Wingstop UAE
Wingstop UAE
51 – 200 Employees
B2CFood & Beverage
Wingstop UAE brings the Dallas-origin chicken wing chain to the United Arab Emirates through its local franchise operation. Across multiple outlets, the quick-service restaurant serves fresh wings with signature sauces and seasoned fries, building its menu around bold, consistent flavors. The business is part of Wingstop’s global franchise network and expansion, with a local presence in the UAE food and beverage sector.

Local Marketing Manager, Mountain-West

Lead field marketing across Wingstop’s Mountain-West markets, using local campaigns, partnerships, and market planning to support restaurant growth. The role spans new openings, sales growth initiatives, and collaboration with restaurant operations and brand teams.

Description

  • Lead annual marketing plans for Mountain-West markets and restaurants.
  • Track local demographics, restaurant trade areas, traffic drivers, competitors, cultural dynamics, and community needs.
  • Analyze sales, transactions, channel, media, consumer, competitive, and restaurant-level data to identify challenges and growth opportunities.
  • Work with operations leaders and brand partners to set market goals and coordinated action plans.
  • Direct marketing resources and investment toward opportunities with strong impact, operational readiness, and strategic fit.
  • Adapt national campaigns for regional markets with locally relevant, operationally practical plans.
  • Create local programs across media, community engagement, cultural events, partnerships, influencers, catering, promotions, and store marketing.
  • Coordinate local media support for existing restaurants and new openings, then assess and improve results.
  • Guide brand partners on market strategy, local investment, and long-term growth.
  • Build relationships with brand partners, field operations leaders, community organizations, and local stakeholders.
  • Identify, assess, negotiate, and manage local partnerships and sponsorships.
  • Coordinate and track new restaurant openings, including market entry, media plans, grand openings, pre-opening awareness, on-site support, and ongoing marketing.
  • Develop plans to improve underperforming markets and priority restaurants.
  • Coordinate with operations, media, delivery, consumer insights, development, finance, digital, CRM, brand, communications, and restaurant technology teams.
  • Prepare updates, business reviews, and presentations on sales, marketing activity, business impact, lessons, risks, and recommended actions.
  • Run test-and-learn initiatives and expand successful local programs.
  • Visit markets and restaurants to observe execution, engage with communities, and identify opportunities.
  • Uphold Wingstop brand standards and marketing principles while tailoring plans to local needs.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, communications, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
  • Strong interpersonal and relationship-building abilities.
  • At least five years of progressive experience in marketing, field marketing, or a closely related area.
  • Quick-service restaurant marketing experience; restaurant, retail, or brand partner-operated system experience is preferred.
  • Self-directed approach and ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, ambiguous setting.
  • Strong analytical ability, including interpreting business performance, consumer insights, media results, and market data.
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
  • Experience using Power BI or similar reporting and data visualization tools.
  • Strong presentation, facilitation, negotiation, and written communication skills.
  • Experience planning and negotiating sponsorships, including agreements, activation, relationship management, and impact assessment.
  • Able to travel up to 60% within the Mountain-West, including overnight trips.
  • Able to work occasional nonstandard hours, including nights and weekends.
  • Able to work in busy restaurant and kitchen settings and perform on-site tasks such as walking, standing, lifting, and bending.
  • Able to work indoors and outdoors in varying temperatures and around food, common allergens, industrial equipment, and commercial cleaning products; use required PPE where applicable.
  • Must live in or be willing to relocate to the assigned Mountain-West market.

Benefits

  • Unlimited paid time off for exempt employees.
  • One paid volunteer day of your choice.
  • Competitive bonus plan for eligible roles.
  • Team member stock purchase plan.
  • Health savings account or flexible spending account options.
  • 401(k) match: dollar-for-dollar on the first 3% contributed, then 50 cents per dollar on the next 2%, for team member contributions up to 5% of eligible compensation.
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Company-provided basic life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
  • Pet insurance.
  • Education assistance.
  • Wellness reimbursement program.
  • Paid maternity and paternity leave.
  • Lunch provided in the office every Tuesday and Thursday.
  • Discount on Wingstop gift cards.
  • On-site game room.

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