Regional Manager - Portland Maine/Auburn Lewiston Maine

Regional Manager

The Regional Manager is responsible for leading business and sales operations in their assigned region, setting goals, coaching Franchisees, and ensuring regulatory compliance. You will be responsible for managing daily operations to achieve business goals and maximize profitability. You will also be responsible for setting performance objectives, evaluating and optimizing operational performance, ensuring regulatory and company standards are upheld, and preparing operations and financial reports.

Your Responsibilities:

• Overseeing daily operations, managing budgets, and setting performance objectives.
• Developing and implementing business, marketing, and advertising plans.
• Ensuring Health and safety procedures are followed to both brand and retailer standard throughout the partnership.
• Planning, evaluating, and optimizing operations to be efficient and cost-effective.
• Ensuring company standards and procedures are followed.
• Ensure franchisees adhere to the planogram and are giving great customer service when necessary.
• Supporting store franchisees and acting as a primary resource.
• Evaluate store and individual performances.
• Address potential and current problems and suggest prompt solutions.
• Effectively manage the costs within your region, to ensure budgets are achieved.
• Maintain a positive, professional, and motivating work environment.
• Ensure your region has 100% completion on Safety Culture Logs.
• Travel and support other regions when needed, such as for new store openings.
• Create plans to continually improve regional support to our franchisees and Kroger.
• Provide a weekly summary of your division, celebrate wins and look for ways to improve.

Please note a minimum of 40 hours per week is required. Due to the 7-day nature of our operation, some weekend and evening work may be required as determined by your direct manager and business needs.

Qualifications:

• Previous leadership experience is preferred, but other areas of experience will be considered.
• Understanding of store operations.
• Ability to lead and motivate a high-performance sales team.
• Planning, evaluating, and optimizing operations to be efficient and cost-effective.
• Ensuring products and services comply with regulatory and quality standards.
• Ensuring company standards and procedures are followed.
• Strong organizational skills with a problem-solving attitude.
• Outstanding communication and people skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multitask and work efficiently under pressure.
• Strong ethical leadership abilities.
• Able to bring an element of excitement to the role and pass this on to the teams managed.
• Valid driver's license and clean driving record.
• This role requires 100% travel

What's In It For You?

• We're committed to building inclusive Teams and giving our People the opportunity to grow their careers alongside us
• Employer Paid Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• 401 (K) Matching
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Sick Days
• Fitness stipend
• Book allowance
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development assistance
• Training/Advancement Opportunities

JFE Franchising Inc is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. We are committed to ensuring that our technology is made available and accessible to everyone. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.