Assistant Branch Manager - #1760061

Are you based in the Leeds area?

Do you have leadership experience of team of up to 5 gained in a Construction Material Supply business?

Jewson Partnership Solutions a leading building materials distributor in Northern Europe, is looking for an Assistant Branch Manager who is as passionate about great service as we are. Working with Public Sector clients on framework agreements.

We provide a fulfilling and enjoyable work environment with ample opportunities for career growth, along with a competitive salary, staff discount, life assurance, and 34 days of holiday (inclusive of bank holidays).

We provide a fulfilling and enjoyable work environment with ample opportunities for career growth, along with a competitive salary, staff discount, life assurance, and 34 days of holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)

Hours – 0730am – 1700pm Monday to Friday

Location-

Unit 1

City Park Industrial Estate

Gelderd Road

Leeds

LS12 6DR

Key Responsibilities

• Act as first line support to the Branch Manager to lead and support the team to deliver success
• Supporting team of 5 including Sales, Customer Service, Warehouse and Drivers
• Get to know our product lines and services in order to make the most of all customer interactions in line with our Jewson Values
• Develop great relationships with new and existing customers
• Understand customer needs and provide proactive advice and solutions so that you can deliver the best experience possible
• Get to know the local market to support plans for sales growth
• Use our in-house systems to process customer orders, organise delivery times, and keep customers updated throughout their journey
• Maintain stock levels, carrying out regular stock counts
• Lead your team to make Health & Safety a priority and demonstrate how you can keep yourself and others safe at work
  
  

What’s in it for you?

• Retirement Savings Plan (Pension) – with Legal & General
• Life Assurance - From your first day of employment with us you are automatically covered for a lump-sum death in service benefit of 2 x your basic salary. However, if you join the STARK Building Materials Retirement Savings Plan (including if you are automatically enrolled) and contribute a minimum of 4% of your Pensionable Earnings, your lump sum death in service benefit will be increased to 4 x your Pensionable Earnings.
• WorkPerks – A platform home to hundreds of all your favourite high street and online discounts via the provider Reward Gateway
• Aviva Digicare+ Workplace App (Access to a digital GP, second medical opinions, Mental Health consultation, bereavement service, nutritional consultation)
• Voluntary company benefits such as Car Salary Sacrifice scheme with VWFS, Cycle2Work, Benenden Healthcare, Critical Illness Cover
• Employee Discount
• Refer a Friend scheme
• Wellbeing Centre via WorkPerks
• New Reward and Recognition programme
• 34 days holiday
  
  

Required Skills And Experience

• Leadership experience gained in Building Material supply business
• Previous experience working with Public Sector clients is desirable
• Driving Licence is essential
• First and foremost, we always want to recruit great people that really understand our values and ways of working.
• It is important you have can evidence experience in motivating and driving sales for this role.
• You will already have strong communication and commercial awareness to be able to empower the team to provide great customer service.
• We would be interested to hear from those with background in plumbing, heating, electrical, ironmongery, timber or heavy side
  
  

Why STARK?

At JPS, we're proud to be part of STARK Building Materials UK and dedicated to providing top-quality products and exceptional service to our customers. We're a friendly and collaborative team, passionate about what we do and committed to doing it well. 

If you're ready to take your career to the next level and join a team that is dedicated to providing great service, we want to hear from you. Apply today!

What's Next…

If your application is successful, our in-house recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have.

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

Stark Building Materials UK is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.