Managing Partner - Funeral Home Manager

At Carriage, we believe that the road from Good to Great takes a leader who believes in the Power of Possibilities. A leader who has Energy, the ability to Energize others, has Edge in their decision-making process and can EXECUTE. We Are Unique! Our Managing Partners lead every aspect of their Business and their teams based on the needs of the business and the community they serve. No two businesses are alike, no two communities are alike. We understand!

We are looking for Managing Partner role at Darling and Fischer Garden Chapel Funeral Home , San Jose, CA.

The Managing Partner will oversee the operations of the individual business through effective leadership, selection and development of talent, ensuring the business meets or exceeds Standards, and ensuring that every client family is presented every option and that their experience with the business is of the highest quality, most professional and ethical service possible.

There are two main components for the successful candidate are leadership and management.

Leadership

• Leads funeral operations in growing market share by building strong relationships with the community including (but not limited to) community businesses and leaders.
• Leads funeral operations in providing the very best personal service to our client families.
• Leads staff by providing coaching, mentoring and development opportunities including the setting and achievement of their goals.
• Leads and owns supplier and vendor relationships.
• Is open to learning by being led and groomed by one of the very best Managing Partners in the industry for a future ownership stake in our firm.

Management

• Manages the financial achievements of our highly profitable and growing businesses through analyzing the revenues and expenses via the profit and loss statements for our firm that does not utilize budgets.
• Understands and embraces the idea of the selection, development, and coaching talent will lead to business growth opportunities.
• Manage, monitor, and understand compliance of federal, state, and local laws and regulations for operation of the funeral homes operations.
• Develop and implement marketing plans to expand exposure of the location in the community. Ensures that all business operations permits are current and applied for in a timely manner.
• Manages and prepares capital requests and expenditures.
• Inspects all facilities, grounds, and locations to ensure all are maintained to standards.
• Other managerial duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Willingness to learn.
• Self-starter and problem resolution skills with minimal supervision.
• Minimum of 5 years of Funeral Home management experience.
• Preferably licensed funeral director and embalmer.
• Must understand how to analyze financial reports to determine actions necessary to maintain and/or improve our businesses’ performance.
• Ability to drive and learn a new market and grow our businesses.
• Willingness to explore additional prospecting channels.
• Detail-oriented and ability to work in a team setting.
• Demonstrates Energy, Energizes others, Edge and ability to Execute consistently.