General Manager : Burial Services – Ref No : Icebo/ GM-B/ 01

Job Brief

Icebolethu is a well-established Organisation, specializing in the burial industry, we require services of an experienced qualified General Manager : Burial Services . The incumbent should possess but no limited to the following expertise:

Minimum Qualifications

Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management or Funeral practice qualification.
Sales and marketing qualification an added advantage
Min 5 years Managerial experience or supervisory role
Experience in the similar environment would be an added advantage.
Computer Literate

Duties

The General Manager Burials’ duties are hinged on the management and oversight of the burial functions of all regions. Performs a wide variety of duties, such as:

Planning and allocating the resources for Burial
Management of staff
Service provider Management
Quality control
Reporting on daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually
Handling Marketing and Public relations
Attending to Complaints

Skills and Capabilities Needed

Leadership skills
Multi-tasking skills
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Conflict resolution skill
Analytical and Forecasting skills
Business report writing skills
Detail oriented and organized
Maturity in dealing with complaints
Empathy
Creative problem- solving skills

Supporting Competencies:

Strategic. Understand, identify, acts on broader opportunities to drive longer-term, value-adding change. Applies judgement effectively. Identifies and acts on market and/or competitor trends/opportunities to set, develop strategic value adding change.
Perspective. Generates creative solutions. Challenges the status quo/ demonstrates ability to relate to challenges from a range of diverse perspectives. Generates new perspectives; willing to take calculated risks when introducing novel ideas.
Relating/Collaborating. Proactively establishes and maintains relationships. Engenders trust, respect and the building of meaningful relationships across a variety of contexts.

Please note:

Ensure you meet the minimum requirements as described above

The closing date is Thursday, 09 September 2021 at 17:00 pm.
CVs must be sent via email to recruitment@icebolethu.co.za
Please include reference number ( Icebo/ GM-B/ 01 ) on subject line
The process of screening is ongoing.