Company Overview

With $5 5 billion in revenue and more than 9,000 employees in the U.S., Mexico and Canada, TBC Corporation is one of North America’s largest marketers of automotive replacement tires through retail, wholesale, and franchise operations. TBC serves wholesale customers in the United States, Canada and Mexico through TBC Brands, NTW, TBC International, and TBC de Mexico. Additionally, TBC responds to the needs of consumers in search of total car care at more than 3,000 franchised and company-operated tire and automotive service centers under the brands NTB®, Tire Kingdom®, Big O Tires® and Midas®. TBC is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

For 65 years, TBC has committed itself to being “a tire company ahead of the curve.” In large measure this has meant, anticipating key market trends and successfully capitalizing on them at every turn, From Wholesale to Retail, both nationally and Internationally, that foresight has allowed TBC to become the industry leader in the private brand tire category. TBC markets on a wholesale basis to regional tire chains and distributors serving independent tire dealers throughout the US, Canada, and Mexico. Through its NTW distribution centers, TBC also markets directly to independent tire dealers across the US. The TBC Brands division represents 20 proprietary brands of tires specializing in passenger, commercial, farm and specialty tires. Each brand is produced by nationally recognized manufacturers and has a reputation for quality, safety, and value. These brands are distributed to independent retailers and wholesalers throughout the US, Canada and Mexico. In 2005, TBC Corp. was purchased by Sumitomo Corporation of America (SCOA). SCOA is the largest subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation (SC), one of Japan’s major integrated trading and investment business enterprises. In 2018 Michelin, the largest tire manufacturer in Europe, invested in the company which is now a 50:50, privately held joint venture between Sumitomo and Michelin.

Description

The Marketing Manager in Franchise Development will lead and coordinate marketing activities to generate leads and transaction activity for new stores and transfer locations for existing and new franchisees for the franchised brands Midas and Big O Tires while being the subject matter expert in lead generation. This role is an essential part of the TBC franchise growth strategy.

The Marketing Manager will be responsible for building strong relationships internally across all business units at TBC and our brand leadership teams. It is important for the FMM to generate leads for new store development while abiding by internal processes, legal compliance, FDD Regulations and at all times demonstrating a measured KPI behavior.

This role will be a Hybrid work environment.

Job Responsibilities

• Contribute to the strategic marketing plan for growing the Midas and Big O Tires brands
• Establish processes to ensure marketing activities are created to meet or exceed the marketing plan goals
• Develop and track KPI’s and manage the marketing budget to meet targets
• Manage invoice processing and maintain department controllable expense budget
• Support and lead creating a candidate profile for each brand (Buyers Persona)
• Promote brand value of affiliation across all digital and traditional media platforms
• Salesforce administration including working with key stakeholders to define requirements and platform customization
• Evaluate competitors marketing strategies including content, social media, and SEO performance
• Oversee, manage, and maintain Franchise Development websites for both Midas and Big O Tires
• Work with key stakeholders to develop and maintain franchise sales collateral, brochures, presentations, sales tools, etc.
• Establish and manage vendor relations, analyzing metrics and KPIs to drive continuous strategic improvement
• Understanding of the franchisor/franchisee relationship and marketing requirements, programs, policies, and procedures

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, or project management
• Franchise Development marketing experience preferred, but not required
• Marketing Leadership Experience Franchise system for lead gen and website creation and maintenance
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills
• Working knowledge of franchise development tasks related to new store development or related experience
• Ability to work independently and proactively as well as collaborating with cross-departmental teams
• Excellent analytical skills
• Proficient in all MS Office tools
• Nimble, and able to react quickly to changing business needs
• Ability to facilitate discussion and drive consensus
• Project management experience a plus
• Salesforce certification preferred
• Strong and persistent drive to deliver positive results
• Excellent organizational and multitasking skills
• CRM experience required familiar with Salesforce is preferable
• Position will be located in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
• Travel 0%-25%

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision coverage
• Company paid short term disability and company subsidized long term disability
• Company paid life insurance
• 401(k) with company match and immediate 100% vesting
• Generous paid vacation and paid time off
• Flexible spending account
• Employee assistance program
• Employee automotive service discounts
• And more!

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