Nontraditional Franchise Growth Analyst

Inspire Brands, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Inspire Brands, Inc. is seeking a Franchise Development Analyst to support growth across non-traditional channels, including airports and universities. The role analyzes development opportunities, builds business cases, and coordinates with internal teams and external partners to push projects forward.

You will manage data, run analyses, and help create dashboards and reports that inform leadership decisions and strategy for expansion.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in franchise development, business analytics, real estate, corporate development, or sales strategy.
• Strong analytical, financial modeling, and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Experience creating reports, dashboards, and business recommendations.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze non-traditional franchise development opportunities and provide recommendations to support growth strategies.
• Schedule and coordinate intro calls, kickoff calls, and site intake calls with franchisees, concessionaires, and host-venue contacts.
• Manage development-team calendars, meeting logistics, agendas, and follow-up notes.
• Track open deal items including operations interviews, signatures, and pending approvals.
• Serve as first point of contact for inbound non-traditional leads and route to franchise managers.
• Prospect potential franchisees, concessionaires, and strategic partners; build targeted contact lists.
• Track RFP/solicitation calendars for airports, universities, military; flag opportunities early.
• Own Salesforce data hygiene and deal-record upkeep.
• Perform data entry across non-traditional system stack.
• Maintain and update the RFP asset library.
• Manage development pipelines, forecasts, and performance reporting.
• Evaluate prospective franchisees, locations, and opportunities using financial, operational, and market data.
• Develop presentations, business cases, and recommendations for leadership.
• Coordinate development projects from opportunity identification through execution.
• Collaborate with Real Estate, Finance, Legal, Operations, Marketing and external stakeholders.
• Create dashboards, scorecards, and reporting tools to track performance.
• Present findings to franchise development leadership and partners.
• Serve as a resource for franchise development data, reporting, and pipeline insights.

Job description

Inspire Brands, Inc. is seeking a Franchise Development Analyst to support growth across non-traditional channels, including airports and universities. The role analyzes development opportunities, builds business cases, and coordinates with internal teams and external partners to push projects forward.

You will manage data, run analyses, and help create dashboards and reports that inform leadership decisions and strategy for expansion.