Senior Development Manager

Yum! Brands
Dubai
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Stakeholder management","Communication","Critical thinking","Analytical thinking","Organizational skills"]

Own and monitor the restaurant expansion pipeline for new store openings, validating franchise-chosen locations and asset types based on competition, trade zones, and customer behavior. Partner with franchisees and internal teams to improve pipeline quantity and quality, keep the portfolio “fresh” through remodels and relocations, and ensure adherence to brand standards while steering suppliers, vendors, and consultants to deliver profitable, timely expansion.

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Yum! Brands
Yum! Brands
2 months ago

Senior Development Manager

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Job Summary

Own and monitor the restaurant expansion pipeline for new store openings, validating franchise-chosen locations and asset types based on competition, trade zones, and customer behavior. Partner with franchisees and internal teams to improve pipeline quantity and quality, keep the portfolio “fresh” through remodels and relocations, and ensure adherence to brand standards while steering suppliers, vendors, and consultants to deliver profitable, timely expansion.
Location: Dubai
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Challenge and validate franchisee-selected locations and asset types to integrate into the new store pipeline.
  • •Own and monitor the new store pipeline to ensure timely delivery and keep stakeholders informed of progress and blockers.
  • •Provide solutions to enhance new store pipeline quantity and quality.
  • •Ensure the restaurant portfolio stays “fresh” through remodels and relocations when required by changes in trade zones.
  • •Steer and develop suppliers, vendors, and consultants to deliver profitable expansion on time.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
  • •8+ years of Business Development experience in retail with proven retail real estate expertise.
  • •Strong business and cultural understanding of the Middle East market.
  • •Strong commercial acumen, project management, and a process-oriented approach.
  • •Ability to influence stakeholders and manage complex transactions with minimal supervision.
Experience:8+ yearsRetailBusiness developmentReal estate
Education:Bachelor's in Urban Planning, Business Administration, Economics, or related field
Skills:Stakeholder managementCommunicationCritical thinkingAnalytical thinkingOrganizational skills

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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