Our Client is one of the UK's leading Independent Distributors of Construction Materials led by a dynamic Senior Management Team and is undertaking a period of expansion due to success.
Our Client is seeking to recruit Assistant Branch Manager who are experienced in the Construction Material Distribution Sector and are driven by success.
Our Client is willing to offer an attractive salary to the right candidate.
The Candidate:
- Strong Organizational Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Excellent Problem-Solving Skills and Attention to Details
- Experience working with multiple departments and a fast-paced environment
- Be Customer Service focused and have a proven track record for Customer Excellence
- Experience in using Intact computer system (desirable)
- Positive and a can-do attitude.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Previous experience in Merchant, Logistic, and Supply Chain Industries (desirable)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Order Entry/Management with excellence of Customer Service in mind
- Liaise with Customers, Suppliers, and In-house Operations/Sales Team regarding transportation and delivery of all loads ensuring that all stakeholders are kept informed of the latest information.
- Good attention to detail on Price Control. Making sure customers are billed at the correct price and all prices increased and confirmed and applied.
- Daily & Weekly Customer Invoicing and Batch Statements
- Provide customers and transport companies with correct and accurate paperwork, in a timely manner, to ensure smooth collections and deliveries.
- Receipt stock onto computer system ensuring all relevant costs are included and checking that the correct product and quantity are received, reporting any issues.
- Manage efficient stock control, ensuring cycle counts are carried out.
- Comply with all Health, Safety and Environmental aspects of the company's Quality Management System
- Liaising internally with Sales, Finance, Quality and Operations personnel and building and maintaining efficient and effective working relationships with colleagues.
The role of an Assistant Branch Manager is to achieve outstanding performance in your branch, this includes both driving customer sales and developing brilliant people.
- Ensuring your customers receive brilliant customer service.
- Managing your team well to get the best out of each person.
- Building on branch sales and profits.
- Having overall accountability for making sure that the branch maintains high operating standards.
- Training your team and ensuring their product and procedure knowledge is relevant and up to date.
- Managing your stock effectively and properly utilising your vehicles.
- Ensuring all mandatory training is completed and our branch is a safe place to work
- Managing and coordinating the branch stock takes place twice a year.
- To perform any other tasks which may be assigned by management from time to time.
- Work closely with the Branch Manager to achieve,
- Sales and Profit targets.
- Manage costs and monitor spending.
- Branch KPI Targets
- Promote positive/proactive H&S Culture and compliance.
Location Birmingham
Salary Negotiable DOE circa 40K