**ROLE:** Assistant Branch Manager

**HOURS:** 44 per Week - Permanent Role

**SALARY:** £30,000 basic salary per year

**BONUS/OTE:** Realistic total earning potential of up to £34,800 per year

**BENEFITS:** Healthcare Cash Plan, 3x Salary Life Assurance, High Street Discounts, Staff Discount

**BASE:** Watford Branch

 

Our clients are a stock market listed Plc and the market leader for uPVC products within the building industry. They know that thier people are thier greatest asset, they are successful, dynamic, ambitious and looking for great team players to grow with them.

 

Their Trade Branch Network roles offer a host of benefits, unlike many other Trade Networks. They work hard to support your work/life balance in the following ways:

- ** Christmas shutdown period **
- ** only work occasional Saturdays, on a rota basis **
- ** don't open our branches on Sundays **
- **branches close at 4:30pm during the week, they support your work/life balance! **
- **offer a FREE Healthcare plan for all our employees **
- **Exceptional monthly Branch Bonus**
- **Industry leading induction and training programmes **
- **Excellent opportunities to grow with them, and progress your career**

 

Their Trade Branch Network offers genuine opportunities to make a difference, and provides many exciting career pathways within their company.

 

**WHAT ASSISTANT BRANCH MANAGERS DO: **

- Assistant Branch Managers are hands-on, lead by example, and support delivery of operational excellence and high branch standards
- Support Branch Managers to deliver and grow profitable branch sales
- Support Branch Managers with operational and financial responsibilities
- Support Branch Managers with management and delivery of the branch P&L
- Deputise for Branch Managers as required
- Accountable for the maintenance of warehouse management standards
- Provide exceptional customer service and support to new and existing customers
- Ensure excellence in customer service, operational standards and Branch sales targets are achieved
- Support the delivery of sales targets whilst developing and maintaining positive customer relationships
- Assist with the delivery of branch operations
- Provide support and leadership assistance to Branch colleagues as required
- Support the Branch Manager to ensure team complete actions and activities on time, and in full
- Ensure Branch team compliance with Health and Safety, company policies and procedures
- Undertake stocktakes and audits
- Maintain maintenance records for Branch vehicles
- Conduct Branch housekeeping for front of house, warehousing and merchanting

 

* ASSISTANT BRANCH MANAGERS SHOULD HAVE: **

- Passion and energy to deliver exceptional customer service and achieve business targets
- A hands-on customer focused approach, confident and happy to serve customers and proactively engage with potential future customers
- A commercial approach to drive sales and maximise margins, whilst ensuring our customers always walk away happy
- Good organisational skills, with ability to prioritise and use own initiative
- Confident IT user, with experience of MS Office and industry standard software eg SAP
- A full and valid driving license is essential, and a FLT licence could be a distinct advantage
- The ability to cover for the Branch Manager when required
- Previous branch stock take experience could be a distinct advantage
- Comfortable to work in a small team and on occasion, alone
- Experience within a similar role ideally in a trade / builders merchant /retail, glazing or uPVC environment could be a distinct advantage

 

**WHAT WE OFFER OUR ASSISTANT BRANCH MANAGERS: **

- You will be rewarded with a very competitive basic salary of £30,000 per year
- An excellent monthly bonus scheme, which added to your salary would be up to £34,800 per year
- 25 days holiday, plus statutory holidays - normally 33 days in total each year
- Free Healthcare plan for all employees • Enhanced Maternity and Paternity benefit
- Free Life Assurance Plan of 3x your Annual Salary
- Christmas shutdown
- Option to join the company Share Save Scheme at discounted rates, and share in our company success
- Company Pension Plan Employee discount on company products
- Discounts across many well-known online and high street retailers
- A blend of training, including e-learning and on the job training to help your career development
- Care First Employee Assistance Programme, available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for confidential support and advice, if and when you need it
- Colleague Referral Programme; we pay you for successfully referring people to join our team
- Excellent opportunities to grow, and progress your career