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Franchise Recruitment Specialist

Reporting to: Director of Franchise Recruitment, North America

Location: Vancouver, BC or Toronto, ON

Salary range: $63,000 to 68,000 annually

Recognized as one of Canada's Best Workplaces for Hybrid Work by Great Places to Work ® Canada, COBS Bread is evolving and thriving! After nearly 20 years of delighting our customers with the freshest baked bread and treats at over 180 franchise locations across Canada, we're laying the groundwork for expansion into new markets! As part of a dynamic sales team focused on driving new store growth, the Franchise Recruitment Specialist will be responsible for recruiting new franchisees into the network and assisting existing franchisees to scale up to multiple locations.

What You will be Responsible for

• Managing the franchisee selection process, including interviewing franchise applicants and assessing their suitability;
• Guiding prospective franchisees through the full sales cycle, providing all information necessary, and assisting prospective franchisees to make a well-informed purchase decision;
• Managing a detailed and extensive due diligence process with honesty and integrity;
• Coordinating and reviewing legal and financial documentation;
• Working closely in cross functional teams to support the bakery opening process

Requirements

What You Bring to the Table

• A desire to play a key role in shaping the growth of a young, dynamic company;
• 2+ years of proven success working in a relationship-based sales environment;
• A post-secondary degree, preferably in a business or communications related discipline;
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, and the ability to build and nurture strong, trusting relationships;
• Exemplify a high degree of care, compassion, and integrity, along with the ability to appreciate others' perspectives;
• Thrives in high-pressure environments with excellent critical thinking skills
• Strong time management and organizational skills while balancing multiple evolving priorities;
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills;
• Strong sense of urgency and attention to detail
• Self-motivated, ability to work well autonomously and within a multi-disciplined team;
• Demonstrate a keen desire and ability to continually learn and develop new skills;
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment prioritizing time-sensitive tasks
• Hunger and passion to achieve the growth targets with proven results in achieving KPI
• Experience working with franchisees or within franchise environment is an asset

Benefits

What's in it for You

Not only do we have fresh COBS Bread product delivered daily to our Vancouver Support Office, we offer some pretty sweet perks too!

• Flexible work arrangements with a combination of working in the Vancouver Support Office and remotely
• A work from home reimbursement to ensure you're set up for success
• Competitive salary and vacation plan, and individual bonus plan
• A great Extended Health & Dental Benefit, Group RRSP Matching, and Health Spending Account
• Paid sick and personal leave days
• Subsidized wellness program, and paid day for community service and volunteer time
• An open, ‘continuous-learning' environment where professional development and career progression is encouraged
• Work within a dynamic, driven, high-achieving, close-knit and fun-loving team
• High level of autonomy and responsibility
• Complimentary self-serve kitchen of fresh produce, deli meats and of course, COBS Bread and treats!

We thank all applicants for their interest in COBS Bread but would like to advise that only applicants shortlisted for interview will be contacted.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.

About COBS Bread

With over 160 locations, COBS Bread serves fresh and delightful baked goods to communities across Canada. Any unsold items are donated daily to various local charities and foodbanks. The company's success can be attributed to the quality of our product, the development of our people and our warm and friendly customer service. COBS Bread is part of Bakers Delight – Established in 1980 operating as Bakers Delight in Australia and New Zealand, and since 2003 as COBS Bread in Canada and the USA. Together we have grown to more than 700 bakeries across Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA. The global network employs over 15,000 people, serving more than 2.1 million customers each week.

Accessibility

Accommodation is available upon request for applicants and employees with disabilities. If you are contacted for a job opportunity, please advise us of any accommodations needed to ensure you have access to a fair and equitable process. Any information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially.