Service Center Manager

About the role

In this position, you will oversee day-to-day operations of one of our service centers while also providing leadership to our team of customer service specialists. This will allow you to showcase not only your administrative and project management skills, but also your coaching and mentoring capabilities. This role encompasses both service management and leadership and coaching of our CSRs, reporting directly to our General Manager.

Responsibilities

• Managing internal service center operations to meet/exceed P&L objectives
• Championing the development of leadership competencies that drive individual and team goals
• Meeting customer and shipment metrics, including time to fill, expediting orders, and quoting
• Developing, implementing, and monitoring programs and activities related to product promotion and inside sales, office and warehouse functions, and customer service – as well measuring the results
• Hiring, training, and developing service center personnel
• Assisting account managers in the identification, acquisition, and retention of customers
• Managing inventory, receivables, expenses, and profit/loss accounting
• Reviewing and completing monthly reports as well as overseeing petty cash balancing
• Ensuring that customer relations are maintained at a high level
• Utilizing key metrics to evaluate and recommend best practices for operations
• Managing vendor relationships
• Creating a positive, dynamic, and fun work environment

Qualifications

• 2+ years of proven sales or customer service leadership experience in an industrial atmosphere or parts counter
• High school diploma or GED
• Solid understanding of financial and accounting concepts
• Computer proficiency and the ability to quickly learn our ordering system
• Industrial sales / distribution experience, preferred
• Service center experience, preferred
• ERP / SAP experience, a plus

Skills

• Strong, motivational leadership abilities
• Strong administrative, project management, and mentoring abilities
• Highly detail-oriented with solid analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills
• Ability to establish rapport and build solid relationships with service staff and a wide variety of customers