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Service Corporation International

Provides funeral services, cemeteries, & cremation

Directeur de Centre de Services

Business OperationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeChicoutimi, Saguenay, QC, CanadaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
  • A technical-school diploma in Mortuary Science or a bachelor's degree in Mortuary Science is required, subject to applicable provincial law.
  • An embalming license is required.
  • At least five years of industry experience in the applicable discipline with progressively increased responsibilities is required.
  • At least two years of experience managing people or projects is required.
  • Candidates must be able to work evenings and weekends.
  • Candidates must demonstrate financial and business acumen.
  • Candidates must be proficient in the Microsoft Office suite.
  • Candidates must have professional interpersonal skills, cultural sensitivity, and tact when interacting with people from varied cultures and facing language barriers.
  • Candidates must have customer service skills.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the daily operations of a single Care Center location and line of business in the funeral home industry, ensuring services are delivered on time.
  • Foster ownership in the location and pride in staff, manage costs, encourage profitable case-volume growth, and exceed client-family expectations.
  • Conduct short-term planning and achieve annual sales revenue and production targets and profit-and-loss goals.
  • Work with local and Market Leadership to develop the annual business plan, budget, and financial, production, and revenue goals.
  • Monitor and achieve annual financial goals.
  • Approve expenditures and invoices, including overtime.
  • Ensure the location's operating practices comply with applicable federal and state regulations and company policies.
  • Establish location goals and priorities.
  • Communicate company and market strategies, values, and goals to staff.
  • Manage frontline supervisors' responsibilities, expectations, and accountabilities.
  • Collaborate with local management on resource sharing, ideas, and business or operational improvements.
  • Work with Market Leadership and corporate departments on product, process, and technology needs and improvements.
  • Maintain facilities and grounds in clean, orderly, and working condition, budgeting for repairs to equipment and furniture.
  • Develop a strong, trusting, and reliable team; understand team members' career aspirations and provide assignments to develop their skills or address gaps.
  • Monitor staff training and licensing requirements and ensure retraining or license renewal before expiration.
  • Screen candidates; hire, promote, and terminate staff; conduct performance reviews; and create development plans.
  • Collaborate with Human Resources and Market Leadership on recruitment and retention.
  • Participate in community, civic, or other organizations to promote the location and company.
  • Develop and implement plans to improve customer satisfaction scores and online community reviews.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with budgeting and expense control is strongly preferred.

About the Company

Service Corporation International

Provides funeral services, cemeteries, & cremation

SCI is the leading provider of death care products and services in North America, operating funeral homes and cemeteries under the Dignity Memorial brand. It offers end-of-life services such as funeral planning, cremation, and cemetery property and services, delivering a consistent experience under Dignity Memorial. Its large, geographically diverse footprint with a mix of standalone and combined funeral-home/cemetery locations gives broad access and a standardized service offering. Its goal is to serve families with comprehensive, value-based death care and maintain market leadership in North America.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Founded
1962

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