Scheduling Manager

Construction Resources•Norcross, GA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Scheduling Manager – Garage Doors is responsible for overseeing the scheduling and coordination of garage door installations, service calls, deliveries, and related field activities. This role serves as a critical link between customers, sales, installers, service technicians, and internal operations to ensure projects are scheduled efficiently, communicated clearly, and completed on time. The Scheduling Manager will lead day-to-day scheduling operations, optimize field capacity, proactively resolve scheduling challenges, and ensure customers receive a seamless experience from order confirmation through installation and service completion.

Requirements

3+ years of experience in scheduling, dispatching, operations coordination, or a related field.
Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
Excellent communication and customer service skills.
Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
Proficiency with scheduling, CRM, ERP, or other business management systems.
Ability to effectively communicate with field teams, customers, sales personnel, and leadership.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience leading or managing a team preferred.
Experience in construction, home improvement, garage doors, installation services, or a related industry strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage daily and weekly scheduling of garage door installations, service calls, deliveries, and other field activities.
Coordinate schedules based on installer and technician availability, geographic territories, project requirements, and customer expectations.
Maximize field team productivity and minimize scheduling gaps, unnecessary travel, and downtime.
Monitor upcoming projects and proactively identify potential scheduling conflicts or delays.
Adjust schedules as needed to accommodate changes, cancellations, weather, material availability, or unexpected field issues.
Ensure jobs are scheduled with the appropriate resources, materials, and labor requirements.
Lead and support scheduling personnel and serve as the primary point of escalation for scheduling-related issues.
Establish clear scheduling processes, expectations, and accountability across the team.
Monitor workload and performance to ensure scheduling activities are completed accurately and efficiently.
Partner with field leadership to understand installer and technician capacity and performance.
Foster strong communication and collaboration between scheduling, sales, operations, and field teams.
Serve as an escalation point for customers regarding installation and service scheduling.
Ensure customers receive timely and accurate communication regarding appointment dates, arrival windows, delays, and changes.
Partner closely with Sales and Project teams to ensure commitments made to customers are reflected in the schedule.
Communicate schedule changes and job requirements clearly to installers, technicians, sales representatives, and management.
Help resolve customer concerns related to missed appointments, delays, reschedules, or other scheduling challenges.
Review upcoming orders to confirm jobs are ready to be scheduled and that required materials, measurements, approvals, and documentation are complete.
Coordinate with warehouse, purchasing, sales, and operations teams to ensure materials are available before scheduling installation.
Identify incomplete or problematic orders and work with the appropriate teams to resolve issues before they impact the customer.
Maintain accurate scheduling information and ensure job statuses are updated consistently.
Track scheduling performance, including installation timelines, schedule adherence, cancellations, reschedules, and field utilization.
Identify trends and opportunities to improve scheduling efficiency and customer experience.
Develop and maintain standardized scheduling procedures and best practices.
Use data and reporting to improve capacity planning and operational performance.
Continuously evaluate scheduling processes to support growth and scalability within the Garage Door division.