Franchise Business Development Manager

**Who is Body Energy Club?**

Body Energy Club is all about community and customer connection by supporting a healthy lifestyle to make a positive impact. We are a local Vancouver company of 17 retail stores focused on vitamins, nutritional supplements, and proteins. Each location includes a smoothie bar serving refreshing smoothies, bowls, and juices using real food along with healthy grab and go prepared food.

We partner with local businesses to provide delicious smoothies, prepared meals, and snacks that appeal to a variety of tastes and lifestyle preferences. Whether someone has a restrictive diet or is just looking to get real food that makes them feel good, Body Energy Club provides affordable and convenient health options to the Vancouver community without compromise.

**Summary of the role**:
The Franchise Business Development Manager will have an overall responsibility of supporting Body Energy Club franchise owners in the startup of their business. This role will work closely with local contractors, suppliers, and vendors while aligning with the company brand.

This role requires someone who is self-organized, strong attention to detail, works within budgets, responsible for meeting deadlines, and a creative thinker to drive sales initiatives within the store.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Lead all aspects of franchising development functions, including strategic planning, market analysis, and alternative development initiatives
- Construct store layouts for optimal efficiency, source equipment from preferred vendors, ensure successful pass of inspections, and obtain relevant building and construction permits to open locations as turn-key operations
- Stay up to date with local by-laws and implement change where necessary
- Build a franchise development pipeline and process that consistently maintains a sufficient inventory of qualified new franchise prospects to meet the Company’s short/long-term growth plans
- Manage the franchisee selection process, including interviewing franchise applicants and assessing suitability through a thorough due diligence process to ensure appropriateness and fit
- Identify market expansion opportunities
- Select and partner with local contractors, suppliers, and vendors
- Onboard franchisees and provide initial and on-going training on all aspects of running a franchise location. Coach partners with clear expectations by setting goals, aligning priorities, and creating plans to achieve goals. Provide guidance and feedback for improvement
- Work with new franchisees to ensure the franchisees and their staff are adequately trained in procedures and best practices
- Build business relationships with real estate business owners (new and experienced), brokers, managers, investors, and corporate partners
- Establish matrix to track conversion ratio of leads to signed franchise agreements, speed from signed agreement to first successful store opening, and identification and execution of strategic development agreements (retail partners, new venues, co-branding, etc.)
- Collaborate with Corporate partners to develop store consistency and communicate corporate policies and changes
- Make recommendations to senior management in the creation of regional and/or national strategic development plans
- Protect the brand by identifying and addressing issues that may pose risks to customer experiences and ensures brand perceptions are addressed appropriately
- Develop a thorough understanding of our brand, goals, policies, programs, and tools
- Conduct structured coaching activities for assigned franchisees (business reviews, system walk-throughs, site visits)
- Maintain a food safe and sanitary environment
- The company retains the right to change or assign other duties as deemed appropriate with or without notice

**Minimum Job Requirements**:

- Flexible schedule availability required for all applicants during business operations for 7 days a week from 6:00am - 11:00pmFull time hours for Managers can work 40+ hours per week

Willing to work evenings and weekends and lead by example to support team members
- Maintain constant punctual attendance and contribute to positive team morale
- Must be able to come in under short notice (i.e., on call situations, employee relations)
- Driver’s license and owned vehicle is required**Education/Certifications**:

- Bachelor's degree in a field relating to retail management or equivalent experience

**Experience**:

- 3+ years of experience in the health supplement industry required
- 5+ years of Franchise sales and management experience, with knowledge of franchising law, regulations, and procedures
- 5+ years of experience in a retail management environment required
- Minimum of 7 years leadership experience in the development function for a national or regional multi-unit restaurant chain
- 7 years of Franchise development (preferred)
- 7 years of Franchise sales (preferred)
- Experience including broad functional exposure in a