General Manager (m/w/d)

Fastenal; Antwerpen; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Fastenal in Mechelen is seeking a Full-Time General Manager to lead the local branch, develop a sales plan, and drive performance across the team. You will motivate staff, communicate progress to reach goals, and foster career growth while upholding Fastenal's values of ambition, integrity and teamwork.

A business/marketing background and prior sales leadership are preferred. This role requires a valid driver’s license and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment at the

Qualifications

• Must have at least one year of Fastenal or related sales experience.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills.
• Highly motivated and self directed with the ability to motivate others.
• Demonstrate strong organization, planning and prioritizing abilities.

Responsibilities

• Developing and executing a sales plan in a local territory to reach and exceed business goals.
• Demonstrating excellence in business to business selling on a daily basis.
• Effectively communicating business statistics and progress toward goals to motivate performance of others.
• Modeling and promoting career opportunities to personnel.
• Developing and training others to achieve optimal business results as well as personal goals.
• Performing other duties as needed to ensure branch success.

Skills

Sales experience

Strong communication

Computer skills

Organization & planning

Self-motivated

Math aptitude

Team leadership

Driver's license

Education

Business/Marketing degree

Job description

OVERVIEW

Advance your career as a Full-Time General Manager, where you'll be the driving force behind our branch business. From developing and executing a sales plan in your market, to inspiring a culture of excellence in business-to-business selling, your leadership will shape the success of the entire team. As a motivator, communicator, and strategic thinker, you'll not only work to exceed business goals but also foster career opportunities for those around you. Your leadership will be the compass guiding the branch to new heights. This position is for our branch located at Antwerpsesteenweg 275, Mechelen.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Developing and executing a sales plan in a local territory to reach and exceed business goals
• Demonstrating excellence in business to business selling on a daily basis
• Effectively communicating business statistics and progress toward goals to motivate the performance of others
• Modeling and promoting career opportunities to personnel
• Developing and training others to achieve optimal business results as well as personal goals
• Performing other duties as needed to ensure branch success

REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

The following skills and qualifications are required for this position:

• Possess a current full valid driver's license issued in the country where the job is located (including successful completion of any applicable graduated license program for your state or province) as well as the ability to meet our driving record requirements to use a company vehicle, as needed
• Possess at least one year of Fastenal or related sales experience
• Possess a degree in Business/Marketing OR have equivalent industry experience and knowledge of the local market
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Proficient computer skills
• Highly motivated and self directed with the ability to motivate others
• Demonstrate strong organization, planning and prioritizing abilities
• Demonstrate strong math aptitude, attention to detail and sense of urgency
• Exhibit strong problem solving, deductive reasoning and decision making skills
• Learn and perform multiple tasks in a fast paced environment
• Demonstrate our core values of ambition, innovation, integrity and teamwork
• Ability to lift, slide, carry and lower packages on a regular basis

PREFERRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• Prior managerial experience and product knowledge

TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
Our mission within Fastenal's School of Business is to collaboratively maximize the potential of each employee by consistently providing efficient, effective, and engaging learning opportunities to drive improved work performance. The experience includes on-the-job, online, instructor led classroom and virtual trainings which will equip you with the knowledge, skills and strategies to be successful in your role and grow with the company.

ABOUT US
Since 1967 Fastenal has grown as a distributor of industrial and construction supplies from a single branch to a Fortune 500 company with over 3,000 servicing locations, each providing tailored local inventory and personal service for our customers. As we've expanded across the world, we've retained a core belief in people and their ability to accomplish remarkable things - if given the opportunity. From this philosophy stems an entrepreneurial culture that challenges every employee to run their own business, create their own success, and advance to become company leaders.
As a growth company with a solid financial position, we are committed to training, promoting from within, and creating opportunities for our employees. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and are looking to make your mark as part of an elite growth company, you won't find a better fit than Fastenal.

For more information about Fastenal visit our website and social media channels:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fastenal-europe
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/FastenalCompany/videos
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fastenalcompanycareers/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fastenal_europe/

We will review all applications carefully and invite all candidates that are shortlisted for an interview.

Fastenal is an Equal Opportunity Employer