tickets

Basic Function/Scope:

The Retail Manager serves as the company manager in the cash operations. These primarily include ordering food and supplies, secure receipt and quality assured storage, menu adjustment and execution under the Food Service Director’s guidance, recipe and production quality assurance, proper storage and review of the day’s activities and future menus and functions, financial control of products used and menu implemented, housekeeping program, safety program, and procedures adherence. The Retail Manager assists in supporting the highest possible client/customer satisfaction levels, associate relations and unit retention program effectiveness. Assists the Food Service Director in the achievement of mutual company and client financial goals.

Client and Customer Satisfaction/Relations

• Maintain client satisfaction at a level that ensures unit retention.
• Ensure compliance with the provisions of client contracts.
• Follow up to customer/client/associate surveys.
• Prepare a special events calendar to be in place on a monthly, weekly and daily basis.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities

• Responsible for compliance with company standards.
• Provide positive feedback to associates when programs are implemented with success.
• Take necessary actions to ensure all company quality and service standards are met.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory agencies.
• Encourage associate creativity and innovation within agreed upon company standards.

Business Growth and Marketing

• Responsible for implementation and compliance with the agreed-upon company marketing programs.
• Identify and recommend new sales and revenue opportunities.

Financial

• Responsible for attainment of financial goals for the retail areas.
• Control expenses within the retail areas.
• Responsible for accuracy and timeliness of financial data and statistics.
• Responsible for productivity and staffing that is appropriate for cash operation needs.
• Monitor and audit the cash control process within the retail areas.
• Conduct contribution analysis biannually.

Leadership and Managerial Skills

• Demonstrate and promote company culture, values and management philosophy.
• Demonstrate a proactive and enthusiastic attitude in striving for and meeting company business goals and objectives.
• Recognize the need for and demonstrates good communication and listening skills with customers and associates.
• Follow the principal of Management by Walking Around to maintain contact with customers and associates.
• Promote teamwork within the unit.
• Represent the company professionally and ethically at all times.
• Act as a role model.

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Job Type: Full-time

Shift:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Morning shift
• Night shift

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Ability to Relocate:

• Baltimore, MD: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person