Dining and Retail Service Director
$140k - $150kUniversity of Wisconsin Colleges
- # ***Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.***## **Position Title:**Dining and Retail Service Director## **Job Category:**Limited## **Employment Type:**Regular## **Job Profile:**Food Service Director## **Job Duties:**Reporting to the Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Life, the Director of Dining and Retail Services provides senior leadership, operational oversight, and financial management for the University’s self-operated dining program serving a residential undergraduate population of more than 3,800 students, as well as a broader campus community of 23,000 students and over 6,000 faculty and staff. This position will supervise the leadership team that will help execute the departmental expectations.The dining program includes Sandburg Café, Palm Gardens, Cambridge Café, twelve retail dining operations, three convenience stores, and a full-service catering operation. Dining Services generates more than $20 million in annual revenue and employs approximately 60 full- and part-time staff in addition to 300 student employees. This position will champion the student experience with a passion for supporting UW Milwaukee’s diverse student population and tastes through an innovative culinary experience ensuring and sustaining strong financial operations. Working as a collaborative partner, this position will bridge the campus by ensuring a high level of service for both our internal and external guests. The director will establish a culture of excellence supporting all team members with proper training and development opportunities as valued members of our institution.This position will be visible on campus to ensure both formal and informal channels of feedback are available to support quickly addressing issues and opportunities.Leadership & Team Support • Provides overall leadership and strategic direction to Dining & Retail Services • Creates and foster a culture of excellence and accountability • Supports the ongoing development of all departmental team members • Cultivates and maintain collaborative partnerships • Ensures alignment with University and Divisional prioritiesFinancial Stewardship • Accountability for all the financial operations of the dining program including budget development, reporting, and managing revenues and expenses to meet established goals • Ensures proper internal controls and auditing are utilized for efficient operations • Partners with team members to ensure accurate reporting is shared on a regular cadence to divisional leadershipOperational Management • Improves operational efficiency, customer service, food quality, by leveraging feedback and data insights and developing actionable strategies • Responsible for coordinating departmental emergency management functions • Cultivate open communication, transparency and team work to ensure a welcoming and inclusive environment • Support and encourage the use of data to support the success of the food service operations## **Key Job Responsibilities:*** Develops operating policies and procedures to ensure adherence to production, safe food quality, handling, and sanitation processes and procedures* Directs strategic planning initiatives and establishes unit objectives to ensure appropriate use of financial, administrative, and staffing resources and alignment with the strategic plan* Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees* Serves as the unit liaison to internal and external stakeholder groups providing organizational information and representing the interests of the unit* Directs the creation of food menus, pricing structure, service quality goals, and product development* Develops the unit budget## **Department: Dining and Retail Services**## **Compensation: $140,000-$150,000**## **Required Qualifications:**• A bachelor’s degree with at least (7) years of progressive experience working in food service operations • Demonstrated experience in budget development and operational food service budget management • Experience hiring, training, supervising, and developing staff## **Preferred Qualifications:**• Master’s degree in business, management, dietetics or related field • Evidence of experience working in a self-operated university food service program in a leadership role • Evidence of experience bringing innovation to food service operations through culinary or technology enhancements • Evidence of experience utilizing data informed decision making to improve and enhance food service operations## **How to Apply:**When referencing employment history, please address your experience with the minimum and preferred qualifications listed above in a cover letter and resume. The search committee will consider cover letters that fail to address the qualifications or where explanations are unclear as the applicant not possessing the qualification(s). Finalist candidate(s) being considered for hire will be required to provide three professional/supervisor references through an external reference checking tool. References will not be contacted prior to candidates being notified. Note: All application materials will be further evaluated as evidence of meeting the qualifications above. Evidence of each of the above minimum and preferred qualifications should be presented in your application materials. Evidence of ability, capacity, and proficiency should be presented through examples of your experiences, educational knowledge, and personal characteristics evidenced through examples of your actions and behaviors.## **Contact Information:**Please contact Luke Messmann for questions at View email address on click.appcast.io**Reasonable Accommodations** Pursuant to , UWM provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment. Employment opportunities will not be denied because of the need to make reasonable accommodations for a qualified individual with a disability. If you need assistance or accommodation in applying because of a disability, please contact **View email address on click.appcast.io** or View phone number on click.appcast.io. This job announcement and other material on this site will be made available in alternate formats upon request to an individual with a disability. **Confidentiality of Applicant Materials** UWM is a State agency and subject to Wisconsin’s Open Records Law. UWM will not, however, reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing except as may be required by Wisconsin’s Open Records law. In certain circumstances, the identities of “final candidates” and/or the identity of the appointed applicant must be revealed upon request. **CBC and Reference Check Policy** Employment will require a criminal background check. UWM takes the prevention of sexual misconduct seriously. As such, you and your references will be required to answer questions regarding any past findings of sexual violence and sexual harassment or any pending allegations of sexual violence or sexual harassment. **Annual Security and Fire Safety Report (Clery Act)** For the UWM Annual Security and Fire Safety Reports (i.e., Clery Report), which includes statistics about reported crimes and information about campus security policies, see , or call UWM’s Dean of Students Office, Student Union 345 at View phone number on click.appcast.io for a paper copy. **Employment Authorization** In compliance with federal law, all persons at the time of their start date will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.**UW
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