Training and Operations Consultant

**Title**: Training & Operations Consultant

**Status**: Full time. Permanent

**Place of work**: Expected to visit various Pür & Simple locations. Expected to travel for extended periods of time for restaurant openings, sometimes out of province.

**Starting salary**:$60,000 / year including vacations, stat holidays and full medical and dental benefits

**Vacation**: 10 business days

**Hours of work**:Expected to work a minimum of 44 hours a week, flexible days and hours. Expected to work at least one weekend a month.

**Store opening work week**:The schedule consists of 7 days of work back to back over the course of three weeks. There is one day off within the 21 days. 5 days off will be recuperated after the completion of the opening.

**Expenses**:Reasonable expenses will be reimbursed by submitting an expense report conforming to the company’s standards.

**Reports to**:Director of Operations

The _Training & Operations Consultant_ is the primary liaison between franchised store locations and head office. The _Training & Operations Consultant_ provides leadership and assistance to Franchise Partners in order to achieve company objectives. Utilizing their restaurant operations and business experience as well as industry specific insights, they provide counsel, coaching, assistance and advice to Franchise Partners/operators to positively impact and improve sales, profits, and ensure compliance to the Pür & Simple operating systems and standards. The _Training & Operations Consultant_ leads restaurant openings and plays a major role in restaurant set-up as well as Franchise Partner and restaurant team training. They share the responsibility in protecting the Pür & Simple experience and reputation.

**Duties and Responsibilities**
- Monitor franchise operations within their defined areas to ensure consistent achievement and execution of food safety, quality, hospitality and cleanliness standards. Utilize Pür & Simple operating systems and standards.
- Protect the Pür & Simple’s brand equity and value through ensuring consistent franchise execution and delivery of approved products, procedural compliance, menu compliance, trademark protection and Pür & Simple’s standards.
- Plan and conduct working store visits with each Franchise Partner to ensure the continual improvement of quality, hospitality and cleanliness standards, including the monitoring of food product quality.
- Monitor and ensure total store “Service Excellence” including hospitality standards; implement corrective action and follow up as required.
- Determine financial status of each franchise operation; monitors for progress. Provide advice and counsel using approved Pür & Simple systems and tools for the betterment of the financial health of the franchise operation. Establish sales and operating budget for assigned areas.
- Design and implement business strategies, plans and procedures, setting comprehensive goals for performance and growth.
- Determine sales goals, monitor progress and manage prior year comparatives including the monitoring/execution of national and local marketing programs. Responsible for working with the Marketing Team and the Director of Operations on the development of local store marketing plans.
- Manage store requirements for new products and menu items rollouts/procedures.
- Establish and effectively manage business partner relationships with/between Franchise Partners, head office team members and vendors.
- Assist Franchise Partners in executing human resource programs, training plans and coaching as required in order that all restaurants stay current in their execution of the programs.
- Conduct Franchise Partner and restaurant employee training as needed for restaurant openings and ongoing training initiatives.
- Effectively and successfully manage Pür & Simple restaurant openings.
- Review proper execution of operations (systems/routines) both brand and business compliance touch-points
- Enhance real/perceived value of brand in current/future guests by supporting Franchise Partners in operational excellences leadership and guidance (ADO’s & store visits for coaching & support).
- Develop respectful working relationships with all Franchise Partners, trainers and team members.
- Enhance the Pür & Simple team culture by developing/maintaining positive relationships.
- Be a highly motivated team player and facilitate a positive team environment, which will provide VALUE to our Franchise Partners on every store visit.
- Lead by example and develop team members’ passion to be guest centric.
- Create an environment and culture that is passionate about providing guest centric experiences and hospitality.
- Oversee all aspects of the business to ensure all stores are brand compliant. (Reference Pür & Simple Operations Manual)
- Assist units with implementation of food cost procedures, forecasting, labor costing, schedule costing and management scheduling.
- Communicate the directives of Pür &