Construction CAPEX Commercial Manager - KFC Head Office

KFC Adco Limited; Australia; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

KFC Australia is seeking a Construction CAPEX Commercial Manager to drive commercial performance across its restaurant development portfolio. You will shape cost discipline, implement commercial strategies, and lead improvement initiatives across more than 900 locations and remodel programs.

Based in Australia, you will partner with Development, Construction, Finance and Franchisees to deliver measurable savings, strengthen tender discipline, and standardise commercial templates and reporting

Qualifications

• Experience in construction or development cost management.
• Ability to identify cost leakage across a portfolio.
• Experience influencing design and delivery decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial strategies and controls to improve CAPEX performance across the portfolio.
• Identify systemic cost leakage, risk, rework and inefficiencies.
• Benchmark performance and strengthen commercial frameworks across new restaurants and remodels.
• Collaborate with Development, Procurement, Finance and Franchisees to improve reporting and decision-making.

Skills

Cost control

Tender evaluation

Contract negotiation

Portfolio management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

# Construction CAPEX Commercial ManagerKFC Head Office## Job Description* **Shape commercial performance across KFC Australia’s construction / development portfolio*** **Lead cost, commercial and CAPEX improvement across 900+ restaurants*** **Influence how KFC delivers new restaurants and remodels across Australia**At KFC, **everyone has a seat at our table**. We believe in our people, feed their potential and create opportunities to make a difference – while having fun along the way.As our **Construction CAPEX Commercial Manager**, you’ll have the opportunity to make that difference at serious scale.Sitting within our **Indirect Procurement team** and partnering closely with Development, Construction, Finance and our Franchisees, you’ll lead commercial strategy, cost discipline and performance improvement across approximately **$600M of construction-related expenditure every three years**.This isn’t about commercially managing individual construction projects. You’ll work at a **portfolio and network level** – identifying where we can reduce cost leakage, leverage our scale, strengthen commercial frameworks and create better value across our new restaurant and remodel programs.A DAY IN THE LIFE**Drive commercial performance*** Lead commercial strategies and controls that improve construction CAPEX performance.* Identify systemic cost leakage, risk, rework and inefficiencies across the development lifecycle.* Lead the commercial workstream of our Construction CAPEX Reduction Program.* Use cost and performance data to identify opportunities and deliver measurable improvement.**Leverage our network scale*** Develop scalable commercial and delivery models across new restaurant and remodel programs.* Find opportunities to use the scale of KFC and our Franchisee network to improve commercial outcomes.* Partner with Procurement to turn negotiated arrangements into tangible network-wide value.**Strengthen cost and tender discipline*** Improve builder engagement, tender evaluation, commercial templates and cost controls.* Build greater visibility from initial tender through to variations and final cost.* Benchmark performance, challenge cost deviations and identify recurring areas of leakage.* Strengthen commercial frameworks that encourage healthy competition and sustainable builder partnerships.**Influence design and ways of working*** Bring a commercial lens to design and process decisions, considering both upfront CAPEX and total cost of ownership.* Lead cross-functional initiatives that reduce rework and address recurring cost drivers.* Partner across Development, Procurement, Finance and Performance & Insights to improve reporting, benchmarking and decision-making.WHAT YOU’LL BRINGYou’re a commercially minded construction professional who can see beyond individual projects and identify opportunities across an entire portfolio.