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Hospitality Confidential is pleased to present this exciting traveling Territory Performance Manager (similar to a Franchise Business Consultant) role with our growing QSR client. This role will be responsible for locations in Louisiana and Mississippi and will require 75% travel! Open to candidates that live in either Mississippi and Louisiana! Must have experience overseeing over 20 locations!

Reporting to the Regional Director, this position is responsible for managing all financial, business development and brand standards supporting existing franchise / license performance as well as generating new business in designated region. Responsible for the advancement of the company's and image within the QSR marketplace. The activity of the Territory Performance Manager (TPM) is to protect and develop the integrity of the brand by teaching and measuring performance in areas of product quality, customer service, cleanliness and profitability and new business development.

The TPM provides necessary consultation and assistance to franchisees / licensees to develop and improve business plans to include specific goals, objectives and strategies for sales, controls, profits, human resource plans, development, marketing, etc.

If you love to be on the road, have interpersonal finesse, and love helping franchisees succeed, please apply to join in on our client's journey of nationwide success!

Principal Responsibilities :

• Fosters and manages relationships with current franchisees and multi-unit operators.
• Assures franchisee performance by working with operators and staffs on operations, profitability and marketing.
• Assists franchisees with new store openings and conducts start-up and training. Coordinates training plans including verification that all training materials and tools are ready.
• Using data insights, develops the strategic plan and translates strategic planning into sales activities; monitors the market to develop product trends and to establish current and / or advantageous pricing.
• Provides guidance and support to franchise management. Protect the operating and financial interest of the franchisee and the company to ensure compliance with franchise agreements.
• Oversees Franchise Renewals as needed
• Acts as liaison between grocery wholesalers and franchisees and / or operators. Resolves any issues. related to delivery or non-delivery of breading and supplies to operators.
• Conducts restaurant visitations to ensure compliance with Operations Manual. Areas evaluated will include cooking procedures, product specifications, graphic standards and packaging standards. The TPM will develop an action plan to bring locations into compliance.
• Monitors inquiries to maximize advertising efforts; make telephone and personal
• contacts as required; Also, monitors results to ensure high level of customer satisfaction and repeat business.
• Ensures consistent execution and delivery of products, identifies irregularities,
• procedure compliance, HACCP, menu compliance and trademark protection through the results of operations evaluations.
• Ensures physical facilities comply with company standards.
• Develops and nurtures business relationships; initiate, coordinate, schedule and conduct dynamic presentation meetings with possible qualified franchisees in effort to support and promote the Brand and Franchise opportunities.
• Participates in trade shows and sales meetings sustains a network for the dissemination of product information; sets-up and demonstrates equipment.
• Conducts on-site educational workshops and training sessions for franchise groups.
• Completes a variety of administrative duties such as month end reports, new store
• follow-up, weekly expense reports, preparation of classes, etc.
• Strictly adheres to Company and departmental policies and standards regarding the appropriate use of Company databases (e.g. Visual, CRM) and follows procedures
• regarding the appropriate maintenance of physical and electronic records; develops,
• maintains and utilizes proficiency in the use of the Company’s database. Also, Ensures
• implementation of company policies, procedures, programs, and new concepts.
• Fosters & maintains relationships with distributor partners within established territory. Conducts regular communications with but not limited to their sales personnel. Keeping all parties up to date on marketing promotions, LTO’s and proprietary products needed to operate the full brand.

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Our client is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. They do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender (including gender identity or expression), pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, marital status, domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking victim status, ancestry, national origin, alienage or citizenship, age, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, or other protected status.