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Posted 31 August, 2026

Market Director KFC NZ

Restaurant Brands
Auckland, AUK, NZ Full Time
Reference: 353f6f86a4a36543

Job Description

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Restaurant Brands purpose is to be a thriving business built on brands that employees and customers love and trust. We have amazing global brands; KFC,Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Carl’s Jr and have over 250 restaurants in NZ, employing over 4,500 staff in NZ and serve over 60,000 customers a day!Globally Restaurant Brands also operates in Australia with over 70 stores under either the KFC or Taco Bell brand, together with KFC and Taco Bell operations in California and Pizza Hut and Taco Bell in Hawaii, Guam and Saipan.

Lead the Operations of one of New Zealand's MostRecognisable and Loved Brands - KFC\n

This is a rare opportunity to take the helm of one of NewZealand's most iconic quick service restaurant brands and drive its next phaseof growth.

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In this newly created position of Market Director, KFCNew Zealand, you will be the senior business leader responsible for theoverall operations performance, profitability and long-term success of the KFCbusiness across New Zealand, leading a large-scale, nationally recognisedoperation with significant commercial responsibility and market influence.

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Reporting to the President - New Zealand, this leadershiprole combines strategic vision with operational excellence. You will shapemarket strategy, lead a high-performing operations leadership team, influenceenterprise-wide decisions, and ensure exceptional customer experiences aredelivered consistently across the national restaurant network.

The Opportunity:\n

This role offers the opportunity to:

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  • Ownand lead the full New Zealand P&L for a market-leading consumer brand.
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  • Developand execute strategic growth initiatives that drive revenue, profitabilityand long-term sustainability.
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  • Championinnovation, customer experience and operational excellence across acomplex, multi-site environment.
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  • Build,mentor and inspire a high-performing leadership team while strengtheningsuccession pipelines across the business.
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  • Actas the senior custodian of the KFC brand within New Zealand, influencingkey stakeholders internally and externally.
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  • Collaboratewith cross-functional leaders across marketing, operations, IS, finance,supply chain, people and development to accelerate growth opportunitiesand support future expansion.
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About You

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You are an accomplished senior leader with a proven track record of delivering commercial success within large-scale, customer-focusedand operationally complex businesses.

What you will bring to the role:\n
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  • Significantsenior leadership experience with full P&L accountability.
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  • Provensuccess leading large, geographically dispersed operations.
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  • Strongcapability in translating strategy into execution and measurable businessoutcomes.
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  • Exceptionalcommercial acumen and a data-driven approach to decision making.
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  • Experiencedriving operational performance, customer satisfaction and profitablegrowth simultaneously.
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  • Highlydeveloped stakeholder management and influencing skills across corporate,franchise, supplier and executive environments.
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  • Apassion for developing talent, building high-performing teams and creatingstrong organisational culture.
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  • Theability to anticipate market trends, identify growth opportunities andsuccessfully navigate change.
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Why This Role?\n

This is more than a leadership position. It is anopportunity to influence the future of a household-name brand, and drive theexperience of millions of customers, and leave a lasting legacy on one of NewZealand's largest QSR businesses.

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You'll join a business that values innovation, operationalexcellence, customer obsession and people leadership while providing theplatform, scale and autonomy to make a meaningful impact.

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Lead the market.Inspire high performance. Shape the future of KFC New Zealand.

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