Directrice/Directeur – Service à la clientèle

Wesco • Sept-Îles, QC

10d • Onsite

About The Position

As the Branch Manager, you will be responsible for the overall management of the daily operations of a B2B small-scale retail location. Your responsibilities will include staff management, financial management, merchandising, driving sales and customer service, ensuring best practices and meeting quality standards to achieve key results and support company strategies. This role requires a very integrated leadership approach due to the size of the branch, including but not limited to warehouse and customer service duties from time to time.

Requirements

• High School Degree or Equivalent required.
• Prior professional sales experience in related industry/3+ years
• Prior experience with managing a team 1-3 years
• Working knowledge of business and management principles in strategic planning, resource allocation and coordination of people and resources.
• Demonstrated verbal, written, analytical, persuasion and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services, including customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Ability to exercise teamwork, leadership, and flexibility.
• Excellent time management and computer skills.
• Ability to travel up to 25%

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree - Sales, Business Administration, Engineering, or relevant field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drive customer service excellence to every aspect of the branch, including showroom appearance, display of merchandise, product placement and store layout.
• Ensure strategic goals and sales targets are met by maximizing sales and gross profit, reviewing sales performance, controlling expenses, and managing inventory investment.
• Hire, train, develop, and supervise a small team of non-management employees.
• Provide staff with feedback, coaching, and performance evaluations. Assess needs and build career paths.
• Coordinate staffing schedules and conduct weekly staff meetings.
• Ensure the branch complies with outlined safety policies and procedures, as well as local health regulations.
• Network to improve the presence and reputation of the branch and the company.
• Stay abreast of the competition and emerging technologies.
• Identify current and future customer requirements by establishing rapport with existing and potential customers. Develop and maintains relationships with top accounts.
• Ensure customer (in person) visits are scheduled regularly with the designated OSR.
• Address customer concerns and ensure best possible outcome.
• Develop strategies to expand walk in traffic and optimize profitability.
• Analyze/monitor inventory/ stock movement.
• Plan & organize customer events, local tradeshow needs, seminars and supplier counter days.
• Create protocols to protect the store including theft management.

Benefits

• Wesco offers a variety of benefits to its employees. Further information on benefits is available here [https://www.wesco.com/us/en/our-company/careers/work-at-wesco.html]. For eligible positions, compensation may also include participation in an incentive program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED