Strategic Account Director

Sodexo; No Place; Remote; GBP 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global services company is seeking a Strategic Account Director to manage a national portfolio for key aerospace clients. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in facilities services and strategic leadership, with a strong background in managing large, complex operations. This full-time role offers a competitive salary, benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension Plan

Learning and development tools

Bike to Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing facilities services within manufacturing or similar sectors.
• Strong expertise across Hard and Soft FM and safety governance.
• Demonstrable success managing large, complex operations across multiple sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of efficient facilities services and operational excellence.
• Develop strategic initiatives to enhance service performance and financial growth.
• Inspire and empower your team to deliver exceptional results.

Skills

Strategic management

FM services

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Engineering or Building Services

Job description

Job Introduction

Full time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, £95,000 per annum plus Sodexo employee benefits package, opportunities for professional development.

Strategic Account Director

No fixed place of work, full time.

About the Role

We’re seeking an experienced strategic leader to join Sodexo as a strategic account director, managing a national portfolio for one of our key aerospace and intelligence manufacturing clients. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the delivery of integrated facilities management and catering services across multiple sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of safe, compliant, and efficient facilities services while driving operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• Provide strategic leadership across a national team, overseeing Hard FM, Soft FM, and catering services.
• Develop and implement strategic initiatives to enhance service performance, client satisfaction, and financial growth.
• Foster strong relationships with client stakeholders and Sodexo SMEs to build effective governance models and drive collaboration.
• Inspire, coach, and empower your team to deliver exceptional results and embody Sodexo’s values and Zero Harm mindset.
• Lead strategic projects that improve processes, efficiency, and innovation across the account.
• Ensure robust financial performance, managing budgets and P&L accounts exceeding £15m.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in strategic management of facilities services within manufacturing, defence, or similar sectors.
• Strong expertise across Hard and Soft FM, with sound knowledge of compliance, CAFM systems, and safety governance.
• Demonstrable success managing large, complex, multi-service operations across multiple sites.
• A degree in Engineering, Building Services, or a related field (project management qualifications highly desirable).
• Strong commercial acumen, analytical ability, and confidence to make informed strategic decisions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with a proactive, solutions-focused mindset.

Benefits

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support.
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life’s larger problems, including legal and financial advice, support with work or personal issues impacting your wellbeing.
• Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service.
• Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular high street retailers (also open to friends and family).
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan.
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools.
• Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit.
• Sodexo UK and Ireland's enhanced benefits and leave policies.

About Sodexo

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On‑Site Food, FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, SoTogether, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

How to Apply

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Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications.