Area Manager - Ontario

Area Manager, Ontario
Reports to: Regional Director of Operations
Location: Toronto or Ottawa, Ontario
No. of Openings: 2 vacancies
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We are looking for Area Managers to join our Operations Team in Ontario. This position reports to the Regional Director and will be working closely with the Support Team to ensure retail franchise bakeries are operating to COBS Bread’s leading standards of providing top quality, fresh baked product and great customer service. If you thrive at the opportunity to be advisor for a group of franchise operators and are passionate about making an impact to the local community, we want to hear from you!
Responsibilities include:

• Lead, coach and act as an advisor for a group of franchise operators
• Drive operational excellence in order to maximize our franchisees’ sales, profitability and customer satisfaction
• Assist with the openings of new bakeries
• Ensure successful implementation of COBS Bread’s marketing, product and systems initiatives and improvements across a large number of retail franchise locations
• Work hands-on with each franchise operator to analyze opportunities for improvement, develop action plans and improve their COBS Bread businesses

Requirements
What You Bring to the Table:

• 2+ years’ experience in a franchise retail environment or multi-site retail management experience
• A good tolerance for multi-tasking and managing competing priorities;
• Degree with concentration in Business Management
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• 5+ years’ managerial experience, ideally in the food service, hospitality or franchise industry
• A high-energy, positive attitude with the ability to quickly develop trust and meaningful relationships
• Can work autonomously, take risks and exercise sound judgement with minimal supervision and
• Excellent communication, problem- solving and conflict resolution skills and
• Valid driver’s licence and willingness to travel frequently and spend time ‘in the field’ rather than behind a desk
• Skilled in analyzing financial results and performance metrics, and translating strategic concepts into actionable plans
• Ability to influence others in order to affect change and drive constant improvement

Benefits
What’s in it for You:

• Competitive salary and vacation plan
• Paid sick and personal leave days
• Subsidized wellness program, and paid day for community service/volunteer time
• A great Extended Health & Dental Benefit, Group RRSP Matching and Health Spending Account
• Work within a dynamic, driven, high-achieving, close-knit and fun-loving team
• An open, ‘continuous-learning’ environment where professional development and career progression is encouraged
• Both individualized and a company-wide bonus plans
• High level of autonomy and responsibility

COBS Bread is young and growing fast with plans to expand across North America. 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.
At COBS Bread you get the growth of a start-up backed by one of the world’s largest bakery franchises. We are part of the world’s most successful franchise bakery network – Bakers Delight – an Australian-owned company. Bakers Delight has been in operation since 1980 and has more than 700 bakeries across Australia, New Zealand, the United States and Canada.
We thank all applicants for their interest in COBS Bread but would like to advise that only applicants shortlisted for interview will be contacted.