AddressAbout Restaurant Brands International:
Restaurant Brands International Inc. is one of the world's largest quick service restaurant companies with over $40 billion in annual system-wide sales and over 30,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries. RBI owns four of the world's most prominent and iconic quick service restaurant brands – TIM HORTONS®, BURGER KING®, POPEYES®, and FIREHOUSE SUBS®. These independently operated brands have been serving their respective guests, franchisees and communities for decades. Through its Restaurant Brands for Good framework, RBI is improving sustainable outcomes related to its food, the planet, and people and communities.
Job Overview:
RBI is the global owner of 4 amazing brands – Burger King, Popeyes, Tim Hortons and Firehouse Subs. The International RBI team supports all brands in all markets outside of the United States & Canada.
This position is responsible for making strategic kitchen design and equipment decisions for the International RBI business. They will need the engineering capability to design QSR equipment and kitchen layouts. In addition, they will need to organize strategic principles into clearly understood plans and be able to explain these plans to internal stakeholders as well as franchisee partners & vendors.
The ideal candidate has substantial experience with QSR and leading teams; they also have significant experience executing and communicating strategic objectives.
The position sits within the International Operations structure, which is responsible for strategic OPS projects for all RBI brands Internationally. This position reports directly to the Vice President of Operations, International.
Responsibilities:
- Be the international expert on kitchen design.
- Determine kitchen design priorities based on existing gaps and regional/brand needs.
- Organize & own RBI and brand level priority projects specific to equipment and kitchen design across all brands.
- Project plan cross-functionally and cross-regionally to ensure plans are robust enough to be properly completed internationally.
- Ensure execution of existing Franchisee processes for all international restaurants.
- Manage supplier partner leadership.
- Support regional teams via knowledge, planning, and communication.
- Work closely with Operations Processes team and Brand Marketing teams to develop new equipment, to improve operations performance, and to ensure ROI.
- Create compelling materials for communicating and convincing others of project value.
- Continuously improve restaurant operations performance via improvement to kitchen design and equipment.
Desired qualifications & skills:
- Bachelor's degree (Masters preferred) in Engineering field (Mechanical, Industrial, or similar).
- 3+ years’ hands-on experience in Quick Service Restaurant industry.
- 5+ years’ experience in project management.
- 3+ years’ experience working on global/regional teams.
- Advanced business and financial acumen.
- Significant problem-solving skills and analytical capabilities; Six Sigma training preferred.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Fluent English is required.
Restaurant Brands International and all of its affiliated companies (collectively, RBI) are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers that do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, provincial or federal laws, rules, or regulations. RBI's policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment. Accommodation is available for applicants with disabilities upon request.
