New Store Opening Operations Coach

Summary of Job Description:

New Store Opening Operations Coach leads or participates in company-wide new store openings, leveraging new store opening program committee and regional new store opening teams to open new stores successfully. This position identifies the opportunity and implements best practice from initiation, including timeline, resources needed, and expected outcomes, in consultation with the Director, New Store Opening. This position leads a team of professional associates, coaching and developing them to elevate their performance in support of the company’s growth strategies.

You’ll get a chance to:

• Lead or participate in company-wide new store openings, leveraging new store opening program committee and regional new store opening teams to open new stores successfully.
• Identify the opportunity, monitors the return on investment, and implements best practice from initiation, including timeline, resources needed, and expected outcomes, in consultation with the Director, New Store Opening.
• Manage, coach, and develop professional associates to elevate their performance to support the company’s growth strategies.
• Work with the Director, New Store Opening on selection, evaluation, and retention of New Store Opening staff.
• Coordinate and assist in certification of the regional new store opening teams, work with the Director on assigning them to their new store opening location, and ensure they uphold high operation standard.
• Contribute to strategic planning for the New Store Opening Department.
• Serve as new store opening operational consultant to the NSO Program Committee in representing Operations perspective.
• Ensure the New Store Opening Department provides effective support to the NSO Program Committee and to Operations.
• Provide effective and timely response to any questions from Operations.

How we reward you:

• Hybrid Work schedule
• 401K with company match
• Yearly bonus opportunity*
• Full medical, dental, and vision insurance *
• On-site fitness center, biometric screen, and flu shot clinic
• Discounts at Panda restaurants, theme parks, and gym memberships
• Paid time off starting at 15 days with 7 federal holidays*
• Continuous education assistance and scholarships*
• Income protection including Disability, Life and AD&D insurance*
• Bereavement leave*
• Benefits available for eligible permanent full time associates

Your background and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required
• Operations management experience or completion of all GO 100 courses; transfer from Operations at ACO/Level 1
• Minimum five years of relevant experience, with increasing managerial responsibility
• Successful completion of initial and periodically required trainings.
• Obtaining a valid Food Handler's Card within 30 days of employment is a requirement of this position.

Work Environment

• Office conditions; travel to stores, off-site meetings, and conferences: up to 70%

Panda Strong since 1983

Founded in Glendale, California, we are now the largest family-owned American Chinese Restaurant concept in America. With close to 2,000 locations globally, we continue our mission of delivering exceptional Asian dining experiences by building an organization where people are inspired to better their lives. Whether it’s impacting our team or the communities we work in, we’re proud to be an organization that embraces family values.

You’re wanted here

We value diversity in all forms and know the strength it brings. Workplace equality allows for creative ideas to blossom, diverse points of view to be heard, and improves overall happiness. We like the sound of that.

Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age and any other basis protected by the laws which apply where we operate. Panda provides accommodations for disabilities and religious observance purposes as required by law.

Pay Range M2: $102,000 - $143,500 / Annual

• Within the range, individual pay is determined using various factors, including work location and experience.