Field Manager, Field Services

Job Description

Field Manager, Field Services
POSITION PROFILE
Leads, manages, and supports a team of service technicians. Responsible for the timely, cost-effective, and quality delivery of product service to Ricoh product end users. Ensures a high level of external customer satisfaction and achievement of service goals and objectives.
Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides daily direction and support to team of technicians to ensure delivery of timely, cost-effective, and quality product service to end user customers.
• Ensures a high level of external customer satisfaction.
• Enables and maintains a positive and productive work environment.
• Spends minimum of 75% of time in Field reviewing technician's work habits/customer interactions.
• Provides leadership and guidance to improve technician's territory management skills, overall technical skills, and customer relations' skills through scheduling of appropriate training.
• Organizes resources (headcount) and work assignments to gain maximum efficiency and job enrichment i.e., work teams, territories, special assignments.
• Provides timely response to customer inquiries and complaints and ensures compliance with agreed upon customer requirements.
• Works with assigned accounts reporting overall performance, promoting Ricoh solutions and can clearly articulate the Ricoh Value proposition.
• Inspires and motivates team members to deliver excellent customer service through the ON-Track performance management program.
• Prepares and delivers timely and accurate performance appraisals for all direct reports.
• Maintains positive and productive relationships with other functional groups.
• Provides counsel, direction, and opportunities to employees to assist in improving their performance on current job and preparation for future responsibilities.
• Ensures maximum service profitability through monitoring and management of parts consumption and departmental expense.
• Provides proper direction to support team/District achievement of service goals and objectives including all productivity KPI's.
• With approval, recruits, interviews, and hires new Technology Service Technicians.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications (Education, Experience and Certifications)
Typically:

• Requires associate degree or college level courses in business management; 4-year college degree is desirable.
• Requires a minimum of 6 years of related experience.
• Position requires current valid Driver's Licence
• Must meet the Company's driving certification standards at all times (with respect to their driving record)

KNOWLEDGE, Skills And Abilities

• Requires computer literacy with sound application knowledge and skill.
• Possesses leadership ability and fundamental supervisory skills.
• Possesses excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
• Possesses excellent customer service skills including ability to follow-up to ensure closure of issues.
• Possesses strong organizational skills and analytical ability.
• Possesses a well-developed sense of tact and verbal proficiency.
• Possesses excellent written communication skills.

Working Conditions, MENTAL aND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Typically works in an office environment with adequate lighting and ventilation, and normal range of temperature and noise.
• Depending on assignment, some overnight travel may be necessary.
• Visits customers in a variety of locations (i.e. office, construction site, manufacturer, the customer's home, etc.) and regularly requires exposure to various weather conditions.
• Requires frequent contact with both internal and external customers.
• Work assignments are diversified with examples of past precedent generally being used to resolve problems. New alternatives may be developed as necessary.
• Work has stress due to direct relation between service delivery and customer satisfaction.
• Some physical effort is required; lifting and carrying items weighing up to 50 lbs. and up to 400 lbs to move objects on wheels.
• Requires regular use of a computer and calculator to access customer base information and analyze statistical data.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with a job.

About Us

Come Create at Ricoh:

If you are seeking a team driven by passion and purpose, come create with us at Ricoh. We are a team of information seekers and customer-obsessed collaborators who aspire to deliver the services, solutions, and technologies that empower business success. We are looking for talented, inspired individuals to join us to help drive high-performance team and our commitment to excellence.

Ricoh is an integrated solutions provider and partner that connects people and technology, creates outstanding customer experiences, and delivers innovation for businesses worldwide. We empower digital workplaces by enabling individuals to work smarter from any location and harness the power of information-how it is collected, stored, managed, and shared-to unlock the potential in every organization. We deliver services and technologies that inspire our customers' success and guide them toward a better and more sustainable future. If you are seeking a purpose-driven and passionate team, come create with us, and help drive our high-performance culture of excellence into tomorrow.

Invest in Yourself:

At Ricoh, you can:

• Choose from a broad selection of medical, dental, life, and disability insurance options.
• Contribute to your financial security with Retirement Savings Plan (401K), Health Savings Account (HSA), and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) investments.
• Augment your education with team member tuition assistance programs.
• Enjoy paid vacation time and paid holidays annually
• Tap into many other benefits to enhance your health, wellness, and ongoing personal and professional development.