Office Manager

Ace Handyman Services Jersey Shore

Office Manager

Howell, NJ
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Benefits:

    Bonus based on performance

    Competitive salary

    Training & development

    Paid time off

    Administrative professionals-- are you looking for a way to turn your customer service background and your engaging personality into a challenging and rewarding sales career? Join our TEAM at Ace Handyman Services! We are a national leader in the home improvement and home repair services industry by designing our business around the needs of our customers. As we continue to grow, we are looking for highly organized and motivated candidates just like you to serve as Office Manager to ensure efficient and smooth daily operations.

    In this role you will facilitate calls to educate our customers on the types of services & solutions we provide as well as our service model. NO CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE REQUIRED! but helpful. Additionally, you will be a key component to the management of the daily schedule. Listening to customers and helping them solve their problems is the objective. Matching the right craftsmen with the right customer is key to a successful customer journey.

    This is a great opportunity for you to grow toward advancement to a leadership role with us, and to apply your skills to a job in which you will face different challenges and solve new problems each and every day. We offer highly-competitive compensation and the chance to work with a national organization that still maintains the flexibility and tight-knit feel of a locally owned and independently operated franchise.

    If this sounds like the kind of career move you’ve been looking to make, and if you meet our qualifications, we want to talk with you. Contact us today!

    Here is just some of what we have to offer:

    Vacation

    Performance bonuses

    Company credit card

    Advancement and growth opportunities

    Regular pay reviews

    Plus more!

    Job Responsibilities

    As an Office Manager, you will be responsible for inbound and outbound customer sales/education while organizing work and project schedules for our craftsmen. This will require that you provide customers with information and expert advice on our services, pricing, and availability. You will also provide logistical support for our craftsmen, helping them with material ordering and scheduling efficiencies.

    Your specific duties in this role will include:

    Respond to job leads in a timely manner

    Coordinating the schedule and material ordering for multiple craftsmen and projects

    Handles customer service issues as they arise

    Answer phones, review inbound emails, respond to customer calls and online leads in timely manner

    Keep Field staff updated on schedule changes in the office and communicate schedule adjustments as needed

    Partner with owner on hiring, training and evaluating the craftsman

    Work with field manager to ensure adequate new craftsman shadowing assignments prior to assigning craftsmen solo projects

    Utilizing our dispatching & schedule management software

    Returning customers calls as needed and following up with past customers

    Develop and lead AHS Jersey Shore "Safety Team" and ensure safety metrics tracked and safety manual is kept updated

    Assist the owner on other duties as assigned

    Build positive relationships with leader, office staff, craftsmen, customers, sub-contractors and suppliers

    Stay current on latest software and AHS best practices for office to drive process efficiencies

    Audit job invoices and paperwork to ensure full billing, including accurate labor hours, package prices and materials costs. Drive high bookings rate and labor hours per day to maximize income for craftsmen and profit. Ensures account receivable are kept at below target level

    Performing paperwork and filing duties

    Assist in solving operational logistics to ensure a smooth customer journey

    Write thank you notes as follow up to each work order

    11 Month Warranty Calls Personnel

    Manages Craftsman/Apprentice time off requests and WebScheduler accommodations

    Dispatch work orders at the end of each day

    Conduct phone interviews with potential employees, then participate in face-to-face interviews

    Conduct new hire orientation

    Maintain employee records and communicate changes to PEO

    Solve operational problems as they happen

    Receives & checks in all work invoices

    A/R – Prepares invoices, follow up letters, and works with Green Flag Recovery for severely past due invoices. Authorizes & creates payment agreements on rare occasion necessary

    Monitor & order office supplies & marketing supplies as needed

    Prepare daily bank deposits

    Assist with monthly staff meetings

    Face-to-Face networking (8-10 hours per week)

    Daily Facebook updates

    Maintain Yodle/Centermark Dashboard including

    Photo Upload

    Offers Tool Management

    Reviews Tool Management

    Design quarterly existing customer marketing piece.

    Job Requirements

    We are looking for professionals who are highly organized and detail-oriented, with a strong administrative background and multi-tasking skills. It is also important that you display excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to interact effectively with both customers and our craftsmen. You will also need a strong solution-focused attitude and be quick on your feet.

    Specific qualifications for the role include:

    High school diploma or GED

    3-5 years of administrative assistant/scheduling experience

    Comfortable with sales

    Adaptive to technology

    Strong customer service skills

    Excellent office management skills

    Solid typing skills; ten-key skills, a plus

    Great multitasking and prioritization skills

    Exceptional communication skills

    Sales and/or Marketing – a basic understanding of sales and marketing and the differences between the two, a plus

    QuickBooks Online or other accounting knowledge, a plus

    Customer-facing experience, a plus

    ServiceTitan experience is a major plus

    Build fun and rewarding career with an industry leader!

    Apply now!

    Ace Handyman Services is a franchise network of Independently Owned and Operated Franchises. Your application will go directly to the franchise owner, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of that franchise. All inquiries about employment at this franchise should be made directly to the franchise owner, and not to Ace Handyman Services Corporate.