Combo Location Manager

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.

Foster a sense of ownership in the location and pride in the staff, manage costs in a disciplined manner, and encourage profitable case volume growth. Manage the daily operations of multiple locations and multiple lines of business within the Funeral Home industry. Responsible for short-term planning as well as achieving annual sales revenue and production targets, Profit & Loss (P&L) goals, developing a professional and effective staff, and exceeding client family expectations.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial Management

• •Develop annual business plan
• •Work with local and Market Leadership to develop annual business plan and budget as well as financial, production and revenue goals
• •Accountable for monitoring and achieving annual financial goals
• •Understand industry finances, how daily activities impact financial outcomes, and making appropriate sustainable business decisions
• •Approve expenditures and invoices including overtime

Operations

• •Manage the day-to-day activities ensuring on-time services; exceeding client family expectations
• •Remove barriers, encourage ideas, and identify improvements
• •Resolves moderately complex problems; provides resolution guidance to supervisors and empowering accountability
• •Assure the location’s operating practices comply with applicable federal & state regulations and Company policies
• •Responsible for establishing location goals and priorities
• •Develop, communicate, and monitor goals, priorities, processes and procedures
• •Manage frontline supervisor’s responsibilities, expectations, and accountabilities
• •Effectively present and communicate Company and Market strategies, values, and goals to location staff
• •Collaborate with Location Management for resource sharing, ideas, and business or operational enhancements
• •Work with Market Leadership and Corporate Departments on product, process, and technology needs and improvements
• •Maintain building, facilities, and grounds in a clean, manicured, and working order budgeting appropriately for repairs including equipment and furniture
• •Ensure all safety, quality control, and compliance standards are adhered

People Development

• •Develop a strong, trusting, and reliable team
• •Understand team members career aspirations and provide assignments to develop skills and/or close gaps
• •Constructively address issues and provide tangible and appropriate feedback
• •Develop frontline supervisors’ proactive and collaborative management style in order to increase employee engagement and minimize turnover
• •Monitor training and licensing requirements ensuring staff is re-trained/licensed prior to expiration
• •Responsible for screening candidates (internal and external) and hiring or promoting a skilled and effective staff
• •Establishes pay, recommends pay increases, special pays, and career advancements
• •Discipline staff as necessary; writes development plans to close behavior or skill gaps
• •Collaborates with Human Resources throughout discipline, development, and termination processes
• •Recommends and discusses terminations with Market Leadership

MINIMUM Requirements

Education

• •High School Diploma or equivalent required
• •At least twelve (12) hours college courses in Finance & Accounting strongly preferred
• •At least twelve (12) hours college courses in Marketing or Business strongly preferred

Certification/License

• •Requires applicable state Funeral Director Licensure
• •Technical schooling diploma Funeral Services/Mortuary Science preferred
• •Bachelor’s degree in Mortuary Science where required by state law

Experience

• •At least nine (9) years industry experience in applicable discipline with progressively increased responsibilities
• •At least four (4) years’ experience managing people and effectively managing budgets and expense control required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• •Knowledge of industry competitive pricing, demographic patterns, and market competition strongly desired
• •Knowledgeable in Financial and Business acumen
• •Professional interpersonal skills as well as cultural sensitivity and tactfulness to interact with a variety of cultures and language barriers
• •Proficient in MS Office suite including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Work CONDITIONS

Work Environment

• •Work indoors and outdoors during all seasons and weather conditions
• •Care center personnel may have exposure to various chemicals and fluids
• •Cemetery personnel may have exposure to chemicals and equipment
• •Limited amount of local and/or multiple location traveling required
• •Professional Dress is required when in contact with families
• •Personal safety equipment/appropriate attire required for cemetery or crematory environment

Work Postures

• •Frequent, continuous periods of time standing, up 6 hours per day
• •Sitting continuously for many hours per day, up to 6 hours per day
• •Climbing stairs to access buildings frequently

Physical Demands

• •Physical effort requiring manual dexterity is required, includes paperwork, calculators, computers and phone usage
• •Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. to assist with moving bodies

Work Hours

• •Working beyond “standard” hours as the need arises
• •Travel up to 25%

Postal Code: 00729

Category (Portal Searching): Operations

Job Location: US-PR - Canovanas