Business Development Manager

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

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a Franchise Development Manager to support the growth of its franchise network across the UK. This exciting role involves analyzing sales performance, advising franchise owners, and ensuring operational excellence. With a focus on business development and strong operational management, you will play a key role in driving success within the franchise community. Enjoy a competitive salary, generous bonus potential, and a range of benefits including a company car and flexible working arrangements. If you're passionate about franchise development and have a background in grounds maintenance, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Company Car

Laptop

Mobile Phone Allowance

Pension Scheme

Company Events

23 Days Holiday Plus Birthday Off

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Act as the link between franchisees and Head Office.
• Analyze sales and financial data to advise and motivate franchisees.
• Monitor KPIs and produce reports.

Skills

Grounds Maintenance Experience

Business Development Skills

Operational Management Skills

Sales Experience

Contract Management Awareness

Job description

We are seeking a Franchise Development Manager for a Grounds Maintenance company that operates across multiple sectors, with over 46 locations within the UK, employing more than 600 staff and servicing over 10,000 sites annually.

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

As the Franchise Development Manager, you will join an experienced team supporting the growth of the franchise and franchisee network. Your role involves analyzing sales and financial performance, advising, motivating, and training franchise owners and their staff, and monitoring KPIs through reports and strategic plans. You will spend approximately 80% of your time traveling within an area covering South Birmingham, Crewe, Nottingham, and Norfolk.

Candidates 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 suitable for individuals with experience in senior operations, contracts, business development, sales, or regional management within grounds maintenance or landscape services, or those who have owned a grounds maintenance business.

Key responsibilities include:

1. Acting as the link between franchisees and Head Office.
2. Ensuring franchisees operate correctly.
3. Supporting growth and development of the franchise network.
4. Assisting in day-to-day management and development activities.
5. Analyzing sales and financial data to advise and motivate franchisees.
6. Monitoring KPIs, producing and sharing reports.
7. Supporting franchisees with customer appointments and training on systems.
8. Providing mentoring, strategic planning, and problem-solving support.

Minimum requirements:

1. Grounds maintenance and/or landscape services experience (mandatory).
2. Experience in senior operational, contracts, business development, sales, or regional management, or ownership of a grounds maintenance business.
3. Residency within the area covered by the role, with willingness to travel 80% of the time.

Benefits include:

1. Salary up to £54,000.
2. Objectives-based bonus scheme up to £5,000, with potential for more.
3. Company car, mobile allowance, laptop.
4. Pension scheme.
5. 23 days holiday plus birthday off.
6. Company events.