Assistant Branch Manager

A Market Leading Builders Merchant requires an ambitious Assistant Manager for their expanding Finchampstead Branch, paying a generous salary.

Our client is one of the biggest brands in the building and construction industry and offers their customers the best products and choice. They are a multi-billion pound turnover business and can offer you excellent career prospects and training. Due to their ever expanding business this brand is now looking to recruit a strong Assistant Manager from the merchant trade industry, with a strong interest in the trade and construction industry in order to drive sales and customer relationships.

The successful Assistant Manager is someone driven and ambitious who wants to manage at the top level. Who is not afraid to get their hands dirty. You will be expected to get involved with every activity required to run a small growing Branch for the biggest name in the industry.

The perfect Assistant Manager is ambitious, sales driven with good exposure of a merchant industry. The Branch Manager is looking for someone with the drive and ambition to become a future Branch Manager.

It’s a very fast paced branch so we are looking for an Assistant Manager to hit the ground running. There are strong opportunities for career progression in the region for an Assistant Manager with the right attitude.

As Assistant Manager you will be responsible for driving the day to day growth of your business - through building relationships internally and externally.

The role is heavily sales focused therefore having a proactive and tenacious approach will be of huge benefit.

The ideal candidate will be expected to have experience working in a builder’s merchant or a similar background. You will also need a very good understanding of the requirements of our customers to provide great service and have experience of managing a team. Experience of developing a team would be an advantage but full training would be given to the right candidate demonstrating the correct attributes for the role and a 'can do' attitude.

As you will be working closely with our Regional Management team you will need to be able to show us that you are commercially minded and able to understand and work with the views of others.

Experience of carrying out a similar role in the past will obviously provide a huge advantage. If you think you have what it takes to be an Assistant Manager with one of the biggest names in the merchant industry then please apply now.