District Manager - Contract Foodservices

COREcruitment; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

COREcruitment is seeking a District Manager - Contract Foodservice to oversee 5–7 airport locations across multiple markets, including Dallas and Atlanta. This leadership role focuses on developing General Managers, maintaining high food-safety standards, and building strong client relationships.

You will spend roughly 3 days per week in the field, travel about 75%, and coordinate with senior stakeholders to ensure operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 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.

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 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

Skills

Multi-unit operations

Contract foodservice

Developing General Managers

Food safety & compliance

Client-facing skills

Stakeholder communication

Operational & financial acumen

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.