Automotive service manager Jobs in San Diego, CA

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Position is responsible for supporting the operational unit with meeting customer requirements and needs. This position will act as the liaison between the airline customer and the Gate Gourmet operational unit.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Represents assigned customer interests within the unit
• Agrees on performance expectations with the commercial team and works with GM/Unit staff to deliver against these expectations
• Approves (w/GM consent) specialty orders, uplifts, and responsible for invoice accuracy and timelines.
• Works closely with the production team in order to maintain a continuous knowledge of current specifications and customer expectations through routine audits.
• Ensures supply chain/purchasing has current up to date data and support purchasing requirements.
• Ensures that all processes and procedures related to specific flights are completed, quality standards are met, and additional revenue opportunities documented on invoice.
• Communicates the customer goals and represents the customer interests to the local GGI team.
• Strong understanding of unit capabilities and services, and effectively communicates all offerings to the client w/GM approval.
• Reports to the GM and or Account Director, providing regular input on all account activity, including service status and call reports on a weekly basis.
• Provides coordination between customer and GGI on special events such as Menu Presentation (scheduling, transportation, security, specs available, tent cards, tasting equipment, unit tours, beverages, etc.).
• Owner of T-minus schedule to facilitate changes and bringing all departments together for success.
• Maintains a professional appearance at all times. Treats the customer with dignity and respect.
• Full knowledge of any customer specific requirements in Service Agreement and delivers. (pages 3&4)

Communication

• Daily reconciliation of delays and communications need activities as required.
• Communicates daily to the GG operations team of any spec changes, performance issues, call backs, inspections, etc., from previous day. Drives root cause analysis.
• Weekly recaps of delays vs. targets, FAC’s, and Update with customer on weekly basis and local station management.
• Ensures that customer issues are dealt with in an efficient manner, informing the General Manager and Commercial leader (PAM. Local Director) of any problems that may arise.
• Weekly inventory status checks.
• Cycle change t-minus chart ownership for airline(s) assigned.
• Interface with commercial team on weekly/monthly basis
• Responsible for all customer communications, conflict resolution, and compliance on customer deliverables.
• Provides regular two-way communication between the client and local GGI, to provide strong team representation and set proper client expectations.

Coordinate all menu presentations with customer

• Confirm spec issued between all depts.…ASG, Chefs, production depts., pricing, etc.
• Room properly set up for guests include tent cards for all menu items, include tasting needs.
• Setup of spec reference for review or questions.
• Food and beverage coordination with production depts.
• Coordination of customer visit to the units. Coordinate tours, arrival times, departure times, transportation if needed.

Inventory Management

• Ensures customer inventory sheet to be current and up to date par levels.
• Manages inventory process taken accurately and on time. Results reviewed before submission to the customer. Communicate to the customer when par levels need to change.
• Provides customer feedback to help customer reduce costs through inventory management.
• Warehouse space, issue here is to not be a warehouse for obsolete or excessive inventory.
• Ensures that Customs requirements, GGI Bonded policy and local Agriculture (compliance agreement) are implemented

Quality

• Assist internal department on quality/compliance through weekly specification checks and audits (chef tables, packing diagrams, CCP’s, VSIE process, safety).
• Compares FACs against goals.
• Ownership of CSI and drives the process as outlined in GG policy and procedures

Cost Management

• Weekly documented billing checks to ensure items billed.
• Monthly service order review to ensure all service items captured and aligned with CXP and Sales Force

Targets

• Manages to a customer-specific set of KPI’s – reports on this performance to the commercial team, agrees performance targets to these KPI’s (e.g., delays, complaints, audit results) with Commercial VP and GM
• Annual (or quarterly) customer feedback survey on each aspect of the role – communication, inventory management, Quality cost management/invoice accuracy, and customer service orientation (does the customer view this role as representing their interests in the unit)

Qualifications

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED required with commensurate work experience
• Associates degree or diploma from a university or college preferred

Work Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of account/project management experience
• 3 years of experience in sales, marketing or customer service or a related field.
• Experience working in the airline industry is preferred.
• Experience working in the catering or food service industry is preferred.
• Experience working with SAP preferred.

Technical Skills: (Certification, Licenses and Registration)

• Valid Driver’s License.
• Ability to obtain Airport Transport Authority badge required.
• Ability to obtain Customs Seal for Airport Transport Authority badge required.

Job Skills:

• Proven Account Management skills required in order to create, maintain and enhance customer relationships
• Extremely detail oriented
• Technical and analytical competence (understand software, hardware, networks, etc.)
• Motivated, goal oriented, persistent
• High level of initiative and work well in a fast paced, team environment
• Handles stressful situations and deadline pressures well
• Plans and carries out responsibilities with minimal direction

Language / Communication Skills:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to communicate well with internal and external customers.
• Bilingual (English/French) a plus

Job Dimensions

Geographic Responsibility: Unit

Type of Employment: Full-time

Travel %: up to 10%

Exemption Classification: (United States only – Exempt, Non-exempt)

Internal Relationships: Employees in multiple departments and multiple levels

External Relationships: customers

Work Environment / Requirements of the Job:

• Regularly stands, bends, lifts, and moves intermittently during shifts of 10+ hours as needed.
• In a normal production kitchen facility there may be physical discomfort due to temperature and noise.
• Must be able to lift, push, pull and move product, equipment, supplies, etc., in excess of twenty-five (25) pounds.

Budget / Revenue Responsibility: (Local Currency)

Organization Structure

Direct Line Manager (Title): Sr Mgr, Customer Service

Dotted Line Manager (Title, if applicable):

Number of Direct Reports: up to 10

Number of Dotted Line Reports:

Estimated Total Size of Team: up to 10+

gategroup Competencies Required to be Successful in the Job:

• Thinking – Information Search and analysis & problem resolution skills
• Engaging – Understanding others, Team Leadership and Developing People
• Inspiring – Influencing and building relationships, Motivating and Inspiring, Communicating effectively
• Achieving – Delivering business results under pressure, Championing Performance Improvement and Customer Focus

Demonstrated Values to be Successful in the Position

Employees at gategroup are expected to live our Values of Excellence, Integrity, Passion and Accountability. To demonstrate these Values, we expect to observe the following from everyone:

• We treat each other with respect and we act with
• We communicate and keep each other informed
• We put our heads together to problem solve and deliver as a team
• We have for our work and we pay attention to the little details
• We foster an environment of , take responsibility for our actions and learn from our mistakes
• We do what we say we will do, when we say we are going to do it
• We care about our coworkers, always taking an opportunity to make someone’s day better

We anticipate that this job will close on:

07/29/2026

If you want to be part of a team that helps make travel and culinary memories, join us!