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Branch Manager Electrical Wholesale

Southampton
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Ref: JP1607
Vacancy: Branch Manager
Industry: Electrical Wholesale
Location: Southampton
Branch Manager required for a large electrical wholesale company with multiple branches in the UK.
Our client has an exciting career opportunity for an individual to lead a small team of staff to build on the success and drive the business forward.
Building and developing the business based on your previous success within the electrical supplies sector you will steer the business to deliver a customer service second to none and to achieve further growth by surpassing the sales, margin and commercial targets.
The Role:
To ensure the achievement of the branch business plan within timescale, budget and agreed KPIs.
To deliver the required sales, margin and profit performance
To recruit, motivate and develop your team to achieve success
To develop specific local initiatives that drive the sales and margin performance and to support corporate initiatives and promotions
To improve operational standards, ensuring that you have the right stock at the right time to service your customer base and to maximise opportunities
To develop a strong and balanced customer base
The Person:
Strong sales experience within the electrical wholesale sector is essential
Sales driven with strong management skills and experience of managing a variety of people
Excellent people and relationship building skills
Must be financially and commercially astute, with strong analytical skills
IT literate (MS Word, Excel & Outlook) and experience of CRM / stock ordering systems
This is a full- time permanent position. Monday - Friday only
Salary depending on experience plus bonus scheme, car, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
All applications are dealt with in the strictest of confidence.
Rhodium Consulting Ltd is a niche recruitment consultancy specialising in wholesalers, merchants and distributors within the building products sector. We strive to be the industry leader in delivering the highest calibre of candidates to our client companies, whilst enhancing the careers of our candidates. For further information and contact details, please visit our website

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