Landscaping Zone Manager - Kellermeyer Bergensons Services

Landscaping Zone Manager


Position Summary:


The Landscaping Zone Manager supports the management of all active accounts and vendor partners within an assigned market. They provide leadership and initiative to ensure services are complete and client expectations are met or exceeded. This individual evaluates the performance of service partners and communicates with the client to achieve satisfaction with our work; and fully leverages our relationships to benefit the client and Kellermeyer Bergensons Services.


Job Highlights:


Landscaping experience in the Texas area including understanding regional plants, maintenance service types, keen eye for quality inspections of properties, has enhancement experience.  Travel within the assigned market focusing on landscape and exterior business. Working with vendors and customers and conduct quality inspections, work with account coordinators and supervisors to relay information about customer sites. Be the eyes and ears of KBS exterior within the market.


Essential Duties & Responsibilities:



+ Communicate frequently with customers to ensure high quality and service expectations are met.


+ Proactively present and sell site enhancement ideas to customers.


+ Proactively assist in resolving issues with customer service when needed


+ Conduct monthly Quality Site Assessments (QSAs) of service partners’ work on clients’ sites


+ Measure properties and coordinate with estimators for landscape estimates


+ Identify and communicate business development opportunities to Regional Operations Manager.


+ Communicate weekly schedule to store managers and service partners


+ Conduct pre- and post-season site inspections


+ Coordinate new service partners to service clients in a designated territory


+ Pre-qualify service partners and negotiate contract terms


+ Support compliance team to ensure proper service partner agreements are secured in a timely manner


+ Develop and sustain long-term relationships with service partners to ensure consistency of service to client


+ Provide instruction to service partners regarding client expectations


+ Communicate non-contract client requests and ensure work is scheduled in a timely manner


+ Communicate closely with office team and Regional Zone Managers and provide documentation from site visits (i.e. photos, site visit reports, etc.)


+ Develop standard packet of information for each client to include highlighted scope, site map, snow stockpiling map, call in number and introductory letter, and customer service opportunities


+ Complete daily report on activities (i.e. sites visited, contacts made, issues handled, site inspection forms completed, etc.) and submit to Regional Zone Manager.


+ Communicate billing details to client and answer any questions.


+ Other tasks and duties, as assigned.



Experience & Qualification Requirements:



+ Minimum of 3 years of prior customer service, management and leadership experience within the organization, and the industry and local marketplace.


+ Prior experience working with subcontractors and performing landscaping


+ Ability to communicate from any location and be available to travel to each of their territory’s areas with a high degree of flexibility.


+ Ability to generate customer solutions that are on point, creative, and that stay consistent with the brand image of the company.


+ Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, both internal and external communication.


+ Ability to network with industry and trade contacts within the marketplace.


+ Proficiency in or knowledge of using a variety of computer software applications, to include Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.


+ Proficient at estimating all services provided.


+ Proficient at service pricing.


+ Proficient at billing completed work.



What's In It For You?


As a full-time KBS employee (30+ hours per week) you qualify for benefits including medical, prescription drugs, dental, vision and more!



+ Life Insurance


+ Supplemental Health Insurance (E.G., Accident)


+ 401k plan with a match


+ Pet Insurance 


+ Perkspot Discount Program – discounts on travel, gyms, cell phones, restaurants, auto, apparel & electronics



KBS considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity, and expression, marital or military status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. KBS also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.






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