Greg Traupman

Experience

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  VS Engineering

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2013

  Engineer
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  Global Solutions, LLC

  Jul 2013 - Apr 2016

  Project Engineer

  • Managed RFI and construction change for the Ohio River Bridges Downtown Crossing- a 4-year project. (Construction Budget 1.3B). Responsible for 13 million budget allocation for approved construction changes.• Developed models to document and analyze trends in construction submittal processes for design-build team; implemented the use of these practices project-wide.• Improved the average review times of engineers by 25% and was able to provide clients with more accurate scheduling data. Weniger anzeigen

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  KFC US

  Apr 2016 - Sept 2022

  • Managed 15-person team bridging market planning, development strategy, franchisee construction support, and corporate development, including portfolio management, facility maintenance, asset upgrades, and new unit development.• Aligned US, global, and Yum business units to establish corporate build-and-flip development initiative.• Served as strategic thought partner and collaborator to onboard and grow US” BuildSmarter” initiatives.• Acted as Primary Development point of contact and liaison to the global Franchise Policy Committee and the National Council and Advisory Committee, storyboarding and aligning system-wide incentives, development agreement structures, and development process transitions with franchisees.• Functioned as an active member of the KFC-US Franchise Growth Committee, focused on long-term growth and franchisee health within the US business unit. Weniger anzeigen • Led five-person team bridging market planning, development strategy, and corporate portfolio management. Drove scalable growth and re-investment for US business unit through analytics, strategic frameworks, and optimized market planning for KFC-US.• Evolved and enhanced US market planning capabilities to drive market penetration and new unit opening success rates through data-based, insight-driven analysis.• Spearheaded functional training and technology strategy, delivering impactful roadmaps that guided long-term growth and performance.• Developed and implemented closure mitigation, accelerated growth strategies, and multi-brand initiatives to successfully prevent restaurant closures. Weniger anzeigen • Provided strategic framework development, financial modeling, and insight-based analysis to drive KFC-US growth, including restaurant reinvestment post-audit and investment return analytics.• Led design review of new restaurant incentive structures, including analysis of program. (using royalty rebates and advertising refunds). • Created and maintained dashboards to communicate / assess new restaurant growth, reinvestment actions, and sales / investment results. Communicated development to franchisees and US leadership team.• Developed and maintained key suite of standard reporting and analytics that enabled team productivity, accelerated decision-making, improved forecasting, and drove insights-based action. Weniger anzeigen • Supported program performance and trends with third-party program managers and Restaurant Supply Chain (RSCS) for American Showman acceleration program (3,000 remodels over 3 years).• Developed construction budget models and baselines for cost management, designed procurement strategies, and provided trend analysis to manage cost performance of development activity.• Developed RFPs, negotiated contracts, drove performance management, and ensured post-audit compliance for approved vendors to ensure industry-leading solutions and cost management for the KFC-US system. Weniger anzeigen

  • Director, Development Strategy & Construction

    Jan 2020 - Sept 2022

  • Sr. Manager, Strategic Development & Analysis

    Apr 2019 - Jan 2020

  • Manager, Development Strategy

    Sept 2017 - Apr 2019

  • Manager, Construction Services

    Apr 2016 - Sept 2017
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  Pizza Hut

  Sept 2022 - now

  Director, Development

  • Lead a high-performing team in codifying global market planning best practices and delivering strategic development initiatives aligned with long-term brand growth goals across 90+ countries.• Partner closely with regional and global leaders to deliver insights that shape brand expansion and renovation strategies, achieving a record-setting net unit growth in 2023.• Champion a culture of data-driven decision-making, integrating insights from market trends and consumer behavior into development strategy and planning frameworks. Weniger anzeigen