Funeral Manager

• Funeral Manager
• 32200 to 34900 per annum
• John Blenkiron & Sons Funeral Directors - Richmond
• Full Time
• Work Pattern: Monday-Friday- 08:30-16:30

About Us

We offer a sensitive professional service to the families in our care and are proud to be part of the Funeral Partners family. Together we are leading the way in setting new standards of excellence within the profession.

Our people are key to our success they bring a wealth of experience from both inside and outside the Funeral industry and as an organisation we really know what it means to work as a team. But dont take our word for it seewhat our people say about working for Funeral Partners.

The Opportunity

The Funeral Manager will ensure the highest levels of client service are delivered. You will focus your team and work with the wider team to ensure the effective scheduling of funerals and resources and to ensure all activity runs smoothly. The aim is to ensure that funerals are arranged and conducted by all employees to the highest standard.

The Funeral Manager will be expected to achieve outstanding client service measurements and will be prepared to contribute to the changing shape of the business with new ideas.

Acting as an ambassador for the FPL values and brand this role will need to be actively involved in and will lead the team to build and maintain the image of the business in local communities as well as being skilled in arranging and conduct funerals to consistently grow the business. You will be responsible for financial targets and budgetary controls and achieving market share goals.

The role requires working collaboratively with all employees and senior managers to problem solve and share best practice all of which will assist the company in achieving its vision.

Being a Funeral Manager can be an opportunity to make a real difference to families during a difficult time in their lives To learn more about this important role go to our Careers page.

What We Offer

Working in one of our local Funeral Partners Branches youll enjoy the satisfaction of working within a small local team alongside all the benefits of a much larger national company. We have family friendly policies and can offer flexible working as well as:

• Comprehensive training for all our roles and opportunities to achieve industry recognised qualifications.
• Full uniform
• Opportunities to work within the local community
• Reward and recognition scheme
• Regular feedback surveys and opportunities to join project groups
• Employee assistance service

In addition to your salary you will also receive:

• 23 days annual leave increasing to 26 days with service - plus bank holidays
• An opportunity to join our Annual Reward Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Pension
• Family and friends discounts
• Christmas vouchers
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Eye care
• Refer a friend scheme

About You

We welcome applications from people within the funeral industry who can demonstrate exceptional people management skills commercial business acumen and are highly customer-focused.

For further information about Funeral Partners please visit our website

Partners Ltd is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age disability sex gender reassignment sexual orientation pregnancy and maternity race religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you through the recruitment and selection process please do not hesitate to contact our HR team on0or viaemailfor any assistance.

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Funeral Partners is the third largest funeral services provider in the UK with over 240 funeral homes almost 1000 employees overseeing over 20000 funerals annually.