Regional Area Manager at Packard Culligan Water

Overview

Packard Culligan is actively seeking a dedicated and experienced Regional Area Manager to join our team! If you're a seasoned leader looking for a career-defining opportunity, we invite you to consider this pivotal role in our Missouri and Illinois markets.

This position operates as a leader in the Packard Culligan franchise group, a family-owned and operated enterprise with nearly 80 years of industry expertise. You will join a team dedicated to expanding our customer base and driving business growth.

You will have responsibility to manage dealership activities and results at our Belleville IL, Perryville MO, Leadington MO, Cape Girardeau MO, and St. Louis MO Dealerships.

Why should you consider Culligan? Our water is amazing! Our benefits are awesome!

Benefits include:

• The Culligan Brand…work with the industry leader
• Extraordinary sales and product training
• Sales incentives
• Full service and support team
• A Comprehensive Training Program
• Company cell phone and tablet
• Great employee benefits package Culligan offers a very lucrative benefits package including: Health, Dental, Vision, 401K and more- including a discounted product purchase plan for associates
  
  

Key Responsibilities:

Overall strategic direction and support to GMs and Dealerships

• Create and implement new strategies and policies to improve management performance; create and meet personal and company goals
• Coach GMs to identify performance deficiencies within dealership, departments and/or employees
• Coach GMs to develop and implement successful, creative strategies to improve sales growth, operational efficiencies, and employee engagement
• Ensure a culture of performance and achievement being implemented in assigned dealerships
• Promote and ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and laws governing business operations
• Lead special projects (e.g., acquisitions, real estate prospecting, large capital expense planning, or company initiative driven assignment)
• Recommend and approve fixed asset improvements (e.g. paint, building, fleet) to ensure proper appearance and maintenance to company standard
• Participate in significant sales opportunities and/or customer issues, when necessary
• Evaluate customer satisfaction survey results, analyze information to identify training and coaching needs; provide relevant training to ensure employees have necessary knowledge and skills to meet customer expectations
  
  

Development, retention and engagement of current and future employees

• Empower individuals to positively impact the business through independent decision making, creative solutions and communication
• Develop GMs to become future leaders within the company; seeking opportunities to assign increasing responsibilities within the organization for direct reports
• Organize and execute regional training and educational opportunities for managers and employees
• Deploy professional onboarding and training of new management hires within assigned region
• Promote and create succession planning for all management roles; develop recruitment and/or development plan for all succession gaps
• Approach courageous conversations, conflicts and personnel issues with professional alacrity and decisiveness
• Generate engagement and results via recognition, innovative contests and regionally based events
  
  

Company-wide leadership

• Demonstrate and uphold company values
• Create excitement and engagement within role to influence direct reporting line and below
• Participate as an active leader during company meetings, events and educational offerings including designated roles and responsibilities
• Maintain the physical presence necessary to integrate dealership culture, uphold manager accountability and ensure dealership performance
• Current and knowledgeable of industry and business trends; participate in at least one business improvement association or education opportunity annually
  
  

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
• At least 10 years-experience as a multi-location manager, Strong organization and planning skills, presentation skills, financial acumen, problem-solving abilities, analytical and technical skills, ability to balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines, interpersonal skills with ability to influence others, Must be able to collaborate effectively cross functionally, Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Valid Driver's License with proven safe driving history. CWS-V Preferred
• Sufficient skill with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and a personal laptop computer.
• Required to travel on a regular basis – up to 50% of the time.
• Must successfully pass background check, drug test, and Motor Vehicle Check.
  
  

If you're a seasoned leader looking for a career-defining opportunity, we invite you to consider this pivotal role in our Missouri and Illinois markets!

Pay Range

$106,000—$132,000 USD

Check out all of our awesome career opportunities at Culliganwater.com/careers

The Packard Culligan group of dealerships is a family-owned company with values based on accountability, caring about relationships and open-mindedness to exceeding customer and employee expectations. Our dealerships are locally run by employees who are a part of the communities that they serve. We offer the best drinking water and the largest variety of water treatment products and services available for your home or business. Culligan products are built to last and are backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee as well as the best trained and experienced service technicians in the industry.

Packard Culligan Offers full-time employees Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, 401k, as well as other employee benefits.

Packard Culligan and all of its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and do not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability or handicap, genetic, military status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law.