Franchise Area Manager

Franchise Area Manager Job Description And Overview:

In 2011 Vitality Bowls was created in northern California from a commitment to provide healthy, high quality superfoods, smoothies, acai bowls and hand-crafted juices to communities throughout the US. The company is fast paced, exciting and has grown to over 70 stores.

The company has an amazing opportunity with benefits for a Franchise Area Manager whose primary role will be to provide leadership and management of multiple Vitality Bowl locations in the Danville area; ensure achievement of restaurant sales and budgetary targets; drive and deliver exceptional customer service; establish and maintain operational standards in compliance with federal, state and local laws, including food quality, food safety, and restaurant safety;

preserve brand integrity of restaurant facilities; establish and maintain performance standards; and coach, develop and support management team members. The Franchise Area Manager’s overall focus is to increase average unit volume of sales and control costs; and drive operations excellence.

• Understanding all aspects of opening a Vitality Bowls Franchise store
• Strong understanding of a P&L and ability to execute action plans with franchisees to correct P&L line items that fall outside the proven matrix Vitality Bowls suggests.
• Implement and ongoing management of marketing program and help franchisees to grow their business.
• Full understanding of Labor and COGS management and ability to help franchisees control their costs.
• Order management, knowing the importance of the process how our distribution chain works to placing orders to control inventory levels
• Understanding the culture and brand of Vitality Bowls to be able to convey to franchisees.
• Understanding of allergen safety and being able to present to franchisees in a manner that this is a cornerstone of the business model.
• Management of food product quality and being able to teach non-cross contact ideals in our kitchens.
• Practice clear and effective communication with franchisee being able to effectively support them and direct them to profitability.
• Having knowledge of real estate selection to store build out implementation.
• Knowledge in social media marketing.
• Full understanding of Vitality Bowls Grand Opening plan and execution.

Ability to execute time management to perform daily, weekly and monthly tasks such as:

• Executing weekly/bi-weekly, monthly franchisee calls.
• Writing monthly reports reflecting P&L’s and plan on where improvements can be made.
• Performing corporate assigned task to help build and improve franchise operations.
• Ability to execute franchise store inspections and give fair and accurate assessments.
• Have a flexible schedule for traveling that can be a minimum of 1 week per month up to two weeks per calendar year solely to perform franchise store grand openings.
• Open availability to work weekends, nights, and holidays.
• Be able to teach, guide and mentor the same daily, weekly and monthly manager task as follows:

• Management of Career Pug and Paychecks
• Creating and Updating Job Postings
• Hiring
• Training
• Onboarding
• Invoice logs
• Assisting in Local Store Marketing
• Monitoring Yelp
• Monitoring Punchh
• Assist with Month End Inventory at each Corp as schedule permits and is needed

Job Type: Full-time

Compensation: 50K - 65K

Vitality Bowls specializes in making delicious açaí bowls, a thick blend of the açaí berry topped with organic granola and a selection of superfood ingredients. Additional antioxidant-rich menu items include smoothies, juices, salads and more. No ingredient fillers such as ice, frozen yogurt, or artificial preservatives are used, giving the purest taste possible to each item.

• Make a great first impression: smile and greet each guest.
• Show a sense of urgency and strive to minimize wait times.
• Get to know your guests and make them regulars.
• Make a memorable connection and send each guest off with a smile.

• Become knowledgeable about Vitality Bowls menu, preparation methods (gluten free modifications)
• Being “fitness and…