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Appliance Repair Service Manager (North Plainfield, NJ)
The Home Services Division of Sears Holdings Corporation is seeking a highly motivated, experienced high caliber manager to fill the position of Service Manager in the North Plainfield Area. This position is responsible for the leadership, and efficient management of the In-Home service Technicians through analysis, forecasting and workforce planning. Supports, directs, coaches, motivates, and develops the technicians.
Responsibilities/Skills/Experience Requirements:
-Review customer metric data and develops plan to improve satisfaction levels
-Utilize workforce planning process to develop staffing requirements that allow for profitable growth and customer satisfaction.
-Monitor key performance to state of service, cost per call and productivity. --Recognize and act upon every opportunity to drive revenue through the embedment of the Value Added Services Program (VASP)
-Partner with routing manager to adjust, improve, and compare actual hours to planner hours; conduct variance analysis by workgroups/call loads. Partners with the RRC to adjust and improve the routing process, as well as, to ensure technician data (schedules, seed points, profiles) is accurate.
-Foster positive employee relations through ready meetings, frequent tech rides, focus groups, phone calls, SST messages, handling associate complaints and employee recognition and award meetings.
-Analyzes and reports daily, monthly and annual business performance trends and develops and/or recommends strategic solutions to improve business performance and meet EBITDA goals
-Ensure compliance to all applicable laws, regulations, and company policies, company values and code of conduct
-Responsible for the recruitment, and hiring, and performance management and career pathing of direct reports
-Partner with the loss prevention to reduce shrinkage
-Maintain detailed records of all associate training and evaluations.
-Review customer metric data and develops plan to improve satisfaction levels
-Monitor key performance to state of service, cost per call and productivity
Specific Essential Functions:
-Communicate with staff and associates through frequent meetings, and. Ensure all managers both technical and branch hold regular ready meetings with their associates
-Train associates to develop their product knowledge/technical skills, customer service skills and business literacy.
-Follow and ensure compliance of the Safety/Environmental Manual and program via ISO Safety Matrix.
-Act with urgency to meet and resolve customers' needs and problems and develop associates' commitment to act with urgency.
-Maintain a high level of ˇ§in stockˇ¨ parts inventory for both branch units and trucks, to adequately serve the customers needs.
Experience/Education Requirements:
-4 year college degree required
-Clear background check and drug test
-2 years management experience and/or assignments that demonstrate leadership ability preferably in a virtual environment
Job Specific Technical Competencies:
-Make fact-based decisions, but exercise creativity, and take responsible risks.
-Demonstrate effective problem solving and resolution skills when working with customers and coaching associates
-Demonstrate ability to manage a virtual workforce and effectively communicate via non-traditional means.
-Display the use of effective decision making skills.
-Ability to multitask and effectively manage time.
-Ability to adapt and be an advocate for change.
-Effectively use payroll planner software (Access) to ensure appropriate staffing to customer transaction patterns.
-Ability to handle stressful situations and work in a fast-paced environment
-Ability to read, analyze and utilize reports.
-Ability to use computer systems to input, access, modify, or output information or to execute programs or analyses.
-Commitment to safety ˇV Use of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
-Excellent two-way communication skills with virtual workforce
-Understanding of the business and has the ability to communicate the goals of Home Services to associates.
-Performance of miscellaneous duties as assigned.
If you’re looking for a chance to join a solid company with a forward thinking vision, a chance to work alongside people who value teamwork and will recognize your contributions, a chance to continually expand your talents and skills. If you’re as committed to customer service as we are, we have big plans for your future!
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Location: North Plainfield, NJ
Compensation: 50,000-65,000 plus bonuses and benefits!
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