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Compensation & Hours
* Salary: Competitive, plus 15% bonus, Car Allowance and Sodexo Flexible Benefits
* Hours: 40 per week – Monday to Friday
* Location: No fixed location, must be willing to travel when required
Job Introduction
Contract Director
* Salary: Competitive, plus 15% bonus, Car Allowance and Sodexo Flexible Benefits
* Hours: 40 per week – Monday to Friday
* Location: No fixed location, must be willing to travel when required
Lead Our Future – and Yours
Are you ready to shape the future of property management and drive real transformation? At Sodexo, we’re looking for a visionary Contract Director to lead a flagship client partnership and deliver world‑class Performance Partner services. If you thrive on challenge, innovation, and making a tangible impact, this is your opportunity to lead at the highest level.
Purpose of the Role
As Our Contract Director, You Will
* Be the face of Sodexo for a major client, providing exceptional account management and strategic leadership.
* Deliver expert guidance on property management, budget efficiency, property strategy, risk management, and supply chain optimisation.
* Inspire and develop a high‑performing contract management team, championing service excellence and compliance.
* Lead the mobilisation and transformation of the client’s property function, ensuring a seamless transition and robust supply chain integration.
* Partner with HR to build a dynamic, professionally qualified management team.
* Drive the client’s transformational journey under the FM26 programme, establishing a new standard in property management.
About The Performance Partner Model
You’ll assure, advise, and integrate property services on behalf of the client, ensuring compliance and performance excellence across a complex, high‑security estate. This includes managing service providers, technology solutions, budget, Helpdesk/CAFM, asset management, and performance management.
Key Responsibilities
* Oversee seamless service delivery across diverse internal stakeholder groups.
* Lead the transition to a new operating model, driving stakeholder engagement and solution implementation.
* Maximise commercial effectiveness, controlling costs and resources, and unlocking growth opportunities.
* Recruit, develop, and inspire a diverse, high‑performing team.
* Ensure compliance with all operational standards, policies, and legal requirements.
* Act as a Sodexo ambassador and subject matter expert for the performance partner model.
* Develop operational talent and succession pipelines for all leadership positions.
* Champion safety and compliance in complex environments, protecting both Sodexo and client brands.
Your Impact
* Develop and implement a cutting‑edge property performance partner service.
* Serve as the senior escalation point for all contract‑related matters.
* Collaborate with contract teams and agencies to deliver client requirements with excellence.
* Shape business planning and drive growth initiatives.
* Oversee unified service delivery from Sodexo and internal teams.
* Lead client contract negotiations and communication strategies.
* Drive continuous improvement, innovation, and cost efficiency.
* Ensure account performance meets all SLAs and contractual commitments.
* Lead on health, safety, and environmental compliance.
What We’re Looking For
* Degree (2:1 or above) or equivalent senior professional qualification.
* Proven leadership in a performance partner/integrator or similar outsourced management model.
* Extensive experience managing long‑term client relationships in property/FM/Estates/QS/CS, with at least 10 years at management/leadership level.
* Membership of a relevant professional body.
* Track record of mobilising high‑profile accounts from scratch.
* Strong presentation, commercial, and financial acumen.
* Experience leading large, diverse, and hybrid teams.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
* Self‑motivated, adaptable, and able to manage multiple priorities.
Desirable
* Qualification or experience in Business Management.
Please Note: SC and CTC Clearance is required for this role. If you already hold this clearance, that’s excellent; if not, we can assist you in obtaining it.
Why Build Your Career with Sodexo?
At Sodexo, you’re not just taking a job – you’re joining a global movement. We offer:
* Competitive salary & bonus – Rewarding you for your impact.
* Flexible benefits– Car allowance and a portfolio of over 20 benefits, including:
o Sodexo retirement plan
o Discounts at over 1,900 brands
o Fitness and wellbeing support, including discounted gym membership
o 24/7 confidential employee assistance – from emotional support to legal and financial advice
For more details on our benefits, please see the attached information.
About Sodexo
Sodexo's mission is to create a better everyday for everyone, and a better life for all. As the world leader in Quality of Life services, we operate in 55 countries, serving 100 million people every single day across Food, FM, Benefits & Rewards, and Personal & Home Services.
We’re committed to building a fair and inclusive future, celebrating diversity, and ensuring everyone can thrive as their authentic selves. As a Disability Confident Leader employer, we’re dedicated to supporting disabled people to achieve their aspirations. We offer a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities meeting the minimum criteria.
Ready to Lead? Ready to Make Growth Happen?
If you’re a dynamic, results‑driven leader with a passion for operational excellence and client partnership, it’s time to shape the future with Sodexo. Apply now and become the driving force behind Sodexo’s Facilities Management success story.
Lead a high‑impact team. Shape the future of property management. Make your mark with Sodexo.
Attached documents
* 2025 Benefits UK Brochure V9.pdf
Seniority level
* Director
Employment type
* Full‑time
Job function
* Management and Manufacturing
* Facilities Services
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