Vacancy Information
We have a fantastic opportunity to join the Franchise team at Greggs as a Lead Franchise Development Manager managing our Development Managers and bringing new Partners into the brand. The location for this role is flexible, however regular travel to Greggs House, Newcastle upon Tyne is required.
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25 days (5 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service (in addition to bank holidays), plus 1 additional floating day
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Company car or car allowance
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Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 17.5% of your salary
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Private Medical Insurance which is free for you and subsidised for your dependants
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Permanent Health Insurance which is a replacement income scheme
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You will automatically join our Greggs pension scheme which is a fantastic way to save for your retirement and allows you to benefit from employer contributions and tax advantages
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Defined contribution management pension scheme
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Death in service benefit which provides a lump-sum payment equal to 4 times your year’s salary
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Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products
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Share save schemes that let you buy discounted Greggs shares, by saving a set amount of money over a fixed time, to have an even bigger share of our profits
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Career progression and learning and development
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Employee Assistance Programme; A free, confidential helpline, offering advice and support with financial, relationship, work-related and wellbeing issues, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Including a mobile app providing a range of wellness content on physical, mental, social, and financial wellbeing
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Perks and savings, such as digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons and lifestyle offers
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Cycle to Work scheme
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A company who cares about our communities; the environment and being a better business! Click here to read about The Greggs Pledge
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Colleague Networks – internal groups where colleagues and their allies can share their own experiences, offer feedback on the way we do things at Greggs, and provide support to one another
About the role
- This is a full-time role, however flexibility in this will be considered
- We know that having a work-life balance is important, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role
- The base location for this role is flexible, however, frequent visits to Greggs House in Newcastle will be required, as will frequent travel around the UK as part of line management duties and building relationships with potential and existing Partners
What you'll do
- Line management of our Franchise Development Management team
- Building key relationships with our Franchise Partners
- Drive the Brand's strategic plans within existing Franchise shops
- Continuously build understanding of the Food on the Go Franchise environment and bring new Franchise Partners into Greggs
- Drive diversification and growth of the Franchise Estate
- Work collaboratively with key stakeholders across Greggs to support delivery of strategic plans
- Support effective ways of working across Franchise team, the wider brand and our Partners
About you
You will fit right into this role if you:
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Have demonstrable communication and influencing skills with the ability to build strong relationships
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Have demonstrable experience in people management and people development
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Can demonstrate a proven ability to provide excellence in customer service
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Can demonstrate a strategic mindset that looks beyond the next 12 months
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Present a welcoming attitude to change and adjust dynamically to continuous business change and improvement
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Have proven commercial acumen with accountability for achieving and excelling company targets
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Have proven ability as a self-starter, use initiative and set direction
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Have proven experience within the Franchise Food on the Go / QSR sector (external only)
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Have proven experience in building relationships with third party organisations (internal only)
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Enjoy being part of a hard-working team, sharing the same end goal, and celebrating results together
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Interviews will be held on 30th January and 9th February
About Greggs
Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes Greggs so special is our culture – the way we are, the way we behave and the way we support each other. We're hard-working, but above all else we're family; and it doesn't matter who you are, where you're from or what your favourite bake is, we’d love you to join us! We want everyone to feel welcome at Greggs and our colleagues to be able to be themselves at work, whatever their background, preferences, or views.