About this role
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: 72002
Category (Portal Searching): Operations
Job Location: US-AR - Alexander