Head Office Facilities Manager

Surbiton, Surrey
Lidl
Head Office Facilities Manager

Summary

£51,700 up to £68,200 per annum – This isn’t an ordinary job. This is an extraordinary experience.

Our Head Office Facilities Department is currently seeking a Facilities Manager for our Head Office located in Tolworth. Our Head Office space is spread across 4 floors and a basement area, with onsite amenities like a restaurant, gym, barista and parking. We are looking for a passionate and motivated Facility Manager who will supervise two teams and maintain the building proactively.

This position offers a diverse range of responsibilities, from team development to negotiating with external suppliers, making it an ideal opportunity for a results-driven individual.

We have moved to a hybrid working model with a recommended 4 days in the office per week for appropriate Head Office and Regional roles, empowering our teams to choose how and where they work best. We feel it is important that, where possible, we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible and trust our teams to determine the right environments that work most effectively for them.

What you’ll do

• Responsible for annual building inspections and ensuring legal and operational compliance through a regime of planned and reactive maintenance
• Responsible for the direct management of two assistant team managers
• Responsible for the selection and appointment of external suppliers, including running and participating in the negotiation / tendering of contracts, to ensure cost effective supply of all services (decorating, normal wear and tear replacements, catering company management, etc)
• Ongoing performance and quality management of suppliers and analysis of expenditure
• Controlling head office maintenance costs and budget planning, delivering to set KPIs and proposing cost saving initiatives, utility consumption drives and best practice ideas
• Developing and presenting concepts to senior management
• Working with Lidl internal systems and platforms to generate reports
• Any ad hoc tasks required ensure the good conditions of the Head Office building

What you’ll need

• Previous experience in a similar Facilities Management role
• Line management experience
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
• Solid experience working with suppliers, contract management and tendering
• Excellent organisational skills with a keen eye for detail
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and experience of presenting to senior management
• Proactive, motivated, and driven
• Strong computer skills, including Word, Power point and Excel

What you’ll receive

This isn’t getting by. This is getting what you deserve. Working at Lidl is rewarding, in every sense, because we give you the extensive training to succeed in your role and plenty of opportunities to progress your career here. We’re proud to offer a competitive salary starting from £51,700 with the potential to earn up to £68,200 (depending on experience) with 35 days’ holiday per year (pro rata). We also recognise that different people value different benefits, based on different lifestyles and needs, which is why we offer arrange of additional benefits including but not limited to:

• Barista Bar, restaurant and free onsite gym
• On-site Car Parking (including electric charging in each space)
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• 10% in-store discount card
• To find out a Lidl bit more visit our benefits page to see for yourself!

includes 10% non-contractual London Weighting allowance

Please note your employment is conditional upon the Company’s receipt of satisfactory references and if requested by the Company, a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is to ensure our teams can manage application levels while maintaining a positive candidate experience. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.