Center Manager

2 months ago


Nanaimo, Canada Sylvan Learning - Nanaimo Full time

**Center Director**

**Nanaimo, BC**

GENERAL SUMMARY

The Center Manager is responsible for managing the overall customer experience, sales, and local marketing strategies of the center to achieve performance goals and grow the center. The Center Manager is also responsible for managing the day-to-day center operations to ensure a consistent, quality educational experience for Sylvan customers while managing costs. He/she ensures that policies and procedures are executed according to Sylvan standards. He/she manages and coaches center staff and serves as the principle point of contact for the Franchisee.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Must be willing to work in-center
- Ensures timely and high quality personal customer service response to all calls and walk-in inquiries; Ensures calls get answered during business hours
- Manages the day-to-day operation of the center
- Meets sales and expense financial targets
- Monitors and tracks center performance, profit and loss controls, revenues, expenses, and fee collection; Recommends and implements interventions to improve performance
- Selects, develops, motivates, and monitors center staff; conducts regular performance reviews
- Reviews all corporate communication and ensures communications flow to the center’s staff
- Supports Director of Education with ensuring good instructional management
- Confers with customers at each stage of the customer lifecycle; Directs the sales and service process throughout the customer lifecycle to keep customers enrolled
- Manages marketing and sales activities to drive new enrollments
- Establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with teachers, educational specialists and other school administrators and parent/teacher organizations
- Conducts school visits to establish and maintain relationships with school personnel for partnership and marketing purposes
- Ensures the professional appearance of the center according to Sylvan standards
- Ensures adherence to established Sylvan operating standards with particular attention to student safety and well-being

KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED
- Four year degree preferred
- A minimum of three years of customer service experience preferred; Retail sales experience preferred
- Knowledge of general office equipment such as copiers, printers, and office phones
- Experience using social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) preferred
- Familiarity with instructional technology and tablet computers preferred

SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED
- Strong customer service, interpersonal, and communication skills; Outgoing people-oriented approach preferred
- Proven ability to effectively use customer service and consultative sales skills to establish and build relationships
- Proven sales skills with a strong sense of urgency
- Proven ability to supervise, coach, and develop Center staff
- Strong presentation skills for small group opportunities
- Ability to track and interpret business metrics and financial statements
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Strong word processing, data entry, and other administrative skills
- Strong organizational skills; Proven ability to manage multiple tasks and be flexible
- Proven ability to communicate effectively in writing; Ability to proofread and edit copy
- Ability to work collaboratively; Strong team player
- Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends
- Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to ten pounds

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be a complete list of all job responsibilities or skills, knowledge and abilities required.

Pay: $40,000.00-$55,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

- Bonus pay

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Paid time off
- RRSP match

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Nanaimo, BC V9V 1S4: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

**Experience**:

- management: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person


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