Funeral Director Resume

JOHN M. SAMPLE
PO Box 1245 • Jacksonville, FL 32258
Home: 904-385-4238 • Cell: 1-800-991-5187 • [email protected]

SUPPORTIVE, CLIENT FOCUSED FUNERAL DIRECTOR
License #F123456

Dedicated and compassionate professional with comprehensive and expansive expertise directing all aspects of funeral services. Exceptional ability to cultivate a comfortable environment for families by providing information, resources and consistently superior care with a personal touch. Effectively identifies and responds to client needs through exemplary communication. Displays diligence in all endeavors with attention to detail for optimal end results.

Core Strengths & Skills:

PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE

• Conducted all daily funeral home operations including recruiting and training of staff, merchandise purchasing and pricing, inventory management and finances.
• Acquired pre-need clients through seminars, direct marketing and referrals. Provided pre-need consultations to educate clients on available resources and determined future needs.
• Met with families of deceased to discuss funeral service requests, disposition of remains and cost, coordination with clergy, and provided availability to families as a resource for questions and support.
• Arranged for transfer of remains from place of death to funeral home.
• Oversaw the preparation of remains, coordinated burials and cremations and completed legal documentation.
• Contacted newspapers, fraternal, and veteran organizations.
• Established relationships with vendors to provide additional services to meet client needs, including flowers, catering and cemeteries.
• Secured wholesale account with funeral homes to provide markers and monuments, generated 200% account increase.

SELECTION OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Funeral Director
Vasu, Rodgers & Connell Funeral Home, Royal Oak, MI

Funeral Director
Schrader Funeral Home, Plymouth, MI

Funeral Director
Kinsey-Garrett Funeral Home, Royal Oak, MI

Pre-Need Sales Counselor
Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home, Jacksonville, FL

Pre-Need Sales Counselor
Muehlig Funeral Chapel, Ann Arbor, MI

Wholesale Accounts Manager
Raubar Granite Company, Detroit, MI

EDUCATION

Mortuary Science Degree
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI