Company Description

 

About Us

McDonald’s has run its business in the UK since 1974 and currently operates over 1500 restaurants across the UK and Ireland, serving almost four million customers each day. McDonald’s is one of the UK’s largest private sector employers, employing over 170,000 people.

 

Location: Flexible (to cover Northern UK region) hybrid working pattern with regular travel to head office and regional meetings

 

Job Description

McDonald’s UK & Ireland is looking for a commercially minded Senior Location Planner to join our Development team. You’ll play a key role in evaluating new site opportunities and shaping our location strategy across the UK and Ireland, from drive thru restaurants to high street restaurants and other formats. This is an outstanding opportunity to join the highly successful development team of one of the most iconic brands in the world.

 

What You’ll Be Doing:

Appraise new site opportunities across various formats, including drive thru, drive to, high street  and delivery kitchens including forecasting impacts on existing restaurantsSupport and evolve our location strategy, guiding the acquisitions team on priority areasMaintain and enhance estate databases, GIS systems, and competitor datasetsMonitor competitor activity and provide insights on their strategy and impactDevelop and refine our sales and impact estimation processesManage relationships with external consultants and data suppliersAnalyse internal and external data to support decision-making and strategy developmentLeverage customer data (App/Reward) to inform sales forecastingTrack post-opening performance and provide actionable insightsRespond to geo-demographic data requests from across the business

 

Qualifications

What You’ll Need:

Extensive experience in Location Planning or a related fieldDegree in GIS, Geography, or a numerate discipline (or equivalent experience)Strong knowledge of UK & Ireland geography and the restaurant/retail sectorProficient in geospatial tools (e.g. MapInfo, Alteryx) and Microsoft OfficeExperience with data tools (e.g. MicroStrategy, SQL, Tableau, PowerBI)Understanding of sales forecasting and customer/market data analysisAbility to communicate insights clearly and influence senior stakeholdersSelf-starter with excellent time management and prioritisation skillsTeam player with a passion for learning and developmentFull UK driving licence (Essential)

 

Additional Information

Company Vision and Culture…

Our Global vision is to build a better McDonald’s and in the UK and Ireland we are working hard to be the UK & Irelands best-loved restaurant company.

McDonald’s is defined by its culture. Our culture shapes and informs everything we think and everything we do. Our culture influences the way we interact with each other, and how we interact with customers, franchisees and suppliers. Our culture motivates and inspires us to attract and retain great talent, creating positive, energising, exceptional working environment for us all.

Our values drive our culture and shape our beliefs, our priorities and our actions. They influence the decisions we make, how we treat one another and how we show up as a brand to the world.

Serve: We put our customers and our people first
Inclusion: We open our doors to everyone
Integrity: We do the right thing
Community: We are good neighbours
Family: We get better together

At McDonald’s we are People from all Walks of Life... 

People are at the heart of everything we do, and they make the McDonald’s experience. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture that means people can be their best authentic self in our restaurants and offices, which helps us to better serve our customers. We have a strong heritage of diversity and representation within our communities, which we are proud of. The diversity of our people, customers, Franchisees and suppliers gives us strength.

We do not tolerate inequality, injustice or discrimination of any kind.  These are hugely important issues and a brand with our reach and relevance means we have a very meaningful role to play.

We also recognise our responsibility as a large employer to continue being active in our communities, helping to develop skills and drive aspirations that will help people to be more aware of the world of work and more successful within it, whether with McDonald’s or elsewhere.”

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