Franchise Development Manager

As a Franchise Development Manager at our top consumer brand in Bangalore, you will be responsible for leading the franchise expansion efforts. Your role will involve identifying new franchise opportunities, supporting franchisees, and ensuring the success of our franchise network. Your key responsibilities will include developing and implementing marketing strategies to attract new franchisees, evaluating potential opportunities through market research, identifying suitable franchisees, and negotiating franchise agreements. You will also provide continuous support to franchisees in operations, staffing, recruitment, and financial management, ensuring compliance with company processes and standards. Additionally, you will be responsible for overseeing franchise operations to ensure legal compliance and brand standards adherence, managing agreements, renewals, and fee collections, and serving as a point of contact between franchisor and franchisees to resolve issues promptly. You will also support franchisees during setup and launch phases, develop onboarding programs, and train partners on business operations, brand standards, and marketing strategies. To be successful in this role, you should have an MBA degree, fluency in Kannada, and 7-8 years of experience in franchise development and management. Strong business development skills, excellent communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office, CRM software, and social media networking, as well as the ability to manage multiple tasks, lead teams, and drive growth are essential. Your strong sales acumen and the ability to align franchisee goals with the company's vision will be crucial. Desired attributes for this role include great leadership skills, a strong business orientation, proven ability to sell business concepts and develop corporate strategies, and a multitasking mindset with a hunger for growth and expansion. Your skills in business management, franchise agreements, communication, marketing strategy, CRM software, social media networking, negotiation, compliance, market research, leadership, and training will be key to your success as a Franchise Development Manager.,