Location Manager

Job Responsibilities

• Oversees the management of resources and day-to-day operations.
• Establishing a financial plan and ensure goals and objectives are met each year.
• Analyze activities, costs, operations, and forecast data to determine location progress toward goals and objectives.
• Understand and monitor compliance of Federal, state, and local laws and regulations for operation of a cemetery, cemetery sales, crematory, and funeral home.
• Develop and monitor quality relationships with suppliers in order to ensure that products and services offered to the business add value to client family satisfaction and market share growth.
• Ensure that all business operation permits are current and applied for in a timely manner.
• Maintain and manage financial results in a manner that meets or exceeds standards.
• Prepare and manage capital requests and expenditures.
• Provide a high level of coaching, mentoring, and development to department heads and location staff.
• Be responsible to ensure that family survey and family service follow up calls are completed.
• Inspect all facilities, grounds, and locations to ensure all are maintained to standards.
• Develop and implement marketing plans to expand exposure of the location in the community.
• Sponsor on-site community events that promote the business to the community.
• Develop relationships with community businesses and leaders.
• Assist direct reports with setting and meeting their goals.
• Encourage the development of new service offerings.

Qualifications

• College degree or some college required.
• Current Funeral Director license required.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience managing.
• Must understand how to analyze financial reports to determine actions necessary to maintain and/or improve the location’s performance.
• Able to drive to learn a new market and grow the business.
• Willingness to explore additional prospecting channels.
• Able to read, write and speak English fluently.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint).
• Detail oriented and ability to work in a team setting.