Parks Manager

SUMMARY:
Parks Manager

POSITION INFO:

Salary will range between R25,000 - R35,000 per month

• To manage the operational and sales teams at the park and to lead the park into becoming an efficient, sustainable, and effective business.
• The park manager will oversee the sales team at the park and will work closely with the marketing team to create campaigns that generate sales increases.
• The park manager will oversee the operational team to ensure that all administrative functions are met, and that burials and reservations of graves are well recorded and effectively executed.
• The park manager will be responsible to grow the park to the levels required by the 1-, 3- and 5-year strategic goals. This will include creating effective execution plans for each strategic goal and then implementing these plans to realize the goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, define, and drive the park strategy that aligns to and drives the Memorial Park''s strategies, efficiencies, and value proposition.
• Provide support and advice to the Senior Leadership Team in the delivery of the
• Memorial Park''s strategy and objectives.
• Create a culture that promotes sustainable sales pipelines, effective administration, and efficient operations.
• Overall responsibility and accountability for the sales and operational teams at the park.
• Sales Responsibilities:
• Develop, define, and drive sales plans that build pipelines, convert potential clients, upsell existing clients, and meet annual targets.
• Develop, with the aid of the marketing team, effective marketing campaigns that speak specifically to the methods and markets that the park targets.
• Analyse existing products and improve upon those.
• Develop new products where necessary.
• Manage the sales team.

Operational Responsibilities:

• Develop, define, and drive operational plans that lead to increased volumes and cost efficiencies.
• Implement effective administration with the use of existing systems.
• Develop and introduce new operational processes and systems where necessary.
• Manage the operational team.

Park Responsibilities:

• Maintain and improve on the existing park.
• Develop new sections in the park when needed.
• Create sustainable and environmentally friendly solutions to the challenges at the park.

Additional:

• Excellent business judgement, analytic and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to drive cross functional collaborations and build consensus.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders.
• Proven leadership and communication skills at a management level; ability to establish trust, respect, and credibility and influence peers and senior leaders across the Memorial Parks business.
• Proven track record of inspiring sales teams to meet business objectives with outstanding results. Proven track record of managing operational processes with attention to detail and efficiency.

Required Qualification:

• Relevant degree in business management, sales or related field.

Experience:

• 5 years managerial experience
• 3 years'' experience leading a sales team
• 3 years'' experience leading an operational team

Competencies:

Intrapersonal Capabilities

• Drive results and orientation

Cognitive Capabilities

• Analysis and attention to detail
• Big picture thinking
• Problem solving
• Tolerance of ambiguity

Interpersonal Capabilities

• Building strategic relationships and networking

Communication Capabilities

• Influencing and impact
• Persuasiveness and selling skills

Functional Capabilities

• Business insight and risk awareness
• Consulting and advising

Leading and Managing Capabilities

• The capacity to be resolute and focused on influencing, guiding, supporting, engaging with and directing others to accomplish work objectives

Salary is market related

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