Branch Operation Manager
David Aplin Group
- Lethbridge, AB
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Competitive salary and participation in a generous profit-sharing program that recognizes the individual contribution of clients employees. There is no limit to your ingenuity, and you are encouraged to create, improve, learn, and surpass yourself.
- Comprehensive benefits program and RRSP match plan
- Establish and implement a short, medium, and long-term business plan that will determine the opportunities, objectives, and goals of the business centre in terms of sales, customer service, cost control, asset management, and profitability;
- Develop long-term, profitable relationships with select key customers in the trading area;
- Strong customer focus on industrial as well as commercial and residential businesses;
- Manage and maximize profitability through the cultivation and development of territory;
- Identify and take advantage of unrealized opportunities for expansion in the Business Centre's region through existing and potential customers as well as products;
- Identify, attract, develop, motivate, and retain outstanding employees;
- Communicate timely with senior management on market- and business-related issues and opportunities;
- Behave in an ethical and professional manner, reflecting the values of the company;
- Engage and cultivate strong, long-term relationships with key suppliers;
- Increase the Business Centre's profitability through systematic control of costs, expenses, and investments;
- Prepare and follow through on the annual business plan as well as goals and objectives for each employee.
- Has understanding and can influence favourable medium and large capital projects in the trading area;
- Participate in cyclical and annual physical inventory preparation and counting;
- Manage the centre in accordance with our standard practice instructions.
- Ideally, a college or university graduate
- Ideally, 5+ years of related leadership experience with a proven record of profitable growth;
- Strong abilities in leadership, negotiation, and management;
- Microsoft Office-literate
- Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
- Highly organized, results-driven, and goal-oriented;
- Energetic, positive, and professional attitude;
- Ability to attract, develop, and coach a team;
- Strong willingness to learn and develop skills;
- Sound judgment and thrives on entrepreneurship;
- Understanding of inventory management and purchasing functions;
- Experience with the servicing and/or sales of construction-related products and related services.