• New Restaurant Opening Planning Specialist

    Raising Cane's (Plano, TX)


    Company Description

    At Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers®, we serve only the most craveable chicken finger meals – it’s our One Love! Known for our great Crew and cool Culture, we follow a Work Hard, Have Fun, philosophy. Raising Cane’s is the fastest-growing chicken concept around and is on track to be a Top 10 Restaurant Brand in the United States. Each Crewmember is important to our rapid growth and enduring success. Now is your chance to join the team and Raise the Bar!

    Job Description

    The **New Restaurant Opening Planning Specialist** leads strategic planning for New Restaurant Openings (NROs) and market entries, optimizing schedules and resources to support efficient growth. This role manages vendor relationships, cross-functional coordination, and internal and external communications related to growth initiatives. Additionally, they maintain project tracking systems and provide detailed reporting to support decision-making and continuous improvement.

    Your Impact and Responsibilities:

    + Review and track development turnover dates, recommending strategic opening dates that maximize operating weeks and Growth team capacity, while maintaining detailed reports on all schedule adjustments

    + Create strategic Growth team deployment schedules to reduce costs and maximize efficiency, recommending trainer staffing and hiring needs to support optimal growth plans

    + Enhance, update, and maintain all resources and materials related to Growth Planning

    + Provide ongoing analysis and recommendations to maximize efficiency, reduce cost, and achieve optimal opening plans

    + Serve as a liaison between the field and all departments regarding Growth activities

    + Utilize the project management system to track all Growth-related information and documents, building process improvements and enhancements to the tool as necessary

    Qualifications

    + 3-5 years of experience working with a quick service or service-based company

    + Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal

    + Strong time management, project management, and problem-solving skills

    + Expertise in various technology systems, especially Microsoft Office and QuickBase

    + Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage many short-term projects simultaneously

    + Ability to handle highly confidential information and solve problems

    Preferred Qualifications:

    + Experience supporting new store openings

    + Bachelor’s degree in business or related field

     

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