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🌵 Arizona – Remote

🌵 Arizona – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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🚫👨‍🎓 No degree required

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United Franchise Group

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 1986

💼 Consulting

🍽️ Food & Beverage

📣 Marketing

Consulting • Food & Beverage • Marketing

United Franchise Group (UFG) is a global leader in franchising, encompassing an affiliated family of award-winning brands and services. With over 35 years of experience, UFG offers a diverse range of business-to-business, retail, and food franchise opportunities, helping entrepreneurs worldwide through the expertise of its franchise services companies. Their portfolio includes several top-ranked brands, such as Signarama, Fully Promoted, and Venture X, and serves over 1600 franchises in more than 60 countries. UFG also provides consulting services to help businesses transform into successful franchises.

📋 Description

• Provide franchisees with industry training and support in the assigned region while driving profitability • Build, drive, and implement a strong catering program for franchisees • Implement the franchisee store startup program • Maximize restaurant profits through business performance and P&L reviews, training, and store operation evaluations • Oversee operations of multiple restaurants • Develop sales strategies and business development plans • Collaborate with marketing to execute local active and digital campaigns • Analyze KPIs and analytics • Train and reinforce the franchise model, system, and best practices • Guide, train, and manage hourly employees, management, and supervisors • Ensure branches follow safety, health, business laws, regulations, and equipment-operation requirements • Compile brand compliance data and help franchisees upgrade their image • Uphold brand standards, service excellence, and quality performance • Organize and implement franchisee training programs to increase brand awareness • Participate in regional meetings and complete, maintain, and process required paperwork, records, and reports • Consult with franchisees to identify needs or problem areas and determine required investigations and solutions • Advise the Brand Leader on issues identified through franchisee communication • Follow up with franchisees weekly or bi-weekly • Maintain daily and weekly schedules in Microsoft Outlook at least two weeks in advance • Build and follow instructions for new location setups • Advance programs benefiting the brand and franchisees • Travel 50–75% in and outside the region

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (B.A., B.B.A., or B.S.) or equivalent from a four-year college or university; or Associate's degree (A.A. or A.S.) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school; or one to three years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite • Working knowledge of Internet Explorer or Google Chrome • Working knowledge of Customer Relationship Management systems • Working knowledge of scheduling software • Point-of-sale (POS) software and accounting software are a plus • Eligible driver's license and valid automobile insurance required • Credit card with an available credit limit to cover expenses • Strong background in the related industry and specific production techniques • Sales and business operations experience • Ability to read a profit and loss statement • Restaurant experience required • Willingness to travel 50–75% and as needed for tradeshows, regional meetings, and other assigned meetings

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation • Comprehensive training at headquarters • Travel opportunities • Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance coverage • Short- and Long-term disability insurance • Generous time off and paid Holidays • 401(k) plan with company match • Employee Development Programs • Social gatherings and team building activities • Leadership workshops for personal development • Recognition for top performers • Philanthropy – a chance to give back to the community