Job Summary

Company: Dunkin' Brands, Inc.
Location: Canton
Industries: Restaurant/Food Services
Job Type: Employee
Education Level: Bachelor's Degree
Career Level: Manager (Manager/Supervisor of Staff)
Job Reference Code: REF7824V7823P

Manager of Design

About the Job

Dunkin’ Brands, Inc. is a premier quick service restaurant franchisor with a leading position in the coffee, bakery and ice cream segments of the QSR category. With more than 15,000 points of distribution in 44 countries, and approximately 150 years of combined history, our brands are two of the most loved around the world.

Dunkin’ Donuts – the largest coffee and baked goods restaurant in the world, with loyal customers in 30 countries.

Baskin-Robbins – the world's largest hard serve ice cream franchise.

For more information, please visit www.dunkinbrands.com.

We are currently seeking an experienced Manager of Design to join the Dunkin' Donuts Construction Services team! The purpose of this position is to lead the building design and concept innovation for Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants within the United States. As part of the Construction Services team, the Concept and Design group educates and provides guidance to the field Construction organization on Dunkin' Donuts design standards and concept portfolio.

This position is at our corporate offices in Canton, Massachusetts.

The primary accountabilities for this position include:

· Lead the Design and Innovation for all components of the Dunkin’ Donuts concept within all building types from Carts/Kiosks to Traditional Buildings.

· Lead the Value Engineering Initiative to lower costs for new restaurants and remodels. Accountable for tracking of all progress made and future cost savings.

· Develop and Maintain prototypical store design layouts and specifications.

· Manage the Prototypical Specifications library and all Design Releases to the Field Teams.

· Manage test projects with the Field Construction, Operations and Marketing Teams.

· Train and support the Development Team and others upon initial rollout of new concepts.

· Lead and Manage the Green Sustainability Initiative

Select, engage, manage and develop a best in class team.

Attract and hire people who will have a positive impact
Create commitment and excitement around shared goals and value. Translate organizational goals into challenging individual performance goals and success measures.
Set and communicate standards to ensure quality. Hold self and others accountable for actions and decisions
Create an environment that values cultural diversity and other differences in the workplace. Create strong two way communication and dialogue
Rigorously assess talent. Provide constructive, actionable feedback and coaching. Provide meaningful development plans and discussions. Regularly build development opportunities into each individual’s job
Recognize and celebrate the contributions and achievements of others

The qualifications for this position include, but are not limited to the following:

· Bachelors Degree in architecture or related design curriculum.

· Minimum 10 years experience in the field of design and architecture, with an emphasis on food service.

· Demonstrated experience leading a team toward successful attainment of functional goals.

· Strong presentation and communication skills.

· Most of the time is spent in the office where it is necessary to communicate effectively in a semi-private environment using phones, voicemail, faxes and e-mail.

· Frequent and regular computer work on a daily basis, minimum of 4 hours daily

· 2-3 trips/month requiring either airplane and/or car travel including overnight stays.

· Must be able to stand for 2-3 hours at a time in a restaurant to perform analysis.

· Driving within a 100 mile radius through congested traffic.

· Work in restaurants to evaluate tests at appropriate time of day and day of week

To be considered for this position, please apply by clicking the link below. You can also view all jobs on our career site at https://careers.dunkinbrands.com .

Dunkin’ Brands, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and considers all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship status, gender, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation or veteran status.

To apply for the above position, please click on the following link :

https://careers.dunkinbrands.com/OA_HTML/OA.jsp?akRegionCode=IRC_VIS_VAC_DISPLAY_PAGE&akRegionApplicationId=800&OASF=IRC_VIS_VAC_DISPLAY&OAHP=IRC_EXT_SITE_VISITOR_APPL&p_svid=7824&p_spid=7823

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