[Hiring] Manager, Facilities Transformation & Capital Programs @Inspire

Role Description

The Manager, Facilities Transformation & Capital Programs uses facilities spend, robust asset and work order data, vendor performance, and operational trends to identify root causes, shape strategy, reduce R&M costs, improve asset performance, and guide smarter maintenance capital decisions across the company-owned restaurant portfolio. Reporting to the Vice President, Facilities Management, the Manager leads execution of facilities-related projects from planning through delivery, including maintenance capital governance, program development, stakeholder communication, and results tracking.

• Lead enterprise facilities performance analysis across spend, vendors, assets, work orders, capital, and operational trends.
• Identify root causes, recurring issues, cost drivers, risk areas, and opportunities to improve restaurant performance and reduce downtime.
• Apply root cause analysis to reduce recurring costs, inform targeted training needs, strengthen vendor accountability, and support manufacturer performance conversations.
• Translate facilities analysis into executive-ready insights, business cases, prioritization recommendations, and decision-support materials.
• Own enterprise Facilities insights requests, including ad hoc business inquiries.
• Use analysis to advance programs that improve restaurant performance, unlock efficiencies, and reduce costs.
• Own Facilities projects and programs end to end, from planning through execution, closeout, and results tracking.
• Establish project plans, timelines, milestones, risk tracking, stakeholder communication, and regular status reporting.
• Support maintenance capital governance by prioritizing investment in the highest-need, highest-value assets and restaurants.
• Develop and maintain the Facilities communication strategy for internal and external stakeholders.
• Partner across Facilities, Finance, Operations, Development, Procurement, and vendors to connect insights to action.

Qualifications

• Minimum: 4 yr Degree in Facilities Management, Business, Finance, Analytics, Construction Management, Operations, or related field.
• Preferred: Project Management Professional (PMP), change management, data analytics, or related certification.

Requirements

• Minimum: 10+ years of experience in facilities management, project management, business analytics, operations, finance, restaurant operations, retail facilities, or related fields.
• Experience translating data and performance trends into actionable recommendations for leadership and operational stakeholders.
• Experience managing cross-functional projects, programs, timelines, risks, and stakeholder communication.
• Experience developing executive-ready summaries, business cases, performance updates, or decision-support materials.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities while driving measurable outcomes.
• Strong analytical, communication, organization, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Preferred: Experience in multi-unit restaurant, retail, hospitality, healthcare, or commercial facilities environments.
• Experience with CMMS, work order management systems, Power BI, financial reporting tools, project management tools, or facilities analytics platforms.
• Experience supporting capital planning, vendor performance management, asset lifecycle planning, or proactive maintenance programs.
• Experience developing communication plans, stakeholder updates, and change management materials for field or operations audiences.

Benefits

• Deep facilities management expertise with the ability to connect asset performance, R&M cost drivers, vendor execution, and restaurant operational impacts into practical business recommendations.
• Ability to leverage reporting and analytics tools to identify trends, quantify opportunities, and drive action.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect operational, financial, and field impacts into practical recommendations.
• Strong project and program management skills, including planning, scheduling, risk management, status reporting, and follow-through.
• Ability to translate complex data and technical findings into clear, concise, executive-ready communication.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to tailor messaging for executives, Operations, Finance, vendors, and field leaders.
• Ability to build trusted cross-functional partnerships and influence outcomes without direct authority.
• Strong continuous improvement mindset with the ability to standardize routines, improve processes, and create repeatable communication and reporting practices.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and follow-through.
• Ability to manage confidential information and sensitive business priorities with discretion.

Company Description

Inspire is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 33,300 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants worldwide. We’re made up of some of the world’s most iconic restaurant brands, but we’re much more than just a restaurant company. We’re a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink, and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple—it’s an experience. At Inspire, that’s our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences.