Funeral Home Managing Partner — Growth & Leadership

Carriage Services; Kentucky; Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Carriage Services in Kentucky is seeking a Managing Partner at Latham Funeral Home to oversee operations, lead talent, and ensure exceptional client experiences.

This role emphasizes leadership and management, with compensation between $60,000 and $85,000 plus incentives, and opportunities for future ownership as part of our growth in the funeral and cemetery profession.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of Funeral Home management experience.
• Preferably licensed funeral director and embalmer.
• Ability to analyze financial reports to determine actions.
• Self-starter with problem resolution skills with minimal supervision.
• Detail-oriented and ability to work in a team setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead funeral operations and build community relationships.
• Provide coaching and development opportunities for staff.
• Manage financial performance through analysis of revenues and expenses.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations for operation of funeral homes.
• Develop and implement marketing plans to expand location exposure.
• Oversee facilities and locations to maintain standards.
• Other managerial duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Financial analysis

Talent development

Strategic planning

Communication

Job description

At Carriage Services, we are united by our purpose of creating premier experiences through innovation, empowered partnership, and elevated service. As a member of our team, you'll join a dynamic community dedicated to setting new standards in the Funeral and Cemetery profession. Join us on this exciting journey as we continue to shape the future of our industry. Carriage Services is an equal opportunity employer.

We are looking for Managing Partner role at Latham Funeral Home, Elkton, Kentucky.

The Managing Partner will oversee the operations of the individual business through effective leadership, selection and development of talent, ensuring the business meets or exceeds Standards, and ensuring that every client family is presented every option and that their experience with the business is of the highest quality, most professional and ethical service possible.

There are two main components for the successful candidate are leadership and management.

Compensation: $60,000 - $85,000 + annually, plus performance incentives and bonus opportunities

Location: Latham Funeral Home

Leadership

Leads funeral operations in growing market share by building strong relationships with the community including (but not limited to) community businesses and leaders.

Leads funeral operations in providing the very best personal service to our client families.

Leads staff by providing coaching, mentoring and development opportunities including the setting and achievement of their goals.

Leads and owns supplier and vendor relationships.

Is open to learning by being led and groomed by one of the very best Managing Partners in the industry for a future ownership stake in our firm.

Management

Manages the financial achievements of our highly profitable and growing businesses through analyzing the revenues and expenses via the profit and loss statements for our firm that does not utilize budgets.

Understands and embraces the idea of the selection, development, and coaching talent will lead to business growth opportunities.

Manage, monitor, and understand compliance of federal, state, and local laws and regulations for operation of the funeral homes' operations.

Develop and implement marketing plans to expand exposure of the location in the community. Ensures that all business operations permits are current and applied for in a timely manner.

Manages and prepares capital requests and expenditures.

Inspects all facilities, grounds, and locations to ensure all are maintained to standards.

Other managerial duties as assigned.

Requirements

Willingness to learn.

Self-starter and problem resolution skills with minimal supervision.

Minimum of 5 years of Funeral Home management experience.

Preferably licensed funeral director and embalmer.

Must understand how to analyze financial reports to determine actions necessary to maintain and/or improve our businesses’ performance.

Ability to drive and learn a new market and grow our businesses.

Willingness to explore additional prospecting channels.

Detail-oriented and ability to work in a team setting.

Demonstrates Energy, energizes others, Edge and ability to Execute consistently.