WELCOME TO KFC AND YUM!

WHO ARE KFC?

Colonel Harland Sanders opened the first KFC in Corbin, Kentucky in 1938. He started with one store, 11 herbs and spices, and an idea. From there our incredible brand and product grew to what it is today.

KFC first came to the UK in 1965 with our first restaurant in Preston, Lancashire. Today we are a billion-pound business with over 950 restaurants run by our 28,000 restaurant team members. Our headquarters are based at the Restaurant Support Centre (RSC) in Woking, Surrey – a 24-minute train from Waterloo.  Of the c.960 restaurants in the UK, 910 of our restaurants are owned and operated by 34 franchise partners; the remaining 51 are company owned and run.

We are proud to have received a number of accolades in recognition of our commitment to our employees, including being named as Britain’s Top Employer three years running. To work for KFC is to be part of one big family.  

WHO ARE ‘YUM!’?

KFC is one of the 5 brands operated by our parent company Yum! along with Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, The Habit Burger Grill and recently added Heartstyles. We are the world’s largest restaurant group with over 40,000 restaurants across the globe.

Yum! isn’t your average Fortune 250 company. We like to do things a little differently. From our world-famous culture of fun and recognition to our focus on your career potential.

OUR CULTURE

BREAKTHROUGH RESULTS, TEAMWORK AND RECOGNITION

We believe that our success is driven by the power of our employees working in unison with a shared set of common goals and values. We are very proud that KFC UKI is recognised as a key market not only in terms of profit and innovation but also for the talent we grow and develop for Yum!. 

We invest heavily in our people and helping them drive their personal development. As part of this we give each of our managers in the business the opportunity to go through Heartstyles. Heartstyles is a tool and strategy to measure and manage culture, building people’s self-awareness and helping them to transform their behaviours. This tool can then be used in coaching conversations you have with your team and line manager and to help build effective individual development plans.

We celebrate success every day and to us recognition is much more than just saying thank you- it is about really celebrating achievements, milestones and behaviours. One of the ways we do this is through our own personal recognition awards. 

As a company we take our corporate social responsibility very seriously and encourage our employees to ‘give something back’ through companywide charity efforts.

As an equal opportunity employer, we embrace individuality and diversity. We employ irrespective of background, age, ethnicity, colour, gender, disability, sexual or religious orientation and marital status.

MORE ABOUT THE ROLE

As the Strategy and Operations Manager, you will help define the future of KFC through innovation. In this role, you will drive project management from ideation to restaurant roll-out, defining success metrics, owning franchisee relationships and aligning globally to strategic initiatives. You will also be responsible for developing thought leadership around new processes, equipment and technology.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

KEY JOB FUNCTIONS

• Ownership of high impact projects with tangible and wide reaching outcomes
• Transformational change management focused on higher accuracy and efficiency
• Data driven analyses to define key parameters of success for long term strategy
• Operational design and optimisation for Back of House kitchen layouts
• Championing best practice thought leadership in cross functional forums

WHAT WE'D LOVE FROM YOU

EXPERIENCE

• 1-3 years of strategy / project management experience
• Proven ability to effectively prioritise and lead complex cross-functional projects
• Creative problem-solving skills driven by tangible delivery timelines
• Strong commercial awareness with analytical confidence (Excel required, Programming Languages a plus)
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Experience with internal and external stakeholder management
• Highly detail orientated

ABOUT YOU

• You are a driven and flexible self-starter who can prioritise multiple projects at the same time
• You are a rising leader with stretch to grow in the business and a strong ability to collaborate and take people with you as you lead them towards your vision
• You see yourself as a people grower and team player and love to get stuck in

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

REWARD, PROGRESSION AND LOTS OF RECOGNITION

A career with KFC offers much more than just fantastic earning potential. We reward achievement with amazing incentives and benefits, including;

• Company and performance related bonus
• Generous pension with up to 11% company contribution
• Private healthcare with the option to increase to include family cover and extra dental cover
• Annual holiday allowance starts at 25 days with the option to buy or sell up to 3 extra days per year
• After 5 years’ service, annual holiday allowance increases to 30 days
• Study support may be available for job-related qualifications
• Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options
• International career opportunities across Yum!
• Pick n Mix Benefits, options include gym membership, health screening and travel insurance

If this all sounds like you and you are keen to join a global, dynamic and ambitious company you can thrive in, then get in touch!

