Service Manager - Saanichton, BC

Velocity Vehicle Group; Central Saanich; Presencial; CAD 110 000 - 130 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Generous vacation time

RRSP matching

Bonus plan

Health & dental coverage

Disability and life insurance

Resumo da oferta

Velocity Vehicle Group in Saanichton, BC is seeking a Service Manager to lead the service department, oversee the annual budget, and ensure outstanding customer relations. You will supervise, train, and schedule staff while maintaining strong payroll and HR practices in collaboration with HR.

You will drive departmental profitability through cost control, productivity improvements, and continuous improvement initiatives, while fostering vendor relationships and ensuring safety standards are met.

Qualificações

• Minimum 8 years of experience as a Service Technician or comparable position in the dealership/trucking industry.
• Minimum 3 years demonstrated experience in successfully leading diverse teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Possesses analytical skills to evaluate data, make operational decisions and solve difficult problems with effective solutions using logic and methods.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience working in a customer service focused, high-volume, fast-paced environment.

Responsabilidades

• Leads, mentors and coaches a high-performing team to ensure success in the performance of their duties.
• Effectively communicates job expectations to the service team.
• Conducts frequent team huddles to ensure strong communication within department.
• Identifies and addresses trends or issues affecting morale, effectiveness, turnover, absenteeism, productivity, and staff satisfaction.
• Plans for and monitors the delivery of targets through recognition, performance reviews and people management.
• Supports HR in recruitment and selection of talent.
• Manages departmental budget, including monitoring budget to meet guidelines and reviewing variance reports.
• Develops sales goals for each location and strategies to attract and retain customers.
• Maintains customer relations and participates in bidding on new tenders.

Conhecimentos

Team leadership

Budget management

Customer service

Analytical skills

Communication skills

MS Office

Problem solving

Industry knowledge (dealership/truck)

Formação académica

Business Management training

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Lead the charge in keeping the wheels turning - we're looking for a driven Service Manager to steer our team to success!

Position :Service Manager
Type :Fulltime Permanent
Location :Saanichton, BC
Compensation :$110,000 - $130,000/year

What We Offer:

• Work-Life Balance: Generous accrued vacation time.
• Financial Security: Plan for the future with employer RRSP matching. Bonus plan.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Company-paid extended health coverage that includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, basic life insurance, disability, and wellness programs.

Position Overview:

The Service Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the service department including preparing and meeting the department's annual budget, reviewing department budget daily, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, maintaining excellent customer relations, and visiting customers. The Service Manager is also responsible for conducting the human resource and personnel supervisory functions of the department such as selecting, training, scheduling, counseling, and disciplining employees.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Leadership & Team Management

• Leads, mentors and coaches a high-performing team to ensure success in the performance of their duties.
• Effectively communicates job expectations to the service team.
• Conducts frequent team huddles to ensure strong communication within department.
• Identifies and addresses trends or issues affecting morale, effectiveness, turnover, absenteeism, productivity, and staff satisfaction.
• Plans for and monitors the delivery of targets through individual recognition, performance reviews, people management and rewards.
• Partners with the location and Human Resources in the recruitment and selection of talent.
• Supports the Regional Manager in actively identifying and communicating opportunities for improvement in the store; designs and implements training, strategies, policies, goals, and other resources to maximize productivity and morale.
• Maintains technician file for apprenticeship documentation and other payroll matters.
• Manages all payroll documentation.
• Builds genuine employee passion for all brands and champions elite customer service as follows:
  • Represent Velocity Truck Centres in a professional manner using our core values to assist with making decisions and conducting business.
  • Participate and encourage a culture of continuous improvement Business Strategy.
• Fully participates in the development of strategic priorities and the annual business planning/budgeting process for the Service and Mobile Departments.
• Collaborates with Regional Manager to develop sales goals for each location, monitors progress toward those goals, and develops strategies to attract and retain customers.
• Proactively manages departmental budget, including:
  • Direct involvement to meet or exceed all budgetary guidelines set for the Service Department pertaining to productivity, efficiency, revenue, gross profit margins, and expense controls
  • Regularly monitor actual performance to plan and ascertain reasons for variances.
  • Reviewing daily budget and department performance reports
  • Studying trends to determine how to increase profitability of department.
  • Reviewing warranty chargebacks to maintain 100% efficiency and recuperation.

Sales and Marketing

• Maintains awareness of current and projected market conditions and develops and implements appropriate strategies and programs necessary to attain the dealership's service objectives.
• Stay up to date with all technological advances in product and tooling.
• Contacts vendor representatives for assistance when the need arises Customer Experience
• Constant focus on developing, maintaining, and improving customer relations.
• Actively bids on new tenders.
• Communicates and interacts with customers on all levels as it relates to such things as authorizations and repair order reviews.
• Visits customers on a regular basis.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience as a Service Technician or comparable position in the dealership/trucking industry.
• Minimum 3 years demonstrated experience in successfully leading diverse teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Possesses analytical skills to evaluate data, make operational decisions and solve difficult problems with effective solutions using logic and methods.
• Possesses a strong understanding of business principles, and sound business judgement.
• Must be detail oriented with ability to multi-task and maintain a strong customer service focus and attention to detail, with Excellent customer service skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience working in a customer service focused, high-volume, fast-paced environment.

Asset Qualifications

• Journeyperson Commercial Transport, Heavy-Duty technician, HD Mechanic or Diesel Mechanic.
• Training in Business Management or a related field.