Arranging Branch Manager - Kempton Park, South Africa - Doves Funeral Services

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Starting Salary:
Market related


Type of Employment:
Permanent


Core purpose of the job

  • To render a professional funeral arranging service, to meet client requirements in order to maximize the profit and turnover of the branch.

Minimum requirements

  • Matric
  • Valid Driver's license
  • 3 years' experience in a funeral arranging role
  • Sales and Marketing experience
  • Strong coordination, administration and customer service experience
  • Strong logístical experience (process and control ability)
  • Computer literate
  • Excellent verbal and written skills
  • Proficient in English

Competencies required:


  • Negotiation
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Establishing and maintaining customer relations
  • Problem solving
  • Resilience
  • Take initiative and execute
  • Responsibility and accountability
  • Excellent people skills
  • Good organizing skills
  • Excel in good client relation skills
  • Understand all funeral products (policies and contracts) and services on offer
  • Able to guide client under stressful situations and show empathy

Key Performance Areas

Funeral preparation

  • Funeral Arranging Meeting meet with the families of the deceased to discuss funeral arrangements and requests.
  • Analyse monthly financial performance and determine any discrepancies
  • Compare actual budget vs budgeted figures
  • Determine whether action plans were sufficient
  • Discuss variance with superior and revise action plans
  • Ensure all debtors are authorised according to companies credit policy
  • Online purchasing system sign off the purchase order / requisitions etc.
  • Stock control monthly stock taking must be done manual and reconciled with DovesNet stock level report
  • Asset control update asset register on a monthly basis
  • Sale/Customer Business
  • New business policy sales and Funeral Service Units, Marketing, and Control of company image

Job Type:
Permanent


Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Kempton Park, Gauteng: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Education:


  • High School (matric) (required)

Experience:


  • Sales and Marketing: 1 year (preferred)
- funeral arranging: 3 years (preferred)


License/Certification:

  • Driver's license (required)
Application Deadline: 2023/08/18

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