Benefits:

Competitive salary
Employee discounts
Flexible schedule
Profit sharing
Company parties
Training & development

Are you someone in the UK who…

has a franchise/operations/management background and a knack for nurturing positive business relationships?
is passionate about football and/or impacting kids?
is looking for a flexible work schedule at a company with a great team culture and a fulfilling mission?

We're looking for you!

Stronger Youth Brands (headquarters Little Kickers franchise system) is looking for an engaging, attentive, and resourceful Franchise Business Specialist to provide ongoing support and training to 35-40 of our Little Kickers franchise partners (small businesses) as they build and grow their local program operations!

This role serves our franchise businesses throughout the United Kingdom and Europe. We're looking for candidates in the service region who can work remotely and travel internationally as needed.

The Little Kickers franchise community is the largest provider of preschool football classes globally for children ages 18 months to 8 years. With over 330 franchises across 6 continents and 25+ countries, Little Kickers franchise businesses provide top-notch, age-appropriate football programming with a focus on developing social, cognitive, and football-specific skills aligned with kids’ key learning goals. As a community, our goal is simple: to create an incredible growth experience for the children and the families they serve – it's more than just football.

Responsibilities:
The Franchise Business Support team empowers our franchisees to achieve phenomenal business growth via program support and training, coach management tools and training, and leadership development while helping to ensure brand and performance standards and requirements are met.
They’re responsible for:

Act as a conduit/liaison between the franchise community and the Stronger Youth Brands Franchise Support Team.
Provide 1:1 support to 35-40 franchise partners and their teams, offering performance accountability, Little Kicker Operations support, and EOS Leadership Development to drive growth and program quality.
- Virtually via email, phone, video calls and
- in-person via on-site visits
Administer individual and group training
Host and support training events, including creating and delivering content.
Consult inter-functionally on projects and initiatives

We're looking for hard-working, team-players with:

Core Value fit
Minimum 3 years experience in marketing, sales, business development, education & training, team building, or operations
Franchise/franchising experience preferred
Experience working with children ages 18 months – 8 years (professionally or personally).
Coaching experience preferred.
Strong business acumen
Entrepreneurial mindset and passion for business growth
Engaging and relational communication
Passion for serving children
Customer Service mentality, and proven track record of fostering positive business relationships
Ability to travel, internationally up to 25%
An ability to work at a fast pace while maintaining high-quality work
Commitment to excellence and continuous improvement and growth
Highly organized

Come work for Stronger Youth Brands/Little Kickers and experience our:

competitive pay, including an annual bonus
paid travel opportunities
flexible scheduling
hard-working, team-oriented, and friendly staff
top-notch company culture

Apply now!

This is a remote position.

Compensation: $35,000.00 - $40,000.00 per year

ABOUT US - Stronger Youth Brands

Stronger Youth Brands (“SYB”) is a franchising platform, which offers diversified, high-quality child-centric enrichment programming to discerning families! SYB currently manages two brands: Soccer Shots and Little Kickers.

Our caring team is dedicated to ensuring that our franchise locations are supported and have everything they need to execute our amazing program - everything from marketing support to technology, and business coaching to inventory. Our franchise communities are growing, with more locations opening every year!

Daily, we strive to achieve our vision of providing a beloved growth experience for every child; a remarkable experience for every family.

Our North American HQ office is located in Middletown, Pennsylvania, US.

Soccer Shots

Soccer Shots is an engaging children's soccer program for children ages 2-8 with a focus on character development. Our caring team positively impacts children's lives on and off the field through best-in-class coaching, curriculum, and communication. We're a franchise system, with over 200 locations through North America! Our vision is to provide a beloved growth experience for every child, a remarkable experience for every family.

Little Kickers

Little Kickers was founded in the UK in 2002 as a program to get young pre-school aged children involved in and enjoying sport. Now, with 250+ franchises in over 25 countries, Little Kickers is a global leader in providing high quality football (American Soccer) skills, and important preschool learning to children - more than just soccer.

What's it like at SYB?

Our amazing, friendly and responsive staff includes experts in sales, marketing, technology, field support, education, event planning, and potentially YOU! We're a small team of 40+ unique individuals with different interests, backgrounds, and skillsets all working collaboratively toward a common goal that we're all passionate about - serving children!

Collectively we contribute to a fun and strong team culture, centered around our company Core Values: We Care, We Own it, and We're Stronger Together.

As a fast growing organization, we recognize how important things like culture, giving/receiving feedback, transparency, and recognition are to our team's development and joint success!

*2022 - Ranked #49 in Best Places to Work in PA survey (by Best Companies Group)

*2023 - Ranked #27 in Best Places to Work in PA survey (by Best Companies Group)

So what are you waiting for? Apply to join us, today!

(if you already have a resume on Indeed)