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Managing Director, QSR

Singapore Permanent SG$25,500 - SG$33,000 per month (SG$306,000 - SG$396,000 per year) View Job Description
The MD will be responsible for providing strategic leadership, driving operational excellence, and ensuring the overall success and growth of the market. This role requires a seasoned executive with a proven track record in the restaurant industry, strong business acumen, exceptional leadership skills, and a passion for innovation.
  • Newly created role, to lead country launch.
  • Create a business from the ground up, in a pre-IPO scaleup.

About Our Client

Our client is a dynamic and innovative QSR scale-up. With a commitment to quality, sustainability, and exceptional customer engagement, they are seeking a visionary and results-driven MD to lead their new market launch. This is one of the fastest growing brands in the region and their global revenue is now in the $5-10B range. In line with their 2025 growth strategy, they are looking for a Country MD

About the role:

The MD will be responsible for providing strategic leadership, driving operational excellence, and ensuring the overall success and growth of the market. This role requires a seasoned executive with a proven track record in the restaurant industry, strong business acumen, exceptional leadership skills, and a passion for innovation.

Job Description

The MD will be responsible for providing strategic leadership, driving operational excellence, and ensuring the overall success and growth of the market. This role requires a seasoned executive with a proven track record in the restaurant industry, strong business acumen, exceptional leadership skills, and a passion for innovation.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement a comprehensive business strategy to drive growth, profitability, and market leadership.
  • Identify new market opportunities, franchise partners, trends, and consumer preferences.
  • Foster a culture of innovation, and operational excellence across your market.
  • Ensure compliance with industry regulations, food safety standards, and company policies.
  • Optimize operational processes and systems to enhance efficiency, productivity, and profitability.
  • Financial Management: manage the annual budget, financial forecasts, and performance metrics to achieve financial targets.
  • Team Leadership & Development: recruit, develop, and lead a high-performing mid-management team capable of achieving the company's strategic goals and objectives.
  • Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and empowerment..
  • Stakeholder Engagement & Communication: build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including partners, suppliers, and customers.
  • Communicate effectively with the group leadership team to provide regular updates on business performance, opportunities, and challenges.

The Successful Applicant

  • MBA, or Degree in Business, Engineering or Finance from a reputable university.
  • Five or more years executive leadership experience in the restaurant industry, with a proven track record of driving growth.
  • Strong understanding of QSR market dynamics, trends, and competitive landscape.
  • Strong experience in leading store development, franchise development in emerging markets.
  • Exceptional strategic planning, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire teams.
  • Results-driven with a strong sense of accountability and ownership.
  • Adaptable, resilient, and able to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

What's on Offer

Our client, with a proven track record in other markets, is looking for a country MD who can help them launch. If you are looking for a role with a good balance of risk and reward, that comes with high ownership, visibility, and autonomy, this could be a great fit.

Fixed compensation, bonus and equity will be competitive. In addition, we will offer a comprehensive medical coverage for the employee (and dependants) and dynamic and entrepreneurial work environment with a collaborative and supportive team.

Due to the high application volume for senior roles, we will only be able to respond to shortlisted applicants who apply via the online link.

Contact
Anurag Garg (Lic No: R1215997 / EA No:18S9099)
Quote job ref
JN-012025-6626795
Phone number
+65 6416 9817

Job summary

Function
Sales
Specialisation
General Management
What is your area of specialisation?
Retail
Location
Singapore
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Anurag Garg (Lic No: R1215997 / EA No:18S9099)
Consultant contact
+65 6416 9817
Job Reference
JN-012025-6626795

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