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Winter Services LLC General Manager in Milwaukee, Illinois
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The General Manager is responsible for overseeing all snow and landscape activity within their branch while leading their team to successful outcomes and achieving company and financial objectives.\ \ Areas of responsibility:
- General Responsibilities
- Build branch plan to achieve sales, operational, and financial objectives and execute with team through strong leadership and accountability.
- Lead and grow all team members to create a successful, team minded branch.
- To insure that all safety policies are enforced with regards to all company operations.
- To complete all required paperwork in a timely and efficient manner.
- Understand and build plan to execute on company goals and objectives.
- Sales Responsibilities
- Develop and continually evolve a fully-integrated, professional sales organization
- Develop sales goals and KPIs to track renewals, new sales conversion and close rates.
- Provide weekly sales updates to senior management which include forward looking statements to project weekly, monthly, seasonal sales totals as well as comparisons to prior year(s) results.
- Prepare presentation materials for more involved bids as needed
- Develop and implement marketing initiatives to help facilitate sales goals and meet annual company sales/profitability objectives.
- Identify new tools to further streamline the lead/sales generation process.
- Develop a process with key milestone dates to ensure a seamless transition from seasonal operations in to the selling season.
- Operations Responsibilities
- Lead Operations team to build strong plan to execute efficiently, safely, and profitably.
- Monitor benchmarks and KPIs with team and report activity to management.
- Manage fleet asset utilization and efficiency while working with management on procurement strategies.
- Assist with winter storm planning and physically help manage storms; monitor crew activity and customer service communication.
- Ensures the timely and accurate completion of required administrative, HR, and financial activities daily.
\ On-going Goals and objectives:
- To continually improve knowledge and understanding of companys snow removal and landscape operations.
- To continually improve organization and efficiency with regards to his/her responsibilities.
{=html} <!-- --> - To set personnel performance goals and objectives annually. - Actively participate in personal self-improvement by reading and participating in self-motivation and goal setting programs.
{=html} <!-- --> - Increase overall sales of snow & landscaping within branch while maintaining margins and profitability. - Continually maintain or improve moral of company partners and sub-contractors. - Mentor partners and sub contractors to reinforce company culture and vision. - Achieve certified snow professional status within two years of employment. - Implement and enforce company policies and standard operating procedures. - Manage and maintain positive relationships with contracting firms, vendors and sub-contractors - Seek out ways to improve efficiencies in all facets of the business. - Ensure that team members are meeting company expectations.
\ Specific Responsibilities to oversee and/or do:
- Facilitate all sales and marketing efforts in snow division.
- Assist in strategic planning, marketing and finance planning.
- Supports company quest to become industry leader wi hin companys markets.
- Set personal performance goals and objectives annually
- Conducts meetings as required with District Managers, Operations Managers, Office, Fleet and Senior Management staff.
- Attends, contributes and participates actively in all required company meetings.
- Contributes to efforts in reaching company goals and objectives.
- Reinforces through performance the company mission statement.
- To participate in establishing company goals and objectives.
\ Minimum Requirements to meet job eligibility:
Extensive knowledge and understanding of snow and landscape operations.
Must possess excellent verbal and written skills.
Must have excellent oral communication, inter-personnel, multi-tasking and organizational skills.
Must be computer literate; including working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
Must possess excellent math skills and strong aptitude to understand and analyze financial statements relating to snow & ice division.
Must possess cost accounting skills including budget preparation and financial projections.
Must be able