
Assistant Area Branch Manager
- Brentwood, Essex London
- Permanent
- Full-time
- 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) + Birthday Day off after 1 years' service
- Extensive Learning and Development opportunities from day one
- Your Wellbeing: Enhanced family leave benefits, Buy and Sell annual leave, 24/7 Free virtual GP service and Mental Health First Aiders available to support you
- Staff discount on our webshop
- Supporting the Area Branch Manager in leading and motivating the team to meet targets and improve performance
- Overseeing daily branch operations, ensuring efficiency, compliance, and high service quality
- Monitoring and analysing performance metrics to provide actionable insights
- Building strong customer relationships and manage pricing, terms, and accounts to maintain profitability
- Managing inventory to balance product availability and stock levels
- Identifying and addressing training needs to develop team skills
- Ensuring health and safety compliance and promote a positive work environment
- Collaborating with other departments to drive branch growth and seamless operations
- Participating in performance reviews and prepare reports to support strategic decision-making
Holding Accountability: Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments
Drive Engagement: Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organisation meets its objectives
Develops Others: Developing people to meet both their career goals and organisations goals
Courage & Risk Taking: stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said
Financial Acumen: Interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions
Curious: Seeking new ways to grow and be challenged using formal & informal learning channelsSkills set for success:
- To succeed in this role, you must have strong negotiation and communication skills to effectively engage with customers and stakeholders.
- You should be proficient in team development and training facilitation to enhance team capabilities.
- An excellent customer service orientation with a focus on building long-term relationships is essential, along with a solid understanding of inventory management practices and stock control.
- Strong organisational skills are necessary to manage daily operations and prioritise tasks effectively.
- Additionally, you should be able to collaborate cross-functionally with various departments to achieve branch objectives and possess analytical skills to interpret performance data and drive informed decision-making.
Our goal is to create a workplace where everyone feels respected and empowered to succeed as we understand that our success and innovation is enhanced by an inclusive and diverse workforce