Assistant Brand Development Manager
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About the Role
Americana Restaurants seeks an Assistant Brand Development Manager to support growth opportunities across its restaurant portfolio. The role involves project management, data analysis, stakeholder engagement, and franchisor management.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and track development projects with cross functional stakeholders to ensure on time and on budget delivery
- Analyze internal performance data, market trends, and competitive intelligence to generate actionable insights
- Partner with internal teams and external stakeholders to support deal structuring, contract alignment, and project feasibility
- Post launch, track and evaluate project performance and ROI, providing recommendations for continuous improvement
- Serve as key interface with franchisor, driving initiatives to achieve new build and remodel development agreements
- Build and maintain strong relationships with franchisor, assisting in troubleshooting challenges and ensuring compliance to brand protocols
- Prepare management reports and dashboards to support KPI tracking and distill insights from data
Requirements
- 4 6 years of experience in brand development, corporate strategy, or commercial finance within F&B, Retail, or Hospitality
- Strong command of financial modeling, P&L analysis, and investment evaluation tools
- Highly skilled in problem solving, analytical thinking, and project management
- Proven ability to collaborate cross functionally and manage diverse stakeholder groups
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, and data tools (Power BI, Tableau preferred)
- IIT/IIM graduates or Master's degree from a reputed business school preferred
- Experience in development, franchising, or real estate feasibility is a plus
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Job Purpose
- The Assistant Manager – Brand Development plays a pivotal role in identifying and supporting new growth opportunities across our iconic portfolio of restaurant brands.
- The role will support the evaluation, planning, and execution of business expansion strategies leveraging financial insights, data analysis, and cross functional collaboration to drive scalable value.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and track development projects in collaboration with cross functional stakeholders—including Real Estate, Finance, Operations, and Legal—to ensure on time and on budget delivery.
- Analyze internal performance data, market trends, and competitive intelligence to generate actionable insights that inform the development pipeline and decision making.
- Partner with internal teams and external stakeholders to support deal structuring, contract alignment, and project feasibility.
- Post launch, track and evaluate project performance and ROI, providing recommendations for continuous improvement.
- Key interface with franchisor, responsible for driving initiatives to achieve new build and remodel development agreements.
- Build & maintain strong relationships with franchisor, assisting in troubleshooting challenges & ensuring compliance to brand protocols.
- Prepare management reports & dashboards to support KPI tracking and distill insights from large stream of data.
Qualification and Experience
- IIT/IIM graduates or candidates with a Master's degree from a reputed business school preferred.
- 4–6 years of experience in band development, corporate strategy, or commercial finance within the Food & Beverage, Retail, or Hospitality sector.
- Strong command of financial modeling, P&L analysis, and investment evaluation tools.
- Highly skilled in problem solving, analytical thinking, and project management.
- Proven ability to collaborate cross functionally and manage diverse stakeholder groups.
- Experience in development, franchising, or real estate feasibility is a plus but not required.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, and data tools (Power BI, Tableau preferred).
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