Supervisor, Field Service

Location Covering the Southeast region. 50-70% travel. Best locations NC, SC, AL, TN, VA, MD, FL and GA. What’s the role? The Field Service Supervisor (FSS) will supervise Field Service Engineers (FSEs) in work assignments, expense control, customer satisfaction, and company policies and procedures. In addition, the FSS is responsible for the profitability, productivity and efficiency of their territory. The FSS will manage the workload of their team, handle escalations from internal and external customers, and work closely with the Service Coordinators, OS/MS Specialists, Sales Managers, and Distributor Partners within their territory. This position will represent Carl Zeiss Meditec at tradeshows and will work to achieve a high level of customer satisfaction, service profitability, and FSE efficiency. Responsibilities Manage assigned territory as an individual profit center, including responsibility for territories averaging $5M or more in revenue from Warranty Extension Agreements and Billable Income, while managing expenses to maintain profitability. Review the work assignments and productivity levels of the Field Service Engineers in assigned territories to maintain a balanced workload consistent with training and customer requirements. Direct, counsel, and develop Field Service Engineers toward improving their performance of job-related duties. This includes reviewing their productive hours, operating within budgets, managing overtime, customer satisfaction, training, contract sales, revenue generation, and conducting regional territory meetings. Promote regional growth by actively identifying and targeting potential new business. Travel with FSEs to coach, audit, and perform physical trunk inventories. Work with CRM Admin team to ensure employees prepare and submit applicable field service documentation in a complete, accurate, and timely manner. Prepare and conduct employee evaluations or reviews and recommend salary adjustments. Monitor and approve Field Service Engineers' vacation schedules, time and expense reporting. Work with Service Coordinator to schedule relief personnel to cover vacations, absences, and training as needed. In conjunction with HR Staffing, prospect, interview, hire and train new employees when vacancies exist. Provide timely response to all requests from both internal and external customers. Respond to satisfaction surveys, working to resolve customer care issues. Act as a sales department liaison by providing solutions to achieve customer satisfaction and retention. Provide service support at National and Regional Conferences and Conventions. Work with Customer Care management to establish strategy and direction related to customer support policies and procedures. Control and manage daily expenses and solicit and maximize revenue opportunities. Complete and submit a weekly expense report according to Carl Zeiss Meditec policies and procedures. Partner with Sales Representatives in the territory and proactively manage key accounts. Qualifications BS degree (or equivalent experience) preferred. Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in field service of Electronics, Fine Mechanics, Electro‑mechanical, Data Networks, Optics or Medical Field Service required. Supervisory or managerial experience preferred. Individuals should possess strong business acumen, broad technical knowledge of CZMI instrumentation and/or industry expertise and/or unique technical knowledge that may apply to one or more product lines. Benefits Medical Vision Dental 401k Matching Employee Assistance Programs Vacation and sick pay The list goes on! Equal Employment Opportunity The Company provides Equal Employment Opportunity without unlawful regard to an Applicant's race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military or veteran status, citizen status, sexual orientation, pregnancy (includes childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical condition), genetic predisposition, carrier status, gender expression or identity, including transgender identity, or any other class or characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law of the employee (or the people with whom the employee associates, including relatives and friends). #J-18808-Ljbffr ZEISS Meditec Inc.