General Manager

General Manager

Permanent

£60,000 to £70,000 plus excellent benefits

Are you a motivated, engaging leader who is passionate about supporting and developing colleagues?

My client has been operating for over 35 years and is a family owned local company that prides themselves on excellent customer service and product knowledge.

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join the business as part of the management team and share in their exciting and ambitious plans for the future.

Managing a number of successful branches you will be responsible for the day to day running of the Company, driving sales and maximising profitability.

You should be someone that shares my clients' passion to constantly improve their customer experience, ensuring they put health and safety at the forefront of everything they do. You will also need to be adaptable and resilient, responding to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

You will need to demonstrate previous experience working at management level, within a builders merchants or similar environment.

Main Responsibilities:

* Implement & monitor all necessary policies and procedures to ensure a safe and healthy working environment across the site

* Evaluate overall company and branch performance by gathering, analysing and interpreting data and metrics (and then) building & execution of plans for improvement

* Develop and control the business and each branches operational budget to promote profitability and ensure the Company and each branch has all the resources required to meet its objectives within agreed financial parameters

* Ensure that all Company Staff members are motivated, supported and suitably trained to carry out their responsibilities to the required standard

* To purchase goods, materials components, and services.

* Liaise with other branches and communicate any supply problems, which may impact on business operations.

* Monitor and advise on any issue which presents risk or opportunity to the business.

* Monitor market trends, competitor strategies and market suppliers.

* Monitor stock levels.

* Provide analysis on cost, new and existing products, and review cost reduction activities.

* Work closely with the staff and other branches and review opportunities for continuous improvement and growth.

* Negotiate improved process and terms of business with suppliers, and review opportunities to make business savings, using negotiating skills and experience.

* Attend fairs, events, meetings, and exhibitions, and remain up to date with new and existing products and seasonal market trends.

* Ensure compliance with company guidelines and purchasing policies and procedures.

* Conduct research for new products and suppliers

You will need:

* Knowledge and experience of the builders merchant sector along with core products and services

* Significant operational management experience

* Excellent inter-personal and communication skills

* Excellent organisational and leadership abilities

* Excellent decision making skills

* Full UK driving licence

Benefits include:

* Highly competitive bonus reward scheme

* Profit sharing

* Company Car

* Company pension scheme with a generous employer contribution

* Employee Discount

* The opportunity to learn new skills and develop your career

* Annual leave 37 days which increases with length of service

* Buy back leave scheme and additional leave (including Bereavement leave)

* Life assurance * Long service awards

* Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

* Health & wellbeing programme

Vibe Recruit is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.