Profit Center Manager

Hajoca Corporation•Ames, IA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Hajoca Corporation is seeking a Profit Center Manager for its McDonald Supply location in Ames, IA. This role is responsible for planning, directing, and leading all business operations at the Profit Center to ensure consistent profitability. The manager will achieve sales, gross profit, market share, and profit sharing goals by recruiting, developing, training, coaching, evaluating, and managing the Profit Center team. Key responsibilities include setting performance expectations, determining customer account potential, analyzing financial reports to implement strategies for increasing sales and margins, improving productivity, and managing expenses and assets. The role also involves ensuring excellent customer service, building community relationships to increase market share and identify new markets, conducting business in accordance with company policy, maintaining a safe working environment, safeguarding company assets, and completing required training.

Requirements

College degree or equivalent industry experience
5+ years of sales and service experience
1+ year of leadership experience
Able to drive for company business.
Be at least 18 years old.
Possess a proper and valid driver’s license.
Have a driving record that meets the criteria for being an Authorized Driver in accordance with Company policy.
Effectively use Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Word, Excel).
Be able to learn and operate the computer related systems used for business operations.
Be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.

Nice To Haves

Product knowledge related to the specific Profit Center market preferred
Possess excellent people skills, sound business judgment, and the capacity for continued growth and contributions to the Company.
Possess a strong work ethic and a high standard of integrity.
Create and nurture a positive team environment, inspiring all employees to do their best work to achieve the highest levels of customer and employee satisfaction.
Be able to build positive, influential relationships with customers and vendors.
Be able to interpret financial report data to determine the success/failure of plans and to take appropriate action to adjust business plans ensuring success.

Responsibilities

Plan, direct, and lead all business operations at the Profit Center.
Achieve sales, gross profit, market share, and profit sharing goals through the recruitment, development, training, coaching, evaluation, and management of the Profit Center team.
Set clear performance expectations and goals for teammates and conduct regular performance evaluations.
Determine targeted customer account potential, establish sales goals for those accounts, and hold salespeople accountable for achieving those goals.
Achieve upper quartile performance in key indicators such as Gross Profit %, Net Salaries Ratio, Occupancy Ratio, Return on Investment, Gross Profit per Employee, and Profit Sharing per Employee.
Analyze financial reports and information, implementing appropriate strategies to increase sales and margins, improve productivity, and manage expenses and assets.
Ensure the Profit Center meets or exceeds customer service expectations.
Build relationships in the community to understand the marketplace, increase market share, and identify new markets.
Conduct all business in accordance with Company policy and procedures.
Maintain and insist upon a safe working environment in accordance with Company policy and procedures.
Safeguard and maintain all Profit Center assets – buildings, fleet, equipment, inventory, and receivables.
Successfully complete required safety and compliance training programs as assigned.
Perform other duties as assigned by management.