General Manager

Vertin · Chicago, Illinois · $95k–$115k

Posted about 1 month ago

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Skills

Funeral servicesBusiness managementMarketingCommunity engagementLicensing compliance

Benefits

  • ✓Health insurance
  • ✓Retirement plan
  • ✓Life insurance
  • ✓Paid time off
  • ✓Family leave
  • ✓Disability insurance
  • ✓Training and development
  • ✓Wellness resources

Job description

Vertin is looking for a General Manager who's just as comfortable leading a team and a P&L as they are standing beside a family on one of the hardest days of their lives. This is a role for someone who wants to grow market share, develop people, and keep a century-old mission alive in their community — one story at a time. This position will work onsite at our Gillette, WY firm. Relocation is offered.

Leadership & Operations (60%)

Team leadership & performance

  • Build fair, well-covered schedules for calls, services, events, and meetings across your operating group
  • Set clear expectations and track performance against established metrics, delivering timely feedback and addressing issues early
  • Hold your team accountable to shared goals and results
  • Partner with Location Managers to lead regular staff meetings, per the Vertin Business Model

Community & brand presence

  • Champion active associate involvement in the communities you serve
  • Review and elevate current marketing and community engagement efforts
  • Lead the way on social media as a tool for connection and visibility

Serving Families as Funeral Director (40%)

Serving families

  • Arrange and conduct funeral and memorial services with professionalism, organization, and genuine care, in keeping with Vertin policy
  • Grow your business's presence through active involvement in community, religious, and civic organizations
  • Keep your location's local and online marketing current and accurate

Service excellence

  • Promote a safe, healthy work environment
  • Stay current on all professional, state, and federal funeral service licensing requirements
  • Provide compassionate aftercare — delivering documents, cards, and information on insurance and pre-arrangements to next of kin
  • Share pre-need referrals with your Preneed Specialist
  • Support service logistics: parking, ushering, driving funeral vehicles, floral delivery, supply runs, and special events
  • Prepare accurate service and cremation documentation and handle related office duties
  • Help maintain funeral home vehicles, facilities, property, and supply inventory

  • Associates degree in mortuary science (must be dual licensed in Funeral Director and Embalmer)
  • Must be able to get licensed in the state of Wyoming
  • A strong communicator and consensus builder who can turn financial reports into action for others
  • Experience providing management support across multiple sites and a broad geographic area
  • An understanding of sound business practices and how they support your team's mission
  • Strong prioritization, multitasking, and delegation skills
  • A knack for building relationships across a local or multi-community footprint
  • Current Funeral Director license (or eligibility for licensure) as required in your state
  • Candidates should be able to perform these essential functions, with or without reasonable accommodation.
  • Annual salary: USD 95,000-115,000
  • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
  • Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
  • Short Term & Long Term Disability
  • Training & Development
  • Wellness Resources

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