WELCOME TO KFC AND YUM!

WHO ARE KFC?

Colonel Harland Sanders opened the first KFC in Corbin, Kentucky in 1938. He started with one store, 11 herbs and spices, and an idea. From there our incredible brand and product grew to what it is today.

KFC first came to the UK in 1965 with our first restaurant in Preston, Lancashire. Today we are a billion-pound business with over 950 restaurants run by our 28,000 restaurant team members. Our headquarters are based at the Restaurant Support Centre (RSC) in Woking, Surrey – a 24-minute train from Waterloo.  Of the c.960 restaurants in the UK, 910 of our restaurants are owned and operated by 34 franchise partners; the remaining 51 are company owned and run.

We are proud to have received a number of accolades in recognition of our commitment to our employees, including being named as Britain’s Top Employer three years running. To work for KFC is to be part of one big family.  

WHO ARE ‘YUM!’?

KFC is one of the 5 brands operated by our parent company Yum! along with Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, The Habit Burger Grill and recently added Heartstyles. We are the world’s largest restaurant group with over 40,000 restaurants across the globe.

Yum! isn’t your average Fortune 250 company. We like to do things a little differently. From our world-famous culture of fun and recognition to our focus on your career potential.

OUR CULTURE

BREAKTHROUGH RESULTS, TEAMWORK AND RECOGNITION

We believe that our success is driven by the power of our employees working in unison with a shared set of common goals and values. We are very proud that KFC UKI is recognised as a key market not only in terms of profit and innovation but also for the talent we grow and develop for Yum!. 

We invest heavily in our people and helping them drive their personal development. As part of this we give each of our managers in the business the opportunity to go through Heartstyles. Heartstyles is a tool and strategy to measure and manage culture, building people’s self-awareness and helping them to transform their behaviours. This tool can then be used in coaching conversations you have with your team and line manager and to help build effective individual development plans.

We celebrate success every day and to us recognition is much more than just saying thank you- it is about really celebrating achievements, milestones and behaviours. One of the ways we do this is through our own personal recognition awards. 

As a company we take our corporate social responsibility very seriously and encourage our employees to ‘give something back’ through companywide charity efforts.

As an equal opportunity employer, we embrace individuality and diversity. We employ irrespective of background, age, ethnicity, colour, gender, disability, sexual or religious orientation and marital status.

MORE ABOUT THE ROLE

As the Strategy and Operations Manager, you will help define the future of KFC through innovation. In this role, you will drive project management from ideation to restaurant roll-out, defining success metrics, owning franchisee relationships and aligning globally to strategic initiatives. You will also be responsible for developing thought leadership around new processes, equipment and technology.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

KEY JOB FUNCTIONS

• Ownership of high impact projects with tangible and wide reaching outcomes
• Transformational change management focused on higher accuracy and efficiency
• Data driven analyses to define key parameters of success for long term strategy
• Operational design and optimisation for Back of House kitchen layouts
• Championing best practice thought leadership in cross functional forums

WHAT WE'D LOVE FROM YOU

EXPERIENCE

• 1-3 years of strategy / project management experience
• Proven ability to effectively prioritise and lead complex cross-functional projects
• Creative problem-solving skills driven by tangible delivery timelines
• Strong commercial awareness with analytical confidence (Excel required, Programming Languages a plus)
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Experience with internal and external stakeholder management
• Highly detail orientated

ABOUT YOU

• You are a driven and flexible self-starter who can prioritise multiple projects at the same time
• You are a rising leader with stretch to grow in the business and a strong ability to collaborate and take people with you as you lead them towards your vision
• You see yourself as a people grower and team player and love to get stuck in

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

REWARD, PROGRESSION AND LOTS OF RECOGNITION

A career with KFC offers much more than just fantastic earning potential. We reward achievement with amazing incentives and benefits, including;

• Company and performance related bonus
• Generous pension with up to 11% company contribution
• Private healthcare with the option to increase to include family cover and extra dental cover
• Annual holiday allowance starts at 25 days with the option to buy or sell up to 3 extra days per year
• After 5 years’ service, annual holiday allowance increases to 30 days
• Study support may be available for job-related qualifications
• Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options
• International career opportunities across Yum!
• Pick n Mix Benefits, options include gym membership, health screening and travel insurance

If this all sounds like you and you are keen to join a global, dynamic and ambitious company you can thrive in, then get in touch!