Franchise Candidate Qualifier
Are you looking for a place where you can bring your drive?
Welcome to Neighborly—the hub of service brands that connects customers to top-notch local experts who repair, maintain, and enhance homes and businesses. Our long-standing business, with over 40 years of experience, is focused on strategic innovation as we build the future of home and business services. Bring your drive to the table as we unlock new doors together, taking your career to the next level.
Bring your experience and be empowered to innovate.
The Franchise Candidate Qualifier will identify business owners within a specific industry and geographical territory who meet the criteria to be prospective franchise owners and perform outbound sales calls to generate interest and qualify business owners for one of Neighborly’s brand concepts.
Bring your skills and be inspired to achieve success.
- Use multiple sources to locate future franchisees, i.e. online directories, Better Business Bureau lists, and Associations
- Find prospective franchisees that have an interest and a desire to possibly become a part of Neighborly
- Follow specific scripts for making outbound calls to prospective franchisees
- Use strong listening and sales skills to resolve and overcome objections from prospective franchisees
- Answer incoming calls from future franchisees. Check voicemail frequently and return all calls in a timely fashion
- Use GbBIS mapping software and FranConnect to review territories that are open for a new franchise based on the demographics of the area
- Coordinate with internal and external staff to accomplish sales goals
- Operate a variety of office equipment, such as a personal computer, printer and other peripheral computer-related equipment, facsimile, and calculator
- Progressively utilizes the features of two or more standard business software packages up to the following skill level:
- Excel Spreadsheets – Track information daily and submit reporting daily
- Outlook – Manage personal email, responding in a timely fashion to all incoming mail
- Fran Connect – Enter leads and notes as required
- RingCentral – make calls and respond to text messages efficiently
- Perform other duties as required. These duties may include assignments in job classifications other than their own.
Skills:
- Positive and professional attitude
- Clear and effective communication skills
- Ability to read, write and interpret documents
- Ability to communicate professionally through verbal and written means
- Must be able to type at least 25 wpm
- Highly organized and detail-oriented
- Self-starter. Ability to work autonomously with little support
- Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office is required
- Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
- Must be able to lift a minimum of 25 lbs.
- Sense of humor
Education & Experience:
High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required
Bachelor’s Degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university is preferred
Two (2) or more years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience is preferred
Brand:
Neighborly - US
Top Skills
What We Do
Neighborly is a holding company of 21 service brands focused on repairing, maintaining and enhancing consumers’ homes and businesses and is the world’s largest home services franchisor serving 8.9 million+ customers. The company operates online platforms that connect consumers to service providers in their local communities that meet their rigorous standards as a franchisor across 14 service categories in the United States and in Canada. The company was founded in 1981 as Dwyer Group and is based in Waco, Texas. Neighborly now has nearly 3,600 franchisees and 10 corporate support centers throughout North America, U.K. and Germany.
