Market Director KFC NZ

Restaurant Brands; Auckland; On-site; NZD 250,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Restaurant Brands in New Zealand seeks a Market Director, KFC New Zealand, to lead the operations of a nationally recognised brand with full P&L accountability. You will shape market strategy, run a large, multi-site network, and influence enterprise decisions to deliver outstanding customer experiences.

Reporting to the President - New Zealand, you will build a high-performing leadership team, champion innovation and growth, and partner across marketing, IS, finance, supply chain and people to

Qualifications

• Significant senior leadership experience with full P&L accountability.
• Proven success leading large, geographically dispersed operations.
• Strong capability in translating strategy into execution and measurable outcomes.
• Data-driven decision making and commercial acumen.
• Experience driving customer satisfaction and profitable growth.
• Stakeholder management across corporate, franchise, supplier and executive levels.
• Passion for developing talent and building high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead the full New Zealand P&L for a market-leading brand.
• Develop and execute strategic growth initiatives to drive revenue and profitability.
• Champion customer experience and operational excellence across a multi-site network.
• Build and mentor a high-performing leadership team and succession planning.
• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders across marketing, operations, IS, finance, supply chain, and people.

Skills

P&L management

Strategic leadership

Operational excellence

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decision making

Customer focus

Talent development

Job description

Restaurant Brands purpose is to be a thriving business built on brands that employees and customers love and trust. We have amazing global brands; KFC,Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Carl’s Jr and have over 250 restaurants in NZ, employing over 4,500 staff in NZ and serve over 60,000 customers a day!Globally Restaurant Brands also operates in Australia with over 70 stores under either the KFC or Taco Bell brand, together with KFC and Taco Bell operations in California and Pizza Hut and Taco Bell in Hawaii, Guam and Saipan.

Lead the Operations of one of New Zealand's MostRecognisable and Loved Brands - KFC

This is a rare opportunity to take the helm of one of NewZealand's most iconic quick service restaurant brands and drive its next phaseof growth.

In this newly created position of Market Director, KFCNew Zealand, you will be the senior business leader responsible for theoverall operations performance, profitability and long-term success of the KFCbusiness across New Zealand, leading a large-scale, nationally recognisedoperation with significant commercial responsibility and market influence.

Reporting to the President - New Zealand, this leadershiprole combines strategic vision with operational excellence. You will shapemarket strategy, lead a high-performing operations leadership team, influenceenterprise-wide decisions, and ensure exceptional customer experiences aredelivered consistently across the national restaurant network.

The Opportunity:

This role offers the opportunity to:

• Ownand lead the full New Zealand P&L for a market-leading consumer brand.
• Developand execute strategic growth initiatives that drive revenue, profitabilityand long-term sustainability.
• Championinnovation, customer experience and operational excellence across acomplex, multi-site environment.
• Build,mentor and inspire a high-performing leadership team while strengtheningsuccession pipelines across the business.
• Actas the senior custodian of the KFC brand within New Zealand, influencingkey stakeholders internally and externally.
• Collaboratewith cross-functional leaders across marketing, operations, IS, finance,supply chain, people and development to accelerate growth opportunitiesand support future expansion.

About You

You are an accomplished senior leader with a proven track record of delivering commercial success within large-scale, customer-focusedand operationally complex businesses.

What you will bring to the role:

• Significantsenior leadership experience with full P&L accountability.
• Provensuccess leading large, geographically dispersed operations.
• Strongcapability in translating strategy into execution and measurable businessoutcomes.
• Exceptionalcommercial acumen and a data-driven approach to decision making.
• Experiencedriving operational performance, customer satisfaction and profitablegrowth simultaneously.
• Highlydeveloped stakeholder management and influencing skills across corporate,franchise, supplier and executive environments.
• Apassion for developing talent, building high-performing teams and creatingstrong organisational culture.
• Theability to anticipate market trends, identify growth opportunities andsuccessfully navigate change.

Why This Role?

This is more than a leadership position. It is anopportunity to influence the future of a household-name brand, and drive theexperience of millions of customers, and leave a lasting legacy on one of NewZealand's largest QSR businesses.

You'll join a business that values innovation, operationalexcellence, customer obsession and people leadership while providing theplatform, scale and autonomy to make a meaningful impact.

Lead the market.Inspire high performance. Shape the future of KFC New Zealand.