Job Description – Franchise Development Manager
Location: Mumbai
Company: the EleFant
Department: Franchise Growth & Expansion
Experience: 3–6 Years

About the Role
We are looking for a Franchise Development Manager who can drive the EleFant’s expansion by identifying, engaging and converting potential franchise partners across India.
This is primarily a sales and business development role . The person will own the franchise lead journey—from the first conversation to commercial discussion, closure, documentation and handover for launch.
The ideal candidate should be target-driven, persuasive, commercially sharp and comfortable selling an entrepreneurial chance.

Key Responsibilities
1. Franchise Sales & Conversion
- Manage franchise leads generated through digital marketing, referrals, events and other channels.
- Understand the prospect’s investment capacity, location and business expectations.
- Conduct franchise presentations and discovery calls.
- Explain the EleFant business model, investment, economics and operating structure.




- Handle commercial questions and objections confidently.
- Follow up systematically and drive prospects towards closure.
- Achieve monthly franchise sales and revenue targets.

2. Franchise Lead Management
- Maintain a strong pipeline of qualified prospects.
- Ensure quick response to all incoming leads.
- Maintain complete lead status and follow-up history in CRM.
- Identify hot, warm and long-term prospects.
- Improve lead-to-meeting and meeting-to-closure conversion.

3. Market & Territory Development
- Identify high-potential cities, micro-markets and territories for expansion.
- Build city-wise franchise pipelines.
- Research competition, demographics and local business potential.
- Develop local channels for franchise lead generation.

4. Commercial Closure & Documentation
- Coordinate franchise agreements, payments and documentation.
- Ensure prospects clearly understand the commercial model before signing.
- Work with Fina

📌 Franchise Development Manager (Ahmedabad)
🏢 the EleFant
📍 Ahmedabad