Territory Manager
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Metro Indianapolis
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Field Operations
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Position Summary
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The Territory Manager (TM) is responsible to drive business growth, maximize profitability and ensure the quality of member service. |
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Key Responsibilities
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- Business Performance: Take ownership and drive the business of the territory.
- Responsible for growing territory attendance, increasing profit margins and managing capital expenditure (expenses) and budget.
- People Management & Leadership: Actively select, manage, develop and support the Service Providers. Lead the Service Provider recruitment and selection processes. Build and develop a motivated and committed team.
- Ensure that Service Providers deliver superior service resulting in member success and attendance. Manage and develop Leaders. Identify learning needs and skills/knowledge gaps of Leaders. Providing effective and motivational performance feedback.
- Meeting Management and Member Experience: Improve meeting quality and success through continual meeting analysis, staff assessment/development and effective collaboration within field operations. Responsible for member satisfaction, building successful meetings in new markets, local promotions and responding to member feedback.
- Selection of new locations and execution of opening meetings based on company guidelines and criteria. Facilitate resolution of local real estate issues.
- Required to be in the field 70% of the time identifying and executing against business opportunities and working with Service Providers.
- TM job priorities and functions may vary by territory type (i.e. rural, urban, suburban)
- Performance management of all Service Providers with focus on new and business driving staff members
- Annual performance discussion with all business drivers
- Observation, diagnosis, and guidance of all Leaders based on a performance management plan for all staff within the territory. At a minimum, the plan should include the following:
- Identification of business drivers and how/when observation, assessment and feedback will occur
- Schedule for observation, assessment and feedback for new Leaders and a specific training plan for this key group to ensure skill acquisition
- Identify, deploy, monitor and leverage mentors
- At Work (AW) Line of Business
- Use territory team and other contacts to identify sales leads for Corporate Account Managers (CAMs) and assist CAMs in providing excellent service to AW clients to increase renewal rates
- Ensure availability and quality of staff to accommodate AW meeting requests
- Observation, diagnosis and guidance of staff in AW meetings
- Identify areas where skills are deficient and ensure AW leaders are scheduled into training as appropriate (i.e. renewal skills training, merchandising and product sales training, etc.)
- Proactively identify areas of opportunity for growth in territory and work with CAM to establish meetings in those areas
- In-depth understanding of territory real estate market and trends
- Work with District Manager and Corporate Management on annual strategic real estate plan
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Key Skills & Behaviors
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- Strong leadership and training skills with a hands-on approach that empowers staff while providing support for their development needs
- Ability to analyze business and create reports for management
- An eye for talent and skilled at placing the right Service Provider in the right environment
- The ability to champion people by recognizing and celebrating success and motivate staff by giving regular and constructive feedback
- Strategic thinking skills with a strong business and sales acumen and superior analytical and problem solving skills
- The ability to be decisive, results-oriented and solve problems professionally, knowing when to escalate an issue
- Flexibility and availability to work weekends and travel
- Prior management experience (3-5 years)
- Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office)
- College degree preferred
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Additional Qualifications
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Maintenance of weight within two pounds of the Body Mass Index (BMI) healthy
weight goal range
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