At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and inspire a team across 27 kiosks, driving sales and operational excellence.
- Company: Join Zensho Holdings, a global leader in food service with a mission to eradicate hunger.
- Benefits: Hybrid working, career growth opportunities, health benefits, and discounts on dining.
- Other info: Be part of a sustainable initiative and enjoy annual awards celebrating success.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a fast-paced environment while developing future leaders.
- Qualifications: Experience in multi-site management and strong leadership skills required.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 60000 £ per year.
The Wonderfield Group has recently been purchased by Zensho Holdings, the leading food service company in Japan with a market cap of $5.5b and whose aim is to become the worlds largest food company, a position from which we can eradicate hunger and poverty from around the globe.
We operate restaurants, factories, and thousands of sushi kiosks and have recently built a successful cut fruit business, Snowfruit.
Combining this with the three businesses previously owned by Zensho, AFC, Sushi Circle and Sushi Take, results in annual sales of $2.5b and Ebitda in excess of $140m a year with an ambitious growth trajectory.
You're an experienced multi-site leader who thrives in a fast-paced retail, hospitality, QSR, or franchise environment.
Commercially driven and people-focused, you know how to balance operational excellence with delivering outstanding customer experiences and developing high-performing teams.
You'll bring
- Proven experience managing multiple sites across a regional area.
- Strong commercial awareness with responsibility for sales, profit and P&L performance.
- The ability to analyse performance data and turn insights into action.
- Excellent coaching and leadership skills, with a passion for developing talent and building succession plans.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to influence at all levels.
- A proactive, hands‑on approach with the ability to prioritise and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience working within a franchise model is highly desirable.
- A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle.
As Regional Manager, you'll lead a portfolio of approximately 27 franchised and company‑owned kiosks across South Wales, ensuring every location delivers exceptional operational standards, commercial performance and customer service.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Driving sales, profitability and operational performance across your region.
- Coaching and supporting Kiosk Managers and Franchise Partners to achieve their full potential.
- Building a high‑performing, engaged regional team culture.
- Delivering regional business plans and achieving key commercial targets.
- Monitoring KPIs and performance data, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Ensuring consistent brand standards, operational excellence and compliance across all locations.
- Developing future leaders through coaching, talent development and succession planning.
- Supporting new kiosk openings and contributing to the continued growth of the business.
- Building strong relationships with key stakeholders to ensure effective collaboration and successful delivery of regional objectives.
We're proud to offer
- Fantastic hybrid working environment working Mon‑ Thurs on site and generally Fridays from home.
- Opportunity to grow your career alongside with us with available apprentice program
Brilliant support services designed to enhance your physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
- Annual discretionary bonus subject to business and overall performance
- Discretionary Life Assurance
- Discretionary Income Protection
- Private Medical Cash Plan
- Bespoke reward platform including access to retail, cinema & gym discounts.
50% off your food every time you dine with us for you and 3 friends.
- Contribute towards our award‑winning sustainability initiatives that delivers progress against 9 UN sustainability goals.
We're committed to responsibly sourcing and all our seafood, therefore we only use source sustainable fish.
All our packaging is recyclable and 80% of our packaging is already made from recycled plastic.
Annual Awards ceremony celebrating our success and offering winning Managers free trips to Japan.
About us
- Come roll with us and be part of something big . Celebrate global success across:
- Over 1500 retail kiosks globally (YO!, Panku, Mai Taiko Snowfox & Bento)
- Our Taiko manufacturing and distribution centre
- 63 YO! restaurants
- 3700 locations globally From Hawaii to Aberdeen
Our Values
Own it, Care About it, Make it Exceptional, Win Together
Ready to Roll?
Come roll with us and play a key role by bringing people together to celebrate better food for everyone the Japanese way...
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