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Whois Pizza Hut?
Founded by the Carney brothers more than 60 years ago, Pizza Hut has grown into the World’s largest pizza company, with over 18,000 stores in more than 100 countries. Around 1,500 of these are located across 25 European Markets. Our European headquarters are based at the Restaurant Support Centre (RSC) in Borough, London.
Whois Long RangeCapital?
Long Range Capital is an investment firm that supports strong businesses with the ambition to make them even better. As Pizza Hut’s future owner, it is committed to investing in the brand, empowering its people and driving sustainable growth rather than pursuing short-term gains. This is an exciting opportunity to join a business with bold ambitions, backed by patient capital and an owner focused on unlocking Pizza Hut’s long term potential.
Our Culture: Breakthrough Results, Teamwork and Recognition
We believe our successcomes from ourpeople workingtogether towards shared goals and values. We are proud that Pizza Hut UK, Germany and France is recognised as a key marketfor both innovationand developing talent for the wider business.
We investsignificantly in our people and their personal development. Each employee has the opportunity tocomplete Heartstyles, a tool and strategythat helpsmeasure and manage culture by building self-awareness andsupporting behavioural change. It canalso be used in coaching conversations withteams and linemanagers to create effective individual development plans.
We celebrate success every day. For us, recognitiongoes beyond saying thank you; itmeans genuinely celebrating achievements, milestones and behaviours.One way we do this is through our own recognition awards.
We take our corporate social responsibility seriously and encourage employees to giveback throughcompany-wide charityinitiatives.
As an equal opportunity employer, wevalue individuality and diversity. Werecruit regardless of background, age, ethnicity, colour, gender, disability, sexual or religious orientation, or marital status.
This is an exciting time to join Pizza Hut as wepursue an ambitious growth plan over the nextthree to five years and beyond. Youwill be part of the UK, Germany and France Development team, a high-performinggroup that plays a criticalrole in delivering the business ambition.
The Development teamgrows the Pizza Hut brandby recruiting growth-minded franchisees and partnering with existing franchisees to optimise their estate.
We are lookingfora new team member to join us on this journey. The roleinvolves solving complex problems,building strong internal and external relationships, andtaking responsibility for key reporting andanalysis, primarily reportingtothe Head of UK Development. The right candidate will be committed to the brand, enthusiastic and growth-minded. This role iscentral to the team’s success andrequires regular engagement with the wider business and franchise community.It also offers scope to grow and take ongreater responsibility as the individual progresses anddemonstrates readiness for more.
What we would love from you: A passion for development, adrive to succeedandstrong leadership
Act as the first point of contact for franchise development activity in the UK. Build strong relationships with franchisees to positively influence their estate and performance , while supporting annual development goals .
Manage and support all phases of the franchise lifecycle and new store opening forums , including chairing the weekly cross - functional meeting, setting the agenda, assigning actions and ensuring follow-up with relevant stakeholders.
Track, report and forecast the annual development pipeline , including associated risks, across the UK, Germany and France .
Ensure all new development aligns with market strategy , asset strategy processes and the franchise policy manual.
Support brand standards across existing Huts and ensure contract renewals, remodels and transfers are managed effectively .
Advise and support franchise recruitment efforts to maintain a strong pipeline of growth - minded partners , including identifying and onboarding new franchisees.
Support closure mitigation through negotiation and asset relocation.
Support the wider Development team with planning, business reviews and ad hoc projects as needed .
Work closely with the respective Heads for each Market to ensure alignment on projects, progress and required actions .
Moderate travelof around 25% may be required,depending on pipeline priorities, includingtravelacross the UK, Germany and France.
Workingrelationships:
Pizza Hut RSC: Development, Finance, Legal, Franchise Business Managers/Operations, Marketing, Restaurant Excellence and IT.
Franchisees: owners , development leads and other functional leaders.
Third parties/vendors : consultants, landowners , commercial agents, developers, landlords, local planning departments and local authorities.
Experience we’re looking for:
ABA/BSdegreein property/development, finance, businessor a related field ispreferred, oranequivalent combination of education, training and experience. Strong commercial acumen gained through practical experience, combined with humility, empathy and the ability to build rapport .
Knowledge of the UK, German and French markets would be advantageous.
Strong understanding of the QSR landscape , property standards and market trends .
A strong network across franchising and property is preferred .
Minimum of three to five years’ relevant franchise development experience , with evidence of organisational impact and increasing responsibility . QSR or retail experience is preferred.
Proven capability across key development disciplines, including market planning analysis, site selection, real estate contract negotiation and estate management.
Excellent project management skills and a proven track record of delivery.
Proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, Word and real estate - related tools is beneficial.
Ideal characteristics include energy, proactivity, strong interpersonal skills, professionalism and sound commercial judgement.
Languages: Fluent English is required. German or French as a second language would be beneficial but is not essential.
What we can offer you: Reward,progression andplenty ofrecognition
A career with Pizza Hut offers more thanstrong earning potential. Werecognise achievement withexcellent incentives and benefits, including:
Hybrid working , with three days a week in our London office.
Generous pension , with up to 7.5% company contribution .
Private healthcare , with the option to add family cover .
Annual holiday allowance starting at 25 days , with the option to buy or sell up to five additional days each year .
After five years’ service, annual holiday allowance increases to 30 days .
Flexible and voluntary benefits , including dental insurance, health screening and gym discounts.
Pizza Hut is a sociable company, and welook for ways tobring our value of funto life. Our teams regularly enjoysocial events, and each year wehost a Christmas party to celebrate theyear’ssuccesses.
If this sounds like you and you are keen to join a global, dynamic and ambitious companywhereyou can thrive, we would love to hear from you.
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