Managing Partner - Funeral Home Manager

Carriage Services; Elkton (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Carriage Services in Elkton, Kentucky seeks a Managing Partner to oversee the Latham Funeral Home operations, lead staff, drive market growth, and ensure the highest standards of service and ethics. Compensation ranges from $60,000 to $85,000 annually, with incentives and bonus opportunities.

The role emphasizes leadership and strategic management across financial performance, compliance, and community outreach, with a path toward ownership potential in the future.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead funeral operations to grow market share by building strong relationships with the community including (but not limited to) community businesses and leaders.
• Provide the very best personal service to client families.
• Coach, mentor and develop staff including setting and achieving their goals.
• Own supplier and vendor relationships.
• Be open to learning by being led and groomed for future ownership.

Skills

Leadership

Management

Financial analysis

Willingness to learn

Teamwork

Problem solving

Job description

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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.