Manager / Senior Manager Development, Asia

Yum! Brands
Singapore
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 12-15 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Business and commercial acumen","Strategic and cross-functional thinking","Stakeholder management","Written and verbal communication","Data-backed insights"]

Drive aggressive restaurant growth across North Asia franchise markets by owning the Net New Unit pipeline and enabling markets to reach their potential. Structure multi-year Development Agreements, negotiate with franchise partners, and align with KFC Global for approvals. Lead organic and inorganic growth strategies, manage franchisee relationships and execution against KFC development standards, and quantify market potential through market planning and operating plan workstreams. Build franchisee capability via conferences, workshops, and site visits.

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Manager / Senior Manager Development, Asia

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Job Summary

Drive aggressive restaurant growth across North Asia franchise markets by owning the Net New Unit pipeline and enabling markets to reach their potential. Structure multi-year Development Agreements, negotiate with franchise partners, and align with KFC Global for approvals. Lead organic and inorganic growth strategies, manage franchisee relationships and execution against KFC development standards, and quantify market potential through market planning and operating plan workstreams. Build franchisee capability via conferences, workshops, and site visits.
Location: Singapore
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Secure contracted growth by structuring multi-year Development Agreements, negotiating with franchise partners, and obtaining BU leadership and KFC Global alignment/approval
  • •Develop and execute organic growth strategies with franchise partners, including sub-franchisee recruitment, new occasion-based formats, and closure mitigation
  • •Develop and execute inorganic growth strategies and strategic/transformation projects in high-potential markets
  • •Build and cultivate franchisee relationships, review Net New Unit pipeline for openings/remodel targets, and manage franchisee execution to development standards
  • •Partner on market growth and planning workstreams to assess business models/network health, quantify growth potential, and lead annual operating plan planning

Key Requirements

  • •Degree in Business/Finance or an MBA
  • •At least 12–15 years of experience in M&A, strategy, commercial, or planning
  • •Experience in strategy consulting, QSR, retail, FMCG, real estate, or leasing is relevant
  • •Comfort translating strategy into execution and bridging leadership direction to the department
  • •Previous business experience in Asia; experience in the assigned markets is highly valued
Experience:12-15 yearsAsia experienceQSRRetailFMCGReal EstateLeasingStrategy consulting
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Business and commercial acumenStrategic and cross-functional thinkingStakeholder managementWritten and verbal communicationData-backed insights
Tech Stack:PowerPointExcel

Company Brief

Yum! Brands
Yum! Brands is a global quick-service restaurant company that develops, franchises and operates KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Habit Burger & Grill, serving tens of thousands of restaurants across more than 150 countries with digital and franchise-led growth strategies.
Industry: Restaurants & Food Service
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Louisville, United States
Founded: 1997
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