Field Training Manager - Dunkin'

As a Dunkin’ Field Training Manager, you will be a part of a fun, exciting culture that goes beyond training. Partnering with your Dunkin’ colleagues, you will use your experience and expertise to support our Franchisees through implementing and training national & regional initiatives.

Passion for success and building strong relationships with Field Operations, Franchisees and their Above Restaurant Leaders will be the foundation to influencing a culture centered around high performance and accountability which embodies our values and delivers on our brand promise.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads all training activities for new initiatives including product rollouts, guest service initiatives, processes, technology, and systems
• Facilitate virtual and in-person training experiences consistently using effective adult learning principles
• Presents content during regional meetings and training sessions with the Above Restaurant Leader audience
• Utilize project management tools and disciplines to execute project processes, including risk management, issues resolution, change management, quality assurance, and document management.
• Drives engagement in support of the initiative to influence franchisees to embrace the needed change within their business unit
• Actively partners to build relationships with cross functional team members, franchisees, and their above restaurant leaders to influence adoption of training principles.
• Collaborates with field team to diagnose root causes for knowledge gaps, operational and training problems, and articulate potential solutions
• Acts as an ongoing Subject Matter Expert for franchisees and their Above Restaurant Leaders for brand initiatives.

• Participates in meetings with franchisees and cross functional team to strategize market and network plans, provide expertise and consulting as needed

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree and/or equivalent experience in restaurant and/or retail management with Training, Human Resource, or multi-unit management experience
  

EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION

• 5-7 years Experience in restaurant and/or retail Training, Operations, or multi-unit management

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS or ABILITIES

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and prioritize tasks accordingly

• Ability to work in a fast-paced setting

• Must be able to build credibility and trusting relationships

• Good oral, written and interpersonal skills

• Project Management skills

• Strong organizational, planning and time management skills

• Ability to influence & persuade without authority

• Demonstrates strategic thinking with strong problem-solving skills

• Strong technical skills in Microsoft Office products including Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook or equivalent

• Ability to conduct meetings and facilitate effective and engaging trainings in person and virtually.

• Sound business judgement and decision-making skills

• Change management

• Strong presentation skills

• Recognizes and provides feedback on better and innovative ways to accomplish objectives

• Helps identify and resolve project related risks and issues
  

Travel Recquired

• A minimum of 75% travel will be required in support of the position’s responsibilities.

Inspire is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 33,300 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants worldwide. We’re made up of some of the world’s most iconic restaurant brands, but we’re much more than just a restaurant company. We’re a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink, and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple—it’s an experience. At Inspire, that’s our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences.

About Us

Inspire is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 33,400 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants across 55 global markets. In an industry facing increasing disruption, our leaders saw an opportunity to build a restaurant company unlike any other – one that brings together differentiated yet complementary brands and aims to make them stronger than they would be on their own. Found inherently in the purposes of our family of brands, we identified a common thread between our restaurants – the capacity to inspire. From guest experience to career development to community well-being, Inspire plays a role in the lives of millions of people every day. Our brands are diverse, distinctive, and fan favorites. In a sense, you could say we seek those who provide something different than the norm.