Regional Vice President - SONIC

Responsibilities and % of Time Spent

• People
  • Oversees training and career development programs for all (District Managers) in designated region including succession planning and performance appraisal process.
  • Manages compensation levels within company guidelines
  • Ensures territory operations are in compliance with all federal, state, and local wage and hour laws and labor and employment laws. Takes immediate corrective action when necessary.
  • Creates a network of relationships to build brand passion and reputation with our guests.

25%

• Operations
  • Establish a clear direction for the assigned territory and creating operating plans and policies and implementing to drive the business forward.
  • Ensures operational consistency across assigned territory.
  • Lead the assigned territory in the implementation of company initiatives.
  • Take responsibility for generating area sales growth through developing short and long-term strategies and delegating responsibilities accordingly to achieve operational excellence.
  • Ensures territory compliance with Sonic’s food safety program, including Sonic Safe, and all local, state and federal health and sanitation laws and regulations. Takes immediate corrective action when necessary.
  • Manage budget for facility/equipment maintenance.
  • Oversees regional market compliance with SRI’s Policy Matrix.

25%

• Sales and Profit
  • Reviews/analyzes monthly P&L and sales reports to determine if any action needs to be taken and executing on a plan to address any variances and clearly defines what is most important to drive performance; maintains focus and commitment to achieve.
  • Generates fresh perspectives, breakthrough ideas, and new paradigms that create value in the market.
  • Oversees regional compliance with cash handling policies, banking procedures and deposit verifications. Takes immediate corrective action when necessary.
  • Oversees marketing program effectiveness and responsible for roll-out of pricing strategies/recommendations to meet/exceed profitability and sales growth goals and objectives as set forth by the business.

40%

• Development
  • Assists SRI Development in the activities of site selection, layout, building and construction, new store development, Relocations, Rebuilds, existing unit enhancement and remodeling, and lease and landlord negotiations. Provides input on real estate locations and site plans.
  • Oversees capital appropriation requests (CAR) and makes capital spending requests based on potential return on investments.
  • Oversees capital appropriation requests (CAR) and makes capital spending requests based on potential return on investments.
  • Oversees the start-up and operations of new drive-ins, relocations and rebuilds within a regional market.
  • Responsible for identifying, evaluating and approving all CAPEX equipment purchases and managing the regional market budget.

10%

Education Requirements

Preferred Education Level

4 Year / Bachelors Degree

Years Of Experience

Minimum Years of Experience

5

Five years of multi-unit restaurant operations experience functioning in a similar capacity is required. Second-level profit and loss experience is required. Third-level profit and loss experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to work irregular and essential business hours, to include nights, weekends and holidays

• Ability to be on-call 24 hours a day

• Ability to travel heavily within regional market which can exceed 70%

• Knowledge of federal, state and local regulations and laws relating to employment and labor practices, Equal Employment Opportunity and wage and hour compliance.

• Recruiting, interviewing and selection practices.

• Coaching and managing performance.

• Knowledge of federal, state and local health and sanitation laws and regulations.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Basic accounting skills.

• Computer Skills (knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Internet Explorer).

• Decision-making, organizational and conflict resolutions skills.

• Meet or exceed qualifications for ServSafe Instructor.

• Ability to plan and execute tactical business objectives.

• Ability to comprehend and articulate strategic plans and vision.

• Lives and breathes Sonic’s core values

• Leadership and supervisory skills that align with