Location Manager

US LBM • Russellville, AR

23h • Onsite

About The Position

Ridout Lumber and Meek’s combine over 150 years of trusted service and deep local relationships across Arkansas and Missouri to deliver top-tier building materials and customer-first solutions as part of the US LBM family. Build your future with us—where career advancement is supported through leadership development, cross-market opportunities, and a strong culture of growth. A Brief Overview Manage and direct all store operations and personnel including sales, service, purchasing and manufacturing while ensuring maximum productivity and profitability. Typically manages locations with sales up to $15M annually.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 3-5 years of management experience in a related industry required.
• Knowledge of building industry and support operations and/or the distribution industry operations.
• Understanding of logistics management and fleet management systems and practices.
• Must have excellent oral communication skills and positive interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to motivate others and work with minimum supervision.
• Must maintain and enhance positive customer relations.
• Accounting and basic math skills.
• Detailed knowledge of building materials and dimensional lumber products.
• Drives Vision and Purpose – Painting a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action.
• Optimizes Work Processes – Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Strategic Mindset – Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.
• Plans and Aligns – Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
• Business Insight – Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals.
• Collaborates – Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Communicates Effectively – Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

Responsibilities

• Manages and coordinates daily store activities.
• Resolves operating difficulties and implements resolutions.
• Assigns, instructs, trains and provides directions to managers and supervisors in the performance of their jobs.
• Reviews personnel assignments with managers and supervisors.
• Makes assignments according to production/service needs and according to production sales plans.
• Monitors location to ensure that sufficient quantities of material are in current inventory.
• Monitors all sales activities to insure profitability and best sales advantages.
• Serves as safety officer for respective store.
• Audits safeness of work areas and attends monthly store/department safety meetings.
• Establishes operational goals.
• Develops work schedules to meet these goals.
• Ensures on time delivery and/or job completion.
• Reviews sales reports, production reports, department expenses, labor costs, employee attendance reports, and other reports and documents related to store operations.
• Monitors equipment to ensure proper operation.
• Develops and ensures adherence to preventative maintenance schedule.
• Works with customers as necessary to promote sales and help resolve problem.
• Follows up on customer complaints and assures mutually satisfactory outcome.
• Monitors costs and establishes cost controls.
• Performs personnel management duties including training, hiring, terminating, initiating disciplinary actions, completing performance reviews and making wage recommendations.
• Directs supervisors in their personnel management duties.
• Ensures compliance to company policies and procedures.
• Monitors work performance and quality assurance.
• Reviews various reports and discusses successes and areas of improvement with supervisors.
• Coordinates work flow between departments and work areas.
• Works to assure excellent customer relations.
• Prepares budget for the assigned location, monitors the compliance to the budget and reviews variances with department supervisors.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Comply with all policies and standards.
• Adhere to Company’s commitment to workplace safety.
• Participate in and complete assigned trainings.

What This Job Offers

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