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Compensation Details:

$130,000 + Bonus

Job Description:

Who we are

At Ace Hardware Home Services, we are backed by a brand that customers have trusted for over 100 years. You can trust that you can build a career you will be proud of. A career with excellent income, a consistent work schedule and opportunities for advancements. Your essential contributions will be appreciated, respected, and rewarded. Here you won’t just “have a job,” you will be helping us to reshape the future of home services by providing reliable, best-in-class service to your neighbors in your community.

What You’ll Do :

Interpersonal Responsibilities

+ Consults with General Manager and management team to discuss issues, coordinate activities, and resolve problems.

+ Establishes clear expectations for performance outcomes and key performance indicators and behaviors for office and field staff. Provides feedback on results and oversees the performance management process for the organization.

+ Improves the organization’s effectiveness through coaching, training and problem solving as well as fostering a result driven, solutions-oriented environment that is highly collaborative and challenges team members to reach their full potential and achieve long-term success.

+ Encourages and seeks opportunities for collaborative efforts across the organization, seeks understanding of issues, anticipates and troubleshoots problems, and resolves escalated matters involving staff or customers.

Operational Responsibilities

+ In collaboration with the General Manager, continually assesses and verifies the organizational capabilities and capacity, advocating for change as appropriate, and eliminating practices that could reinforce silos within the organization or adversely affect providing customers a seamless experience from initial call to post job feedback.

+ Monitors initiatives by department supervisors to achieve budgeted results and other financial and non-financial goals. Ensures allocation of resources align with the needs of the operations has the proper infrastructure, systems, reporting policies and procedures to effectively scale and meet productivity and efficiency standards.

+ Provides the General Manager with regular status updates on the organization’s performance and analysis of the critical success factors that effect daily and long-term operation of the organization.

+ Receives and resolves elevated issues, questions, and complaints regarding operational matters.

+ Maintains safety standards, creates, and updates safety procedures. Communicates safety program and standards throughout the organization. Ensures compliance and serves as resource regarding safety matters.

Organizational Responsibilities

+ Monitors key performance indicators and meets with department managers regularly to understand departmental trends and what’s influencing performance outcomes.

+ Participates and provides input on the strategic planning process.

+ Ensures the establishment and maintenance of cross-functional communications, and the prioritization of activities is appropriately addressed through open communication, positivity, and productive working relationships.

What you need to succeed:

+ **Experience:** Our ideal candidate has 7+ years managing and leading a multi trade operation driven by KPIs and a balance of financial and cultural drivers. This position is not ideal for candidates without team management experience.

+ **Leadership:** Inspires others with a compelling vision; takes risks for the sake of principles, values or missions; builds trust and demonstrates integrity with noticeable congruence between words and actions (walks their talk); demonstrates optimism and positive expectations of others; delegates appropriate responsibilities and authority; involves people in decisions that affect them; addresses performance issues promptly, fairly and consistently; adapts methods and approaches to the needs and motivations of others.

+ **Goal Achievement:** Establishes goals that are relevant, realistic, and attainable; identifies and implements required plans and milestones to achieve specific business goals; initiates activity toward goals without necessary delay; stays on target to complete goals regardless of obstacles or adverse circumstances.

+ **Personal Accountability:** Accepts personal responsibility for the consequences of personal actions; avoids placing unnecessary blame on others; maintains personal commitment to objectives regardless of the success or failure of personal decisions; applies personal lessons learned from past failures to moving forward in achieving future successes.

+ **Persuasion:** Utilizes the knowledge of other’s needs, wants, beliefs, attitudes, and behavior to promote a concept, product, or service; uses logic and reason to develop rational arguments that challenge current assumptions, attitudes, beliefs, and behavior; adapts techniques and approaches to the needs and wants of those being influenced.

+ **Decision Making:** Demonstrates an ability to make difficult decisions in a timely manner; gathers relevant input and develops a rationale for making decisions; evaluates the impact or consequences of decisions before making them; acts decisively despite obstacles, resistance, or opposition; accepts consequences of decisions; willing to correct erroneous decisions when necessary; defends rationale for decisions when necessary.

+ **Planning And Organizing:** Works effectively within established time frames and priorities; utilizes logical, practical and efficient approaches; prioritizes tasks for optimum productivity; develops procedures, processes and systems for order, accuracy, efficiency and productivity; anticipates probable effects, outcomes and risks; develops contingency plans to minimize waste, error and risk; allocates, adjusts and manages resources according to priorities; monitors implementation of plans and makes adjustments as needed.

+ **Employee Development/Coaching:** Expresses confidence in others’ ability to perform; identifies developmental needs; encourages initiative and improvement; provides opportunities for training; gives new, difficult and/or challenging work assignments; acknowledges and praises improvements; trains, coaches and mentor’s others to develop; views mistakes as opportunities for learning; promotes learning and growth.

Why should you join our team?

We live our values - W.E.L.I.G.H.T (Winning, Excellence, Love, Integrity, Gratitude, Humility, and Teamwork). Gratitude. Humility. Love. You don’t often see values like these in most corporate statements, but Ace is different. These things are important to us. They represent our commitment to the company, our employees, and to the Ace brand.

In addition to providing our employees a great culture, we offer competitive benefits* that address life’s necessities and perks, many of which expand and improve year after year, including:

+ **Inventive/Commission/Bonus opportunities (Based on role / grade level)**

+ **401(k) retirement savings plan with matching contributions (once eligibility requirements have been met)**

+ **Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision, company paid short-term disability, and long-term disability) and life insurance benefits for you and your dependents.**

+ **Paid time off & paid holidays (depending on role and month of hire)**

+ **Your career at Ace is more than just a job. It’s a chance to be part of something meaningful. We help locally-owned businesses thrive and make an impact in their communities – and we support our employees in doing the same by offering an annual Ace Cares Week, time off work to volunteer at an organization of your choice, opportunities to help Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and the Ace Helpful Fund through the Ace Foundation**

+ **Ace invests in every employee we hire, with a key focus on development and coaching. We offer classes, facilitator-led courses, and a generous tuition assistance program, plus a performance management approach that goes beyond the typical annual review.**

About Ace Hardware Home Services

Ace Hardware Home Services is the most trusted provider of home preservation services backed by Ace Hardware and offering a wide range of residential maintenance and home repair services including plumbing, heating, cooling, and electrical.

Ace Hardware has been serving neighbors throughout America for nearly 100 years. Ace recognized the need for a trusted service provider for home repairs and launched Ace Hardware Home Services (AHHS). AHHS is now Bringing Helpful to Your Home℠ and it is our mission to deliver the same level of Helpful service, convenience & quality that you have come to expect from Ace Hardware.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Ace Hardware Corporation and its subsidiaries are committed to a policy of promoting equal employment opportunities. The company recognizes the importance of diversity and leveraging the skills and talents of all people to the mutual advantage of each individual and the organization. The company is committed to the prevention of employment discrimination related to race, religion, color, sex (including sexual harassment), gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability and military or veteran status, sexual orientation or any other action covered by federal or applicable state/local laws.

Disclaimer

_The pay range for this position starts as listed in the job posting but could be higher based on education and experience. Please note, compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each opening. We take into consideration the minimum requirements outlined in the job description, such as an individual’s education, training and experience, the position’s work location, required travel (if any), and external market conditions when determining the final salary for potential new hires._

_Be aware that salary estimates published via alternate online job boards may not be a true representation of the actual pay range offered for this position. Please refer to the position description for the accurate starting pay range information and feel free to discuss this with a Talent Acquisition professional if you are chosen to move forward with an interview._

_This written “Position Description” is not intended to cover all aspects of the position listed. It is meant to cover the basic/general essential job functions of a particular position. Ace Hardware Corporation reserves the right to change job duties, including essential job functions, according to business necessity._

Why should you join our team?

We live our values - W.E.L.I.G.H.T (Winning, Excellence, Love, Integrity, Gratitude, Humility, and Teamwork). Gratitude. Humility. Love. You don’t often see values like these in most corporate statements, but Ace is different. These things are important to us. They represent our commitment to the company, our employees, and to the Ace brand.

In addition to providing our employees a great culture, we offer competitive benefits* that address life’s necessities and perks, many of which expand and improve year after year, including:

+ Incentive/Commission/Bonus opportunities (Based on role / grade level)

+ 401(k) retirement savings plan with matching company contributions, eligible on your first day!

+ Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision, company paid short-term disability, and long-term disability) and life insurance benefits for you and your dependents.

+ Warehouse Merchandise Discount!

+ Paid time off & paid holidays (depending on role and month of hire)

+ Career Growth & opportunities within several channels (Plumbing, Heating, Cooling, Electrical, Customer Service and others). Your career at Ace is more than just a job. It’s a chance to be part of something meaningful. We help locally-owned businesses thrive and make an impact in their communities.

+ Ace invests in every employee we hire, with a key focus on development and coaching. We offer classes, facilitator-led courses, plus a performance management approach that goes beyond the typical annual review.

+ Robust Employee Assistance Program, which will provide professional assistance for personal, legal, financial, work, childcare and elder care support.

_* Benefits are provided in compliance with applicable plans and policies._

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About Ace Hardware Home Services

Ace Hardware Home Services is the most trusted provider of home preservation services backed by Ace Hardware and offering a wide range of residential maintenance and home repair services including plumbing, heating, cooling, electrical, handyman and painting.

Ace Hardware has been serving neighbors throughout America for nearly 100 years. Ace recognized the need for a trusted service provider for home repairs and launched Ace Hardware Home Services (AHHS). AHHS is now Bringing Helpful to Your Home℠ and it is our mission to deliver the same level of Helpful service, convenience & quality that you have come to expect from Ace Hardware.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Ace Hardware Home Services is committed to a policy of promoting equal employment opportunities. The company recognizes the importance of diversity and leveraging the skills and talents of all people to the mutual advantage of each individual and the organization. The company is committed to the prevention of employment discrimination related to race, religion, color, sex (including sexual harassment), gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability and military or veteran status, sexual orientation or any other action covered by federal or applicable state/local laws.

Disclaimer

_The pay range for this position starts as listed in the job posting, but could be higher based on education and experience. Please note, compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each opening. We take into consideration the minimum requirements outlined in the job description, such as an individual’s education, training and experience, the position’s work location, required travel (if any), and external market conditions when determining the final salary for potential new hires._

_Be aware that salary estimates published via alternate online job boards may not be a true representation of the actual pay range offered for this position. Please refer to the Ace Hardware Home Services position description for the accurate starting pay range information and feel free to discuss this with a Talent Acquisition professional if you are chosen to move forward with an interview._

_This written “Position Description” is not intended to cover all aspects of the position listed. It is meant to cover the basic/general essential job functions of a particular position. Ace Hardware Home Services reserves the right to change job duties, including essential job functions, according to business necessity._

_It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability._

Ace Hardware is the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the world with over 5,800 locally owned and operated hardware stores in approximately 60 countries. Headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., Ace and its subsidiaries operate an expansive network of distribution centers in the U.S. and have distribution capabilities in Ningbo, China; and Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico. Since 1924, Ace has become a part of local communities around the world and known as the place with the helpful hardware folks. For more information, visit acehardware.com or newsroom.acehardware.com.