The UPS Store Franchise Consultant - (Santa Clara County – Sunnyvale, San Jose, Milpitas)

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**Job Description:**

**LOCATION:** **(Santa Clara County – Sunnyvale, San Jose, Milpitas)**

Job Description

This position supports The UPS Stores and Franchisees to ensure center performance, center profitability, and center compliance. This position assists The UPS Store Franchisees with franchise renewals, center transfer of ownership, center relocations, new build-outs, store placements, and transitions of business. This position provides coaching, counseling, and communication with both Company owned areas and Area Franchisees to optimize revenue and profitability through training and supporting functions.

**Responsibilities and Duties**

+ Utilizes “best practices” approach in executing operational improvements, training, merchandising, marketing, prospecting and overall franchise management to improve revenue

+ Assists in planning and conducting networking meetings and activities to improve store profitability through training and networking with vendors and other Franchisees

+ Trains and coaches Franchisees in effective pricing of products and service by utilizing financial benchmarks and understanding markup vs margin concepts

+ Schedules store owners for TUPSS training to ensure understanding of policies, procedures, roles, and responsibilities

+ Assists in new center build-outs, center remodels, transfer and renewal upgrades to ensure the contractor completes work according to UPS specifications

+ Acts as a liaison between The UPS Store, Inc. and UPS, vendors, Area Franchisees and the Franchisee by serving as the primary point of contact to provide answers for concerns and questions

**Knowledge and Skills**

+ Meeting Facilitation: Ability to speak in front of an audience. Applies knowledge of creative facilitation techniques to encourage participation; encourages open communication and achieves consensus when necessary; keeps participants engaged and on topic; identifies team conflicts and is able to provide feedback

+ Solves Customer Problems: Identifies business areas and stakeholders impacted by customer issues; engages appropriate resources to resolve customer issues; identifies root causes to ensure problems do not recur; stays motivated despite difficult circumstances or setbacks

+ Franchise Knowledge: Demonstrates a general understanding of franchise organization structures and relationships; understands franchise products and services and how they relate to corporate profitability; understands royalty streams and funds transferal (from Franchise to Area Franchise to The UPS Store); demonstrates a basic understanding of the relationship between UPS and The UPS Store as wholly owned subsidiary

+ Experience using Microsoft Excel (e.g., Pivot tables, V-look ups, database creation/maintenance, ETC.) – Preferred

**Basic Qualifications:**

+ Must be currently located in the same geographic location as the job or willing to relocate yourself.

+ 5+ years of franchisee experience.

+ Bachelor’s Degree preferred (or internationally comparable degree) or be a current UPS employee with three years of UPS experience.

**Employee Type:**

Permanent

UPS is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

**Other Criteria:**

UPS is an equal opportunity employer. UPS does not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

**Basic Qualifications:**

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National of the U.S., an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or an alien authorized to work in the U.S. for this employer.

**Pay Range:**

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $70,680.00/year to $114,840.00/year. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to, market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and education/training and a candidate’s work experience. Hired applicants are offered annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs, subject to applicable eligibility requirements. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance. The company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements. Medical/prescription drug coverage, Dental coverage, Vision coverage, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance & Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Disability Income Protection Plan, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k) retirement program, Vacation, Paid Holidays and Personal time, Paid Sick and Family and Medical Leave time as required by law, and Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Program.

**Company:** UNITED PARCEL SERVICE

**Category:** The UPS Store

**Requisition Number:** R24045987

**Location:** San Diego,California