Combo Location Manager

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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 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 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

• 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 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

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

Service Corporation International