We are seeking an experienced Franchise Operations Coach to join our Operations team. You will be responsible for the following :
- Being a key point of contact for the Operations team & market franchise leadership
- Build partnerships with HR head, Delivery head, Training Head, LSM lead & NSO lead, understanding the structure, pipeline, planning and operating capability, identifying areas for improvement and growth in existing restaurants and new stores.
- Work with franchise leaders on various initiatives with agreed timelines, through a documented follow up roadmap. Complete and agree appropriate action plans and track progress and performance against.
- Build Fz capability towards opening great new restaurants and minimize brand risk, maintaining brand standards, FPM and IFA compliance.
- Conduct monthly people plan analysis by market to help improve their people capability and planning on NSO’s to improve people and operational capability in new restaurants.
- Create and elevate data led insights and reporting to deliver against appropriate measures, and signal points of intervention when required with tail stores against each category… such as People, customers & sales parameters
- Working cross functionally across the RSC to ensure a one system approach in delivering great customer experience.
- Spend time in the field with franchise partners – ensuring operational knowledge is always current
- Attend and participate in all franchise comms meetings to present, facilitate and add clarity to content. Ensure relevant audience attendance and participation.
- Provide updates for RSC, REx, LT & cross-functional meetings and attend where necessary
- Keep up to date with relevant franchisee situations that may impact NSO performance / pipeline
- Effectively manage and plan schedule to ensure franchise diary appoints are met
- Ensure periodic decks, reports & bench plan data are kept up to date
We are looking for someone with :
7 or more years of relevant work experienceDeep level of operational and people & culture knowledgeExperience of opening successful New RestaurantsProject Management experience would be helpful.QSR / Retail operational experience and commercial acumenAbility to influence senior leaders both internally and externally to KFCAnalytical thinker who is capable of understanding root cause analysis, and applying actions to drive consistent changeOutstanding action driving ability, and attention to detail in managing process