RESTAURANT SUPPORT CENTRE (HQ)
RESTAURANT SUPPORT CENTRE ROLES
CHANGING THE GAME.
CHANGING THE FUTURE.
Bring it.
We welcome people from all walks of life to take a seat at our table. And we’re looking for ambitious people to join our Colonel’s HQ. Based in Woking, we support our incredible restaurant teams across the UK & Ireland. So, if you’re looking for a career where you can be original, authentic, and supported to succeed, we want to hear from you.
Whether it be revolutionising the way we do our technology or creating award-winning campaigns in marketing, at our RSC you can take your career to the next level in several different areas including: Operations, Supply Chain, Legal, People & Culture, Marketing, Digital Technology and Support, Development, Finance and Corporate Affairs and Sustainability.
Fun shouldn’t be saved for Fridays. At our RSC, we bring energy, creativity, and collaboration to the table, every day. So, whether you’re looking for that Monday morning buzz, or a team that makes you feel special every day – we’ve got it all right here, waiting for you.
AVAILABLE ROLES
Development
Associate Quantity Surveyor Construction Project Manager
The Construction Team are looking for an Associate Quantity Surveyor / Construction Project Manager to be responsible for developing cost documents, value engineering & project managing new restaurants and extending/refurbishing existing sites for KFC equity and to partner & guide third party franchise businesses. The role also has potential for growth with ad hoc & roll-out projects on the equity estate as they arise.
Finance
Payroll Administrator
The Payroll Administrator role sits within a team of 5, working in a fast-paced, customer support focused environment. We work together to provide a Shared Service Centre that is efficient, effective, professional and value adding.
People & Culture
People Capability Coach - Ireland (18 Month Secondment)
As the People Capability Coach (PCC), you'll act as the trusted partner to both the Area Coach and Restaurant Manager. Your role is pivotal in providing comprehensive support for all things related to people strategies in your region. At KFC, people are the 12th essential ingredient in our renowned secret recipe. This role is field based, offering an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact at the heart of restaurant operations.
Digital & Technology
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Legal
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Marketing & Food
Senior Product Development Manager
KFC UKI is seeking a Senior Product Development Manager (12-month maternity cover) to lead EPD and NPD projects across its Core Development or New Product Development Teams. Reporting to the Head of Food & Quality, this leadership role involves managing two direct reports, driving innovation, optimizing products, and ensuring menu success through collaboration with cross-functional teams, suppliers, and franchisees.
Insights Manager
As an Insight Manager you will drive customer-centric strategies and brand performance analysis, supporting growth through data-driven insights and strategic planning. This role involves managing brand tracking, leading qualitative and quantitative research projects, and championing the customer voice across the business to identify risks and opportunities.
Corporate Affairs & Sustainability
Senior Sustainability Delivery Manager
At KFC we are committed to doing things “The Right Way,” with ambitious ESG goals, we’re seeking a Senior Sustainability Delivery Manager to lead impactful initiatives on carbon reduction, waste management, and responsible packaging. In this role, you’ll drive sustainability programs, collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, and champion our Done The Right Way strategy—creating real change with a culture that values smarts, passion, and a bit of fun along the way.
Supply Chain
Supply Chain Analyst
The Supply Chain team at KFC is a regional based team made up of Procurement, Product Integrity (QA) and Supply Chain Ops (Distribution). Collectively, we are responsible for sourcing and safe delivery of products to our restaurants across UK, Western Europe and Central Eastern Europe.
Category Buyer - Development
KFC Europe is one of YUM’s largest Regions and significant profit contributor. It has over 1800 stores across 6 BMU’s: UK; France; Germany; Netherlands, Spain & Italy, it also includes their satellite markets, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Ireland, Portugal, and Switzerland. The region is expected to grow at over 150 stores per annum. This role is primarily focussed on the U.K. market and the 51 equity owned restaurants, however there is plenty of scope to develop the role to a regional position for the right candidate.
Restaurant Excellence
Food Safety Manager
As a Food Safety Manager, you will ensure the delivery of a best-in-class Food Safety strategy, maintaining high standards across safety and compliance while building the KFC UK&I brand reputation. This role involves leading food safety projects, overseeing compliance systems like HACCP, managing external relationships, and collaborating with various teams to uphold operational excellence.
Buckets of Benefits
A career with KFC offers much more than just fantastic earning potential. We value, support and reward achievement with amazing incentives and benefits. We help you to take care of your health, financially plan for the future and make day-to-day savings on the things that are important to you right now.
The good to knows
A competitive salary, pension plan (up to 11% company contribution), life assurance, private healthcare, study support and a yearly bonus at every level.
The stuff no one likes to talk about
All colleagues are covered by our life, income and critical illness insurances as well as personal accident cover for protection and peace of mind.
Flexible, hybrid working
We operate a flexible working policy: most roles are based in Woking, Surrey (24 minutes from London Waterloo) a couple of days a week. But we’re open to chatting about what you need as long as it works for you, your team and the wider business.
Keeping the balance
Lots of flexible lifestyle benefits, inclusive policies, Employee Resource Groups (or Communities of Belonging) and collectives to get involved in.
Company get togethers
We get together a few times a year to talk about the business and have a big party in the summer and at Christmas (where we give out our Bolo Awards too).
Family
Our families are important to us. From becoming a new parent where we offer enhanced leave for both parents, we have created paid leave options to support colleagues during those really important times.
Colleague Discount
If you love KFC as much as we do, you’ll received a 25% discount.
Wellbeing benefits
We want you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to lots of wellbeing initiatives and programmes, including: Finishing at 1pm every Friday (we like to call it Fri-YAY), Live well days – an additional 5 days per year to disconnect from the day-to-day,
Employment assistance programme
24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Platform for support on health, social, family, and wealth. And Sanctus 1:1 mental health coaching sessions.