Collision Market Manager

Gerber Collision & Glass is a leading provider in collision repair services, seeking a Collision Market Manager to oversee multiple locations. The role involves managing operations, ensuring customer satisfaction, and leading staff to achieve performance goals.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure consistent execution of WOW (Wow Operating Way) plan for all locations
• Manage the activities of all locations within the designated market through active coordination with the individual locations’ General Managers. Monitor capture rates to insure stores are taking full advantage of opportunities
• Manage and hold all staff accountable for shop performance by ensuring all reporting employees understand the company mission to WOW every customer and be the best, ensuring staff is following standard operating procedures (SOP), recognizing and documenting exceptional and substandard performance
• Be the conduit for load leveling for the market by holding daily calls
• Recruit, interview, train new hires. Ensure customer satisfaction by coaching staff and resolving customer concerns as required. Seek out opportunities for continuous education and development for all employees. Participate in external marketing and team building activities as requested
• Promote safe, clean working conditions; review audits and safety records of their locations. Ensure all personal protective equipment is being used properly and document managers that do not enforce safety policies
• Work with corporate staff to achieve the external growth of the assigned market internal reporting and communications to meet or exceed the objectives of the area business plan
• Review location performance against goals with location managers, and provide coaching to ensure all locations are performing to potential. Contact all claims managers and dealer accounts on a monthly basis (minimum)
• Conduct operations reviews with location managers and audits (in-person) on a monthly basis, and meet as requested
• Promote, develop and act as a liaison with area insurance contacts and other referral points. Ensure that stores are responsive to clients in a timely manner

Requirements:

• Minimum of five years collision repair industry
• Minimum of three years of management
• Ability to read and understand financial statements
• Extensive estimating experience
• ICAR Platinum certification preferred