Manager, Account I

Corovan Careers•Pasadena, CA

1d•$31 - $35•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Operations Manager or Transportation Manager, the Account Manager is responsible for the management of the accounts with regards to customer satisfaction, profit margin, quality, and safety. He/ she builds and maintains relationship with customers, subcontractors, and other vendors, i.e., security, furniture vendors, construction contractors and facility management. He/she also manages account personnel to be in compliant with all company’s policies and procedures. Account Manager is also responsible for reporting and escalating any related issues about account to Transportation Manager. Account Manager is responsible for large sized moves and install projects where an Account Manager is required. He/she oversees large move and install crews to complete projects for commercial customers. He/she also trains staffs to ensure quality work is performed. Responsible to insure the customer’s complete satisfaction. This role also includes managing staff function of up to 60 direct reports. This position will also have the responsibility for developing and implementing strategies to improve employee engagement to foster a positive work environment for their direct reports.

Requirements

BA/BS degree in Project Management or Business Administration; or a combination of education and equivalent experience may be substituted for Bachelor’s degree.
Minimum 5 years’ experience in of warehouse experience using various moving equipment and its proper usage such as dollies, carts, pads, straps, pallet jacks, forklifts, ramps, lift gates, and all specialty equipment including but not limited to roll-a-lifts, Genie lifts safe jacks, and J bars.
Strong supervisory or managerial skills to lead a Transportation team.
Advanced MS Excel knowledge.
Proficient in MS Office applications.
Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
Valid California driver’s license and driving record that meets the company’s insurance carrier requirements.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in a senior or leadership role.
Service industry experience highly desirable.
Experience with process improvement teams.

Responsibilities

Obtains daily work assignments from onsite Project Manager & Administrative staffs.
Ensure all projects and work orders are staffed properly.
Review daily, weekly, and monthly work orders and projects with Transportation Manager, on site security, facilities and any other vendors involved.
Responsible for scheduling security guards where needed.
Attend weekly review with customers, facilities, and securities.
Develop best practices and resolve issues reported.
Develop and maintain customer’s onsite requirements for policies, procedures, safety, and securities.
Ensure all assigned onsite personnel are properly trained regarding customer’s policies, procedures, safety, and securities.
Responsible to report all violations of company policies and customer’s requirements.
Responsible to collect and report required data for customer’s KPI for quarterly business reviews.
Must be qualified to do light rigging of heavy and bulky machines up to 5000 lbs.
Attend weekly transportation coordination meeting with Operations Management.
Train employees in different roles, such as coordinators.
May have up to 60 direct reports for the large size customer.
Approves recommendations for staff recruitment, selection, promotion, advancement, corrective action, and terminations.
Lead the billing team of both direct and indirect reports to perform daily functions of billing and cash applications.
Provide supervisory coaching and guidance to the Transportation team.
Develop performance standards to measure and give feedback to each employee and provide annual performance reviews to each team member including providing any necessary coaching and counseling.
To hire, train, schedule, support, review, and coach employees directly accountable to his/her/their position and to maintain the highest possible level of employee morale and department productivity.
Manage timekeeping system approvals to ensure payroll and timesheets are accurate for their direct reports and manage exceptions.
Organizes and oversees the schedules of employees.
Partners with Human Resources to handle discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.
Update monthly department SMART goals in the Ally software program.
Act as a catalyst for change and improvement in performance and quality utilizing Six Sigma methodology.
Ensure established policies and procedures are adhered to in accordance with company procedures and guidelines.
Provide leadership to the team and set a culture of engaging and respecting employees.
Act as point contact person for all accounting escalation issues and resolve them in a timely manner.
Must be courteous, helpful, and professional to all existing and potential customers, by interacting with customers in person and via telephone, fax, and email to ensure complete customer satisfaction in all matters related to the operation.
Maintain excellent customer service with the customers, vendors, sales, transportation, and operation teams to establish solid relationships.
Participate and lead Six Sigma projects, as required to improve processes and efficiencies.
Determine the training needs of team and may provide training.
Accountable for the management and development of the leadership team.
Promote Corovan’s Mission and Vision Statements.
Continuously promotes compliance with company policies and procedures.
Ensure interactions with staff and customers are professional at all times to promote company’s values and expectations.
Proactively engage team to promote a positive work environment, by developing and implementing engagement plans to retain high-performing employees.
Aligning the culture of the department with the overall company strategy and structure.
Ensure the highest standards of safety, productivity and customer service are exceedingly daily.
Other duties to meet business needs and requirements as assigned.
Works with confidential data, which, if disclosed, might have significant internal or external effect.
Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.