Branch Manager - Tooling / Consumables

Ref: OTRJW2602

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Branch Manager
SELLING: Industrial Consumables and MRO products
SELLING TO: OEMs and Industrial End Users
TERRITORY: East London, Essex and Kent
LOCATION: You must live on the patch
PACKAGE: £35k Basic Salary + Bonus, Fully Expensed company car, Mobile, Laptop and Pension

COMPANY INFORMATION
* Our client is the UK's leading distributor of Industrial Consumables and Tools for Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul applications
* Trading for over 150 years they were among the first to be established in the UK.
* They understand that employees are integral to their success and therefore they look to promote internally wherever possible

YOU MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING
* Previous experience of working for a similar branch based business
* Strong people management skills
* Experience in sales of related industrial, mechanical or engineering products and services - you must understand Maintenance applications

IDEALLY YOU WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING
* Demonstrable track record of improving sales through trade counter sales
* Operational experience and comfortable with managing profit and loss of a multi million pound business
* Knowledge of the local area

ROLE INFORMATION
* Managing a branch in East London with a multi-million pound turnover you will have full accountability for exceeding all sales, margin and profit targets with a particular emphasis on the trade counter sales, managing account customers (inbound calls) and managing deliveries
* You will be responsible for a team of internal sales, drivers and warehouse workers
* You will be required to present to customers, suppliers and staff at all levels and achieve targets through effective deployment management and operational strategies