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Qdoba Restaurant Corporation · 1 week ago

Franchise Business Consultant, Non-Traditional

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$85K/yr - $100K/yr

5+ years exp

Qdoba Restaurant Corporation is seeking a Franchise Business Consultant, Non-Traditional who will act as a strategic field leader responsible for protecting and elevating the QDOBA brand. The role involves supporting franchisees and non-traditional operations, ensuring operational excellence, and maintaining brand standards across various environments.

Restaurants

Responsibilities

Protects the integrity of the QDOBA brand by ensuring consistent execution of brand standards, procedures, and operating systems across non-traditional and assigned traditional restaurants

Serves as a brand standards, procedures, and systems expert, supporting partners in navigating venue-specific constraints while maintaining brand integrity

Conducts regular operational visits and assessments; provides clear written and verbal feedback with actionable improvement plans

Ensures excellence in Hospitality, Culinary execution, food safety, cleanliness, accuracy, and speed of service within varied operating environments

Ensures effective execution of national promotions, local marketing initiatives, new product rollouts, and operational process changes

Acts as the primary liaison between QDOBA and non-traditional franchisees, contractors, and license partners, connecting partners with appropriate brand resources and subject matter experts

Coaches franchise owners, license partners, and restaurant leadership teams to strengthen leadership capability and execution while maintaining appropriate joint-employer boundaries

Ensures partners are effectively utilizing QDOBA people, training, and performance systems that support a healthy culture and consistent execution

Supports identification, readiness, and ongoing oversight of Certified Training Restaurants

Provides guidance and support for New Restaurant Openings, including pre-opening readiness, training systems, food safety, and execution at standard

Evaluates partner performance using QDOBA systems and metrics; consults to improve sales, transactions, and profitability

Conducts annual Business Reviews with assigned franchise and license partners

Partners cross-functionally with Operations, Training, Development, Marketing, Supply Chain, Design, and Construction teams

Maintains accurate documentation of evaluations, correspondence, and action plans; ensures compliance with brand and food safety requirements

Qualification

Multi-unit restaurant operationsFranchise operations experienceFood Safety certificationOperational knowledgeFinancial acumenProfessionalismJudgmentMicrosoft Office proficiencyInterpersonal skillsCommunication skillsPresentation skills