District Manager - Contract Foodservices

COREcruitment; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

COREcruitment is seeking a District Manager for contract foodservice to oversee 5–7 airport locations, ensuring exceptional operations and food safety standards across markets.

Based in Atlanta preferred, but the role supports travel across the assigned markets with a 75% travel requirement; no relocation offered.

You will coach General Managers, monitor KPIs, build client relationships such as United Airlines, and drive governance and service excellence.

Qualifications

• Must have strong multi-unit operations experience.
• Contract foodservice experience strongly preferred.
• Proven experience leading and developing General Managers.
• Strong food safety, compliance, audits, governance, documentation, and standards.
• Polished and professional with strong client-facing skills.
• Comfortable communicating with multiple senior stakeholders.
• Strong operational and financial understanding.
• Must be comfortable with 75% travel.

Responsibilities

• Oversee operations across 5–7 airport locations.
• Lead, coach, and develop General Managers and site leadership teams.
• Drive food safety, compliance, and operational governance across all locations.
• Ensure proper logs, audits, reporting, and food safety standards are maintained.
• Monitor financials, labor, KPIs, guest experience, and operational performance.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with United Airlines and other stakeholders.
• Communicate with multiple levels of client leadership.
• Identify operational challenges and implement solutions across the district.
• Be highly visible in the operation, spending at least 3 days per week in the field.
• Travel approximately 75% across the assigned airport markets.

Skills

Multi-unit operations

Contract foodservice

Lead & develop GMs

Food safety & compliance

Client-facing skills

Senior stakeholder communication

Operational & financial understanding

Travel willingness

Job description

District Manager - Contract Foodservice

Atlanta, GA preferred | Dallas, TX | Austin, TX | New Orleans, LA | Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN

75% Travel | No Relocation Offered

$130,000 to $150,000 + Bonus & Benfits

We’re partnered with a leading contract foodservice operator looking for a District Manager to oversee 5–7 locations supporting operations across multiple markets.

This is a true people leadership role for a strong multi-unit operator who knows how to develop General Managers, maintain high operational standards, and build strong client relationships.

You’ll spend approximately 75% of your work week in the business, working directly with your teams and leaders across the portfolio.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Oversee operations across 5–7 airport locations
• Lead, coach, and develop General Managers and site leadership teams
• Drive food safety, compliance, and operational governance across all locations
• Ensure proper logs, audits, reporting, and food safety standards are consistently maintained
• Monitor financials, labor, KPIs, guest experience, and operational performance
• Build and maintain strong relationships with United Airlines and other key stakeholders
• Communicate confidently with multiple levels of client leadership
• Identify operational challenges and implement solutions across the district
• Be highly visible in the operation, spending at least 3 days per week in the field
• Travel approximately 75% across the assigned airport markets

What We’re Looking For

• MUST have strong multi-unit operations experience
• Contract foodservice experience strongly preferred
• Proven experience leading and developing General Managers
• Strong food safety and compliance background - audits, governance, documentation, and standards
• Polished and professional with strong client-facing skills
• Comfortable communicating with multiple senior stakeholders
• Strong operational and financial understanding
• Must be comfortable with 75% travel

Location

• Atlanta is preferred, but candidates based in one of the following airport markets will be considered:
• Atlanta | Dallas | Austin | New Orleans | Minneapolis–Saint Paul
• No relocation assistance is available.
• We’re looking to move quickly and ideally have this person in place within 30 days.