Franchise Development Manager

Inspire Brands, Inc.$80K — $95K *
Food & Beverages
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • 3+ years of franchise development or sales experience
  • Preferred 4+ years in the franchise industry, especially in restaurant sales
  • Preferred multi-brand experience
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with a proven sales track record
  • Strong written and communication skills
  • Familiarity with Franchise Disclosure Documents and franchise agreements

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute territory management strategies for recruitment
  • Source and qualify potential franchisees based on established metrics and benchmarks
  • Navigate the Development Agreement process ensuring compliance and efficiency
  • Identify and negotiate deals from sourcing to closure
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align strategies and processes
  • Ensure accurate and timely completion of administrative requirements

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth and advancement
  • Engagement with cross-functional teams
  • Supportive working environment for collaboration
  • Involvement in strategic initiatives impacting franchise growth
Full Job Description

This position willbe responsible forgrowing and expandingInspireBrands by securingdevelopment commitments throughout the United States. The Franchise DevelopmentManagerleadsthefranchise salesprocess fromlead generation and screening,shepherdingfranchiseecandidatesthrough the application process, matchingprospective franchiseeswith the rightdevelopmentopportunities,andsuccessfully navigating the franchiseequalification process, includingoperationalapprovals offranchiseecandidates. Theindividualmustpossessthe ability to drivea high levelof engagement withcross-functionalteams to devise a sales strategy, deploy localized recruitment plans and interact and communicate with existing franchisees and external franchise candidates alike.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Territory Management: Develop and execute a strategy that defines opportunities,addressessourcing and recruitment,includessegmentation/targets, andconstructsforecasts

  • Inspire Brands Franchisee Targets: Fully understand and consistently apply models, requirements, qualifications,metricsand benchmarks when sourcing and qualifying potential new franchisees and existing franchisee candidatesfor new opportunities. Advancefranchisee candidates through the franchisee approval process.

  • Development Agreement Process: Fully understand and navigateInspireBrandsDevelopment process, including deep knowledge of theFranchise Disclosure Document, all related document requirements, key stakeholders, processes, and timelines. Ensuretimelyand efficient management of the process.

  • DealNegotiation:Identifyopportunities and navigate deals from sourcing and qualification to close. Conduct a thorough qualification of all prospective franchisee candidates, coordinating internal resources as needed. Ensure deals move through the process effectively and efficiently ensure allappropriate detailsand requirements are met.

  • Collaboration: Work across all teams (Development, Operations, Finance, Legal, etc.) to ensure alignment and support. Proactively engage stakeholders with updates,challengesand opportunities.

  • Administration: Ensuretimeliness and accuracy of all administration requirements.

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

  • BachelorsDegreerequired.

EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION

  • Minimum three (3) years+ franchise development or salesexperience.

  • Preferred4+ years experience in franchise industry (restaurant segment in franchise salesa plus).

  • Preferred multi-brand experience.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE,SKILLSor ABILITIES

  • Excellent interpersonal skillsandproven salestrack record.

  • Strong written and communicationskills,andworking knowledge of Customer Relationship Management Systems.

  • General businessand commercial capabilitiesincludingstrongfinancial acumen

  • Ability to effectively negotiate withsmall and medium-sized businessesas well asscaledorganizations.

  • Familiarity withFranchise Disclosure Documents,as well as Franchise and Development agreements.

  • Ability tointerfaceandmaintainexcellent professional relationships with a variety of constituents that are material to the franchise development process.

  • Ability to successfully work on teams withcross-functional partnersand field-based team members.

  • Ability to multi-task by executingmultipleprojects withtimelyfollow-throughanddeliver ondeadlines.

  • Advanced knowledge of MicrosoftPowerpoint,Wordand Excel.

About Inspire Brands, Inc.

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