General Manager - Nashville, Tennessee

LAZ Parking; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

LAZ Parking is seeking a General Manager to support the Regional Vice President with oversight of financials and operations for multiple portfolios. This role focuses on 24/7 professional parking management and developing and mentoring operations teams across locations.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in management, strong budgeting and MS Office skills, and experience in municipal parking is a plus. The position emphasizes servant leadership and collaboration with the home office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience.
• 8+ years in Management role.
• Experience in municipal parking a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist the region with business development, proposals, presentations, and transitions for new locations.
• Lead and develop teams to accomplish annual and periodic goals while embodying LAZ Parking's culture.
• Prepare budgets and monthly reviews of profit/loss by location within assigned portfolios.
• Develop a strategic business plan and direction for the portfolios.
• Manage client relationships and business retention.

Skills

Parking management

Team leadership

Budgeting

Client relationships

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

The Spirit of the Position:

The General Manager supports the Regional Vice President with a complete oversight for financials and operations of assigned portfolios to ensure 24/7 professional parking management. As a company devoted to promoting an employee-focused servant leadership culture, the General Manager will support the programs and initiatives originating from our home office and help to support the individual needs of their operational teams throughout their assigned portfolios.

$120K - $140K

Principal Job Duties:

• Assist the region with the business development, proposal, presentation, and transitions for new locations.
• Lead, direct, and develop team of employees to accomplish annual and periodic goals/initiatives, while embodying and using LAZ Parking's culture as a guideline.
• Identifying high potential employees to support the organization's continued growth.
• Preparation of budgets/monthly reviews of profit/loss by location with assigned portfolios.
• Develop a strategic business plan and direction for assigned portfolios.
• Responsible for developing client relationships and business retention.
• Organize and narrate parking management skills for Operations Managers and Facilities Managers.
• Understand, implement, and deliver all requirements that are outlined within the contractual agreement between LAZ Parking and our clients.
• Daily, Weekly, Monthly, and Annual financial and operational reports as required.
• Ensuring that increased revenue, managed expenses, and customer satisfaction is maximized by maintaining the highest level of service thresholds and initiatives that are aligned with the expectations of our various clients.
• Managing, planning, scheduling, training, and directing the activities of Operations Managers and Facilities Managers which may require compliance with the Collective Bargaining Agreements.
• Serve as a liaison to parking patrons and various stakeholder groups who are impacted by the operations of the assigned portfolio (and vice versa).
• Implement and complete other projects, programs, and initiatives that may arise from the operation of assigned portfolios.
• Participate in labor contract management if applicable to assigned portfolios.
• Review and edit proposed parking, maintenance, etc. agreements.
• Communicate with local police department and emergency management teams regarding operations.
• Organize and manage the oversight of event operations within LAZ Parking.
• Monitor, review, and analyze the market rate structures.
• Implementation and completion of other projects, programs, and initiatives that may arise from assigned portfolios' operation.
• Additional related duties as assigned.

Education:

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience.

Experience:

• 8+ years in Management role.
• Knowledge of Excel, Word, Power Point and General Microsoft Office Applications.
• Experience in municipal parking a plus.

Skills:

• Parking management experience of multiple locations is required.
• Ability to seek improvement and create an environment of idea sharing and creative problem solving.
• Strong customer service skills and abilities.
• Ability to be approachable and facilitate coaching conversations with employees and managers.
• Ability to mitigate and lead others to overcome challenges (Never Ever Give Up Attitude).
• Ability to encourage open expression of ideas and opinions.
• Excellent team-building and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and multi-task.
• Ability to communicate professionally and effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to interpret policies, procedures, and standard business practices.
• Demonstrates a sense of urgency and timeliness.

Physical Demands:

• Willingness to work in the elements - heat, wind, snow, rain, etc.
• Ability to lift, push and pull at least 25 pounds.
• Ability to stand, walk and run for extended periods of time.
• Ability bend, stoop, squat and lift frequently throughout a shift.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualified disabilities to perform the essential duties/functions.

FLSA Status: Exempt

LAZ Parking is an equal opportunity employer. In all our employment practices, including hiring, we are firmly committed to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetics, Vietnam era, special disabled, recently separated and other protected veterans, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. No question in our application process is used for the process of limiting or excluding any applicant's consideration for employment on such grounds.

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