Country Business Head - Quick Service Restaurant Group

Role Summary

The Country Business Head will lead the full Côte d’Ivoire setup and rollout. This includes market entry strategy, P&L ownership, multi unit operations, real estate development, supply chain establishment, people leadership and brand execution. The ideal candidate has strong African experience, preferably with global systems, and can operate effectively in a Francophone market.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead market entry planning, competitive analysis and store rollout strategy

• Own the full P&L, budgets, performance management and profitability

• Drive restaurant development, site identification, landlord negotiations and openings

• Build and lead the operational, support and leadership teams in Côte d’Ivoire

• Ensure compliance with food safety, operational and brand standards

• Establish reliable supply chain, procurement and distribution infrastructure

• Adapt marketing and customer experience to local insights while protecting brand standards

• Manage relationships with regulators, landlords, partners and key stakeholders

Experience Required

• Senior leadership experience in QSR, with strong multi unit operational background

• Preference for experience with leading global QSR systems.

• Proven success launching or scaling QSR businesses in Africa

• Experience in Francophone West Africa is a strong advantage

• Demonstrated P&L leadership with clear results in growth and profitability

• Strong understanding of development, operations, supply chain and marketing

• Professional level French speaking ability, fluent English

Personal Profile

• Entrepreneurial, confident building a country from the ground up

• Hands on, customer focused, data driven

• Strong communicator, negotiator and relationship builder

• High integrity, resilient, decisive and culturally agile

Location

• Based in Côte d’Ivoire with periodic travel to Ghana

• Experience

  15 - 16 Years

• No. of Openings

  1

• Education

  Post Graduate (M.B.A/PGDM : Hospitality Management, International Business, Marketing)

• Role

  Country Business Head

• Industry Type

  Hotel / Restaurant / Hospitality

• Gender

  [ Male / Female ]

• Job Country

  Costa Rica

• Type of Job

  Full Time

• Work Location Type

  Work from Office