New Business Manager- Montague Gardens

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**Overview** The New Business Manager at Pedros Flame Grilled Chicken is responsible for identifying, developing, and progressing new franchise and corporate store opportunities to expand the company's retail footprint. This role involves managing an active pipeline of prospective franchisees and site opportunities, conducting initial commercial and market assessments, building relationships with property stakeholders, and supporting negotiations through to approved agreements and handover for store development. Operating within the Group’s network growth strategy and governance framework, this role seeks a commercially driven, relationship-oriented professional focused on converting qualified leads into viable, brand-aligned growth opportunities. **What you will do** * Source, build, and maintain a healthy pipeline of prospective franchise and corporate store opportunities within assigned markets or territories. * Prospect, screen, and qualify franchisee leads against the Group’s investment, operational, and brand criteria. * Progress qualified opportunities through the lead-to-approval and contracting process, coordinating required information and stakeholder inputs. * Maintain accurate CRM and pipeline records and follow up consistently to drive conversion. * Conduct market, competitor, demographic, and trading-area research to identify potential growth opportunities. * Assess prospective sites against agreed location, accessibility, visibility, catchment, and commercial criteria. * Prepare initial site and opportunity assessments for review by the Senior New Business Manager and relevant stakeholders. * Build and maintain relationships with property developers, commercial agents, landlords, brokers, and prospective franchisees. * Coordinate site visits, franchise prospect meetings, presentations, and follow-up engagements. * Track and report on pipeline activity, opportunity status, conversion progress, and assigned growth targets. * Ensure new business documentation, supporting information, and approvals are complete and aligned to internal governance requirements. * Support the preparation of business cases, commercial proposals, franchise documentation, and management updates. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Marketing, Property, or a related field. * 3+ years in business development, franchise sales, commercial property, retail expansion, or a related commercial role. * Demonstrated experience in prospecting, pipeline management, relationship development, and progressing commercial opportunities. * Experience in QSR, retail, franchise, or property industries preferred. * Exposure to franchise agreements, site evaluation, commercial negotiations, and franchisee onboarding advantageous. **Who should apply** A commercially driven, relationship-oriented professional who can convert qualified leads into viable, brand-aligned growth opportunities. Candidates with experience in business development, franchise sales, commercial property, retail expansion, or related commercial roles, particularly in the QSR, retail, franchise, or property industries, are encouraged. Those with exposure to franchise agreements, site evaluation, commercial negotiations, and franchisee onboarding will find this role advantageous. **Deadline** 16 October 2026 **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/new-business-manager-montague-gardens-pedros-flame-grilled-chicken Source: myjobmag

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