Director, Franchise Consulting

Job Duties

Primary Objective & Scope of Position: The Director of Franchise Consulting at Slumberland plays a pivotal role in fostering the success of the franchise stores within the organization. With a clear focus on assisting, educating, and offering impartial analysis, this key role encompasses a comprehensive range of responsibilities spanning store operations and sales, starting from pre-opening strategies to post-opening optimization. As the driving force behind this mission, the Director will collaborate closely with franchise stores, providing valuable insights and guidance to enhance their overall performance and profitability. A core aspect of this position involves strategic consultation to pinpoint and attain targets for business enhancement, all while upholding the values, mission statement, and lean principles that define Slumberland's identity.

Essential Functions and Accountabilities:

Execution of Franchise Consultant Functions

Offer business acumen and expertise to all Franchise Owners, helping them create plans to maximize effective profitability. Assist in organizational initiatives that help to move the company forward, acting as a voice to the franchise portion of the business. Organize meetings around topics important to the Franchise network to help drive improvements across the organization. Serve as a strategist, liaison, and trainer providing guidance for new Franchise store openings and orientation. Assist new Franchise stores with implementation of the Slumberland Operating System until competency goals are met. Coordinate and conduct training formats between new and existing franchise stores to develop and maintain the Slumberland business model and operating procedures. Assist and explain the alignment of marketing and operational expenses with store projections in order to partner with Franchise owners on future adjustments when needed. Consult with new Franchise owners to determine staffing models and hiring procedures.Provide on-going education and development of business improvement plans to Franchise stores via webinars, phone consult, on-site visits and via the Business Improvement Conference

Communicate shared expectations of franchisor and franchisee business operations.Participate in corporate meetings and collaborate with teams on improvement work and company initiatives.Create and maintain a network of cooperative relationships with Franchise Owners and Managers.Represent the Slumberland Mission to ensure alignment between all Slumberland teams and stores.

Communication and Leadership:

Conduct regular on-site visits and utilize reporting tools to evaluate progress, provide training, and address gaps and PDCA initiatives. Conduct phone meetings for each franchise: recording pertinent information for store file. Attend and participate in Store Conferences, Regional summits, and training webinars as scheduled. Model improvement efforts by incorporating the established Slumberland business model as outlined in the Franchise agreement and best practices

Measurements and Reporting:

Utilize business acumen and assessment tools to recognize and identify ratios that are outside of normal ranges; reporting the financial status of each franchise. Assist in the development and implementation of action plans to address any assessed risks. Plan, recommend and/or facilitate implementation of any assessed urgent resource needs. Benchmark performance standards and monitor franchise progress in relation to established standards. Utilize appropriate reports to best determine performance of each franchise business segment inclusive of profit and loss calculations, financial balance sheets, and other data collection/reporting tools. Evaluate and communicate competitive challenges and market insights to maximize the Slumberland brand and its development.

Requirements: Bachelors Degree and/or four to six years retail/franchising business development experience. Intermediate or higher level of data collection software and reporting tools. Intermediate or higher level of financial balance sheets, profit and loss statements and business analytics reporting.Intermediate knowledge of marketing and business development planning.Demonstrated leadership experience and direct supervision of others.

Minimum Education Required

Bachelors Degree and/or four to six years retail/franchising business development experience.

Minimum Experience Required

Demonstrated leadership experience and direct supervision of others.

Shift

First (Day)

Number of Openings

1

Public Transportation Accessible

No

Veterans Encouraged to Apply

Yes

Physical Required

No

Drug Test Required

No

Compensation

$80,000.00 - $100,000.00 / Annually

Postal Code

55128

Job Type

Full Time

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

4105

Job Benefits

Starting Pay Range $80,000 to $100,000 annual salary

Full Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, Vision, and more

Up to 3 weeks of paid time off in your first year, plus 24 hours of PTO given on first day401K Retirement and Profit Sharing

Yearly bonus potential Tuition Reimbursement, Training & Career Development, Advancement Opportunities

Potential Franchise Ownership

No-cost mental health and wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Program