Business Development Manager

Cole & Yates Recruitment Ltd; Crewe; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Franchise Development Manager to drive growth in the grounds maintenance sector. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work with a dynamic team, focusing on business development and operational management across multiple locations. With a competitive salary and attractive bonus structure, you'll play a key role in supporting franchisees, analyzing sales processes, and mentoring owners to enhance their businesses. If you're passionate about driving success and have a background in grounds maintenance or landscape services, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Company Car

Laptop

Mobile Phone Allowance

Pension Scheme

24 Days Holiday Including Birthday Off

Qualifications

• Experience in grounds maintenance and/or landscape services is mandatory.
• Strong business development and operational management skills required.

Responsibilities

• Act as the link between franchise owners and Head Office.
• Analyze sales and financial data to advise and train franchisees.

Skills

Business Development

Contract Management

Sales Development

Operations Management

Tools

CRM Systems

Job description

Cole & Yates Recruitment Ltd | Full time

Business Development Manager

Crewe, United Kingdom | Posted on 04/28/2025

• Work Experience Grounds Maintenance, Operations or Contracts Management, Sales Development, Business Development
• Salary To £54,000 per year
• City Crewe
• Country United Kingdom

Job Description

We are seeking a Franchise Development Manager for a Grounds Maintenance company that operates across multiple sectors from over 46 locations within the UK, employs over 600 staff, and services 10,000+ sites annually.

Offering a salary of between £52,000 and £54,000 per year, plus a bonus of £5,000 for meeting targets (pro-rata for 2025), with the potential to earn an additional £1,000 for every £200,000 of sales above the territory target (uncapped). Benefits include a company car, laptop, mobile phone allowance of £30/month, and 24 days holiday including your birthday.

As the Franchise Development Manager, you will join an experienced team supporting the growth of both the franchise and franchisee network, assisting in daily business development and management. Your role will involve analyzing sales processes and financial performance, advising, motivating, and training franchise owners and staff to grow their businesses. You will monitor KPIs, produce reports, and support franchisees by traveling approximately 80% of your time across areas from South Birmingham to Crewe, Nottingham, and Norfolk.

Applicants should have grounds maintenance and/or landscape services experience, be contract and commercially aware, and possess strong business development and operational management skills. This role is suited for those who have held senior roles in operations, contracts, sales, or owned a grounds maintenance business.

Key responsibilities include:

• Acting as the link between franchise owners and Head Office.
• Ensuring franchisees operate correctly.
• Supporting growth and development of the franchise network.
• Assisting in day-to-day management and development of franchisees.
• Analyzing sales and financial data to advise and train franchisees.
• Monitoring KPIs, producing reports, and sharing insights.
• Supporting franchisees in customer meetings.
• Providing in-house training on systems like CRM.
• Mentoring franchisees, developing business strategies, and monitoring progress.

Requirements

To qualify, you must have:

• Experience in grounds maintenance and/or landscape services (mandatory).
• Experience in senior operations, contracts, business development, sales, or owning a grounds maintenance business.
• Willingness to travel 80% of the time within the specified area (Birmingham to Norfolk).

Benefits include:

• Salary up to £54,000.
• Objectives-based bonus up to £5,000, with potential for more based on sales.
• Company car, laptop, pension scheme, 23 days holiday plus birthday off.