SHOP MANAGER APPRENTICESHIP
The path to owning a Stage IV or above shop and the achievement of an
efficient shop depends on having a manager who knows how to manage!
The Shop Manager Apprenticeship is a 12-week program that walks you and your manager through the process of turning over the job of manager.
You Will Learn:
• Establishing the expectation and results of a manager.
• Ensuring the manager understands the owner’s viewpoint of the job.
• Policy checks for the manager against the established areas of the business with the key functions of each area verified.
• Planning-teaching the manager how to hold meetings and write weekly plans based on shop’s numbers.
• Sales-how to keep sales going and what to do when they are low; includes the reports necessary to ensure that the job is getting done.
• Production-the different policies to use and keep production going.
• Quality control-inspection and reports on comebacks.
• Money lines-ensuring that financial reports and purchase orders are being done correctly and verified.
• PR/marketing-standard customer marketing actions are done and advertising reports are complete.
• Organization-ensuring that the facilities and equipment are clean and operational.
• Personnel-keeping attendance records with reports and creating skills list on technical and office personnel.
• Putting everything together with KPIs, key reports and action plans for each area of the shop.
• How to train a manager who does the job just like you would.
• You will have confidence that your shop is being well taken care of while you are gone for the day or on vacation.
• This is the last step in fully achieving your freedom from having to be in the shop every day!
LENGTH OF PROGRAM: 12 WEEKS
Prerequisite:
Owner:
• Shop must be a Stage III or above.
• Shop must have a Manager.
Manager:
• Essentials of Shop Management Workshop
• How to Increase Your Profits Workshop
• Professional Service Advisor Sales Workshop
• Controlling the Front Workshop
You don’t know what you don’t know. And now I know what I need to do as the owner of my shop. Thanks DRIVE! – R.W.
Thank you so much DRIVE. This was so helpful and put me on the right path for more success! – D.A.
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