Area Manager - Sports Coaching Company

Area Manager – Sports Coaching Company

• Full time
• Mix of Office and Home Working plus UK travel to develop Franchisee performance
• Location: HQ Blackburn / Franchisee Network stretches from Northeast to South Coast
• Ideal location is North West to Midlands
• Salary: Circa £45’000 base plus franchisee performance bonus

We are searching for a business professional with an interest and passion for early sports education, coupled with a strong commercial attribute to deliver franchisee development throughout the UK.
The Area Manager role supports a growth Sports Coaching business, who develop and deliver sport workshops for primary school curricular and extra-curricular development in primary education.
The traditional and non-traditional workshops are a fun and informative environment for children to develop. Currently they have a growing network of 20+ Franchisees, with the goal to further expand immediately.
Through demand we have created a brand-new role that will oversee the whole UK Franchise, existing and developing network. With high volume of franchisee enquires the brand is highly sort as it develops.
Area Manager – Sports Coaching Company - Role

• You will be responsible for driving increased profitability and efficiency through the Franchise network.
• Promote a positive culture ensuring the Franchisees deliver the business strategy of the brand.
• Support, commercially lead and develop Franchisees.
• Partner closely with franchisees to evaluate and support performance.
• Conduct regular performance reviews.
• Develop operational challenges whilst helping to identify market trends and competitor activity.

Area Manager – Sports Coaching Company – About you

• You will have held a multi-site or Area Manager role within business and have a proven ability to lead, inspire teams and influence franchisees to deliver.
• We are open to wide variety of experience (Retail/Hospitality/Education/Sales). However multi-site and team leadership is essential.
• Exposure and understanding to drive sales and teams to deliver increased turnover and profitability.
• P&L exposure.
• You will have a confident, outgoing personality, feeling comfortable to influence business challenges and change.
• Strong commercial acumen.
• Ambitious. Driven. Innovative.
• An excellent communicator.
• Be passionate about helping and developing young people.
• Be motivated and have a positive, can-do mind set.
• The ability to drive with own car.
• Be fun!

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