District Manager

taherinternal; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Taher, Inc. is seeking a highly motivated District Manager to oversee foodservice programs across multiple units. This role drives operational management and financial performance, leads high-functioning teams, and ensures safety, quality, and service excellence for clients and consumers.

The candidate will recruit and develop talent, manage contracts and budgets, and foster strong client relationships to support growth and retention across Taher’s nationwide footprint.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivelent work experience.
• Five years of management experience in K-12 or Business/Industry food service, strongly preferred.
• Contract management experience preferred.
• Minimum of three years in a multi-unit mid to senior-level management experience required.
• Strong leadership and excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Financial and business acumen.
• Excellent computer skills, including advanced spreadsheet and proficiency at learning software.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.
• Successfully pass a criminal background check.

Responsibilities

• Meeting the reasonable needs of the client.
• Building, training, and maintaining a high-functioning food service team.
• Ensuring each unit is meeting the financial objectives of the client and of Taher, Inc.
• Overall ownership and accountability of operational management and financial performance of multiple accounts and units.
• Model key leadership behaviors.
• Ensure the highest levels of safety, quality, and service excellence for employees, clients, and consumers.
• Coach employees by creating a shared understanding about what needs to be achieved and how it is to be achieved.
• Identifying and engage top talent and develop team members to their fullest potential within the organization.
• Planning and leading team management meetings.
• Ensure safety and sanitation standards in all operations.
• Establish and maintain effective client and customer rapport for a mutually beneficial business relationship.
• Identify client needs and communicate operational progress.
• Facilitate and support new business and retention activities.
• Build revenue and manage budget which includes cost controls with regard to food and labor.
• Ensure the completion and maintenance of P&L statements for the district.
• Oversight and responsibility to deliver client and company financial targets.
• Ensure adoption of all processes and systems.
• Understand performance metrics, data, order, and inventory trends.
• Educate teams on key levers to improve margins.
• Lead managers in implementing and maintaining corporate management agenda for both labor and food initiatives.
• Ensure value through efficient operations, appropriate cost controls, and profit management.
• Understand end-to-end supply chain and procurement processes and systems.
• Ensure unit managers maintain a safe and healthy environment for clients, customers, and employees.
• Comply with all applicable policies, rules, and regulations, including but not limited to those relating to safety, health, and wage and hour.
• Perfoms additional related tasks as assigned by leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Financial acumen

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Safety compliance

Criminal background check

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivelent work experience

Tools

Excel

Job description

We are looking to add a highly motivated, food-loving District Manager to our team!

The ideal candidate would be responsible for actively supervising the foodservice programs and units assigned as your area of accountability. Management of each account is unique, driven by the Food Service Agreement between Taher, Inc. and each individual client.

Essential Functions:

• Meeting the reasonable needs of the client
• Building, training, and maintaining a high-functioning food service team
• Ensuring each unit is meeting the financial objectives of the client and of Taher, Inc.
• Overall ownership and accountability of operational management and financial performance of multiple accounts and units
• Model key leadership behaviors
• Ensure the highest levels of safety, quality, and service excellence for employees, clients, and consumers
• Coach employees by creating a shared understanding about what needs to be achieved and how it is to be achieved
• Identifying and engage top talent and develop team members to their fullest potential within the organization
• Planning and leading team management meetings
• Ensure safety and sanitation standards in all operations
• Establish and maintain effective client and customer rapport for a mutually beneficial business relationship
• Identify client needs and communicate operational progress
• Facilitate and support new business and retention activities
• Build revenue and manage budget which includes cost controls with regard to food and labor
• Ensure the completion and maintenance of P&L statements for the district
• Oversight and responsibility to deliver client and company financial targets
• Ensure adoption of all processes and systems
• Understand performance metrics, data, order, and inventory trends
• Educate teams on key levers to improve margins
• Lead managers in implementing and maintaining corporate management agenda for both labor and food initiatives
• Ensure value through efficient operations, appropriate cost controls, and profit management. Understand end-to-end supply chain and procurement processes and systems
• Ensure unit managers maintain a safe and healthy environment for clients, customers, and employees
• Comply with all applicable policies, rules, and regulations, including but not limited to those relating to safety, health, and wage and hour
• Perfoms additional related tasks as assigned by leadership

Additional Responsibilities:

• Responsible for recruiting, training and succession planning of overall district
• Maintain relationships with the community where we serve, including professional and civic activities and public appearances
• Collaborate in sales, rebid, and retention initiatives
• Develop and be accountable for a safety culture that creates a work environment where no one gets hurt
• Identify opportunities to implement new and innovative products and services which support business development and client retention
• Manage the contract administration process including amendments and extensions

Who we are:

Taher, Inc. is a family-owned and operated, chef-driven, food service management company providing K-12 school lunch management, campus dining, senior dining, corporate dining and catering, and vending and office beverage services to clients in our growing nationwide footprint.

Taher, Inc. maintains a consistent presence in Food Service Management's Top 25 companies

• Bachelor's degree or equivelent work experience
• Five years of management experience in K-12 or Business/Industry food service, strongly preferred
• Contract management experience preferred
• Minimum of three years in a multi-unit mid to senior-level management experience required
• Strong leadership and excellent oral and written communication skills
• Financial and business acumen
• Excellent computer skills, including advanced spreadsheet and proficiency at learning software
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment
• Successfully pass a criminal background check

EOE/AA