Franchise Sales Manager

easyStorage; Maidenhead; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recruitment bonus

Share options

Car allowance

26 days annual leave

Company pension scheme

Free onsite gym membership

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

easyStorage Maidenhead is seeking an experienced recruiter to lead franchise sales. You’ll source and engage potential franchise partners, run meetings and negotiations, and guide prospects from first contact to signed agreements.

You’ll collaborate with marketing on campaigns, manage the pipeline, and keep stakeholders informed with market insights. Hybrid role between Maidenhead office and home.

Qualifications

• Franchise recruitment experience is essential.
• Strong business development and multi-unit sales background.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Tech-savvy with CRM and data analysis abilities.

Responsibilities

• Own franchise sales and recruitment from first contact to signed agreement.
• Generate leads, qualify prospects, and build a pipeline.
• Run meetings, assessments and negotiations for franchise proposals.
• Host discovery days to showcase the business to candidates.
• Collaborate with marketing on targeted recruitment campaigns.
• Keep recruitment metrics up to date and accurate.
• Coordinate with operations and legal teams to finalize agreements.
• Provide leadership with market feedback and competitive insights.

Skills

Franchise recruitment

Business development

Multi-unit sales

Negotiation skills

Education

Business/Marketing/Management degree or equivalent

Tools

CRM systems

Lead generation tools

Data analysis

Job description

easyStorage | Maidenhead (hybrid) | Full time

Join the UK’s fastest growing storage brand

We’re growing fast and we’ve got big plans. Now we need an experienced, ambitious person to help us recruit the franchisees who’ll take easyStorage to the next level.

easyStorage is part of the easy family of brands (best known for easyJet), and we do storage the easy way: no frills, no hidden extras, no nonsense. Our drive up self storage sites let customers pull up right beside their own storage container, load and unload with ease, and pay a fair price for the space they need.

An opportunity worth selling

You’ll be offering something people will want to hear about, a franchise that offers:

• A brand everyone knows. The easy name brings instant recognition and trust.
• A light touch model. Drive up container storage is simple to run, with no large buildings to staff and manage.
• Recurring revenue. Customers rent their space month by month, so the business is built on ongoing income rather than one off sales.
• A low capital entry point. We provide the containers and rent them to our franchisees, so there’s no need to buy them upfront.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll own franchise sales & recruitment from first conversation to signed agreement. That means:

• Finding the right people. Generate leads, spot potential, and qualify the prospects worth pursuing.
• Selling the opportunity. Run meetings, assessments and negotiations, and put together franchise proposals people get excited about.
• Hosting discovery days. Show candidates how the business works, what running it involves, and what our brand stands for.
• Teaming up with marketing. Shape targeted recruitment campaigns that reach the right audience.
• Keeping score. Keep your pipeline and recruitment metrics sharp and up to date.
• Making the handover smooth. Work with our operations and legal teams to get agreements over the line and new partners off to a strong start.
• Being our eyes and ears. Tell leadership what you’re seeing in the market, who’s applying, and how we can make our franchise offer even stronger.

Who we’re looking for

You’re experienced, self driven and ambitious. You don’t wait to be told what to do. You see a target and go after it. You’ll bring:

• A track record in franchise recruitment, business development or multi unit sales, and a knack for turning prospects into partners
• Great communication and negotiation skills, plus the ability to explain complex ideas simply to anyone
• Tech savvy, with a real appetite for adopting new technology and using it to work smarter
• Confidence with CRM systems, online lead generation tools and basic data analysis
• A solid grasp of franchising, commercial contracts and small business finance (a background in service or storage is a bonus)
• The organisation to juggle several prospects, deadlines and stakeholders at once
• Comfort with hybrid working, splitting your time between our Maidenhead office and home
• A degree in Business, Marketing, Management or similar, or equivalent experience
• The right to work in the UK, and a willingness to travel to meetings, events and franchise locations
• Qualified Franchise Professional (QFP) status from the British Franchise Association

What’s in it for you

We look after people who deliver. Here’s what you’ll get:

• Recruitment bonus, so your success shows up in your pay
• Share options after your first 12 months, giving you a real stake in what we’re building
• Car allowance to keep you on the road to meetings and sites
• 26 days annual leave
• Company pension scheme
• Free onsite gym membership
• Cycle to work scheme

You’ll be part of the UK’s fastest growing storage brand, at a time when there’s a lot still to build. You’ll get real ownership, a brand people recognise, a franchise offer that’s easy to get behind and a team that moves fast. If you want to make a visible impact, we’d love to hear from you.