Assistant Branch Manager

STARK Building Materials UK • Egremont, MA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Are you based in the Egremont area? Do you have a passion for working with people? Do you have leadership or sales experience gained in a Builder's Merchant? Jewson is a leading building materials distributor in Northern Europe, is on the hunt for an Assistant Branch Manager who's as passionate about great service as we are. We provide a fulfilling and enjoyable work environment with ample opportunities for career growth, along with a competitive salary, staff discount, life assurance, and 34 days of holiday (inclusive of bank holidays). Hours: 7:30am - 17:00pm Monday to Friday and every other Saturday morning 8am-12pm Location: Jewson Egremont, Bridgend Industrial Estate, Egremont, CA22 2RQ. Key Responsibilities Act as first line support to the Branch Manager to lead and support the team to deliver success. Get to know our product lines and services in order to make the most of all customer interactions. Develop great relationships with new and existing Customers (both face to face and over the phone), understanding their needs and providing proactive advice and solutions so that you can deliver the best experience possible. Get to know the local market to support plans for sales growth. Use our in-house systems to process customer orders, organise delivery times, and keep customers updated throughout their journey. Maintain stock levels, carrying out regular stock counts. Lead your team to make Health & Safety a priority and demonstrate how you can keep yourself and others safe at work.

Requirements

• Proven background in Sales with a strong track record of exceeding sales targets.
• Strong communication to be able to provide great customer service.
• A passion for customer service.
• An ability to build, develop and maintain relationships.

Nice To Haves

• Industry experience / knowledge of building materials would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Act as first line support to the Branch Manager to lead and support the team to deliver success.
• Get to know our product lines and services in order to make the most of all customer interactions.
• Develop great relationships with new and existing Customers (both face to face and over the phone), understanding their needs and providing proactive advice and solutions so that you can deliver the best experience possible.
• Get to know the local market to support plans for sales growth.
• Use our in-house systems to process customer orders, organise delivery times, and keep customers updated throughout their journey.
• Maintain stock levels, carrying out regular stock counts.
• Lead your team to make Health & Safety a priority and demonstrate how you can keep yourself and others safe at work.

Benefits

• Discretionary bonus.
• A wide range of voluntary benefits including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, car salary sacrifice scheme, Cycle2Work, Benenden Healthcare and more.
• Access to a wealth of health and wellbeing services including access to online GP appointments and mental health support.
• Generous employee discounts.
• Access to discounts with hundreds of your favourite high street and online retailers.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Life assurance.
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave for anyone expecting or adopting a child.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees