Branch Manager

Gescan; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

RRSP matching

Employee discounts

Career path

Life Insurance

Disability coverage

Job summary

Gescan, a leading electrical distributor with a storied regional presence, seeks a Branch Manager in Winnipeg to lead daily operations, drive profitability, manage staff, and build strong customer relationships to meet branch objectives.

You will coach teams, monitor performance, oversee inventory, and participate in strategic planning while ensuring safety and compliance in a fast-paced distribution environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• College/University Diploma in Business, Sales & Marketing or Technical focus preferred.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office required.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance, direction and monitoring of internal staff toward common goals.
• Grow sales through coaching and motivating sales and support teams.
• Maintain inventory levels at optimum.
• Maintaining and growing customer relationships and ensuring satisfaction.
• Managing Inside Sales staff and conducting weekly sales meetings.
• Representing the branch and company to the local community.

Skills

Leadership

Sales coaching

Team management

Customer relations

Education

High School Diploma

Diploma in Business/Sales & Marketing or Technical field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

With over 60 years of industry experience, Gescan has 29 branches located across Western Canada. At Gescan, we leverage our strong global resource base, our local expertise, and our family-oriented values to deliver the best service to our customers and suppliers.

We are a proud member of the Sonepar Group, the world's largest privately‑held electrical distributor. The Sonepar Group is present in more than 40 countries with over 45,000 employees. In Canada, we are represented by 6 locally managed electrical and industrial distributors and have over 110 locations with coverage in 9 provinces.

What’s In It For You?

• You will be joining a market leader with over 40 years of experience to help you elevate your potential.
• You will be working for the world's #1 privately held business to business distributor of electrical products and related solutions.
• A chance to get involved in the forever growing electrical industry.
• We house the largest inventory to better service our customers and deliver on sales commitments.
• An opportunity for career development across many business departments within our organization.

Scope of the Position

The Branch Manager is responsible for the overall leadership, operational performance, and profitability of the branch. This role oversees daily operations, ensures compliance with company policies and procedures, and works collaboratively with the Operations Manager, Director of Sales, and department leaders to achieve branch objectives. The Branch Manager is accountable for monitoring performance metrics, making informed business decisions, and driving continuous improvement. Additionally, the role focuses on developing a high-performing team, building and maintaining strong customer relationships, providing coaching and training to direct reports, and fostering a safe, productive, and positive work environment.

Major Responsibilities

• Providing guidance, direction and monitoring of internal staff, ensuring departments are working effectively towards common goals.
• Ensuring all staff are properly trained for their roles and the training is updated as required.
• Growing sales through developing, coaching and motivating sales and support teams.
• Maintaining inventory levels at optimum.
• Ensuring that customer satisfaction is maintained as per the required Branch Operational Scorecard level.
• Participating in customer calls for sales and technical support (if applicable).
• Assisting with Warehouse and physical plant planning.
• Vendor relations and planning.
• Strategic and future management planning.
• Participating in and/or recommending product training.
• Solving customer / staff / company disputes.
• Maintaining and growing business.
• Outside sales – developing key relationships with customers including frequent on site visits.
• Managing the Inside Sales staff.
• Managing administrative and CSR functions within the branch.
• Determining sales projections for fiscal year and tracking progress.
• Conducting weekly sales meetings.
• Resolving day to day personnel issues where management decisions are required.
• Representing the Company to the local and industry community.
• Other duties as required.

Education & Training

• High School Diploma required.
• College/University Diploma required (Business, and/or Sales & Marketing, or Technical focus preferred)
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office required.

Experience

• Minimum 5-7 years of related experience, preferable in a Sales/Distribution environment.

We offer a competitive salary, plus a full set of benefits, including:

• Benefits program allowing you to choose from options that best fit you and your dependents’ needs. Benefit options include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Spending Account & RRSP matching.
• Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Discounts and a career path.
• Regardless of your benefits program, you will receive company paid Life Insurance, and employee paid disability.

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Sonepar places the planet and diversity and inclusion at the core of its vision driving our business ethos.

Today, Sonepar is the leading distributor of energy-efficient products, pioneering the energy transition and making sustainability a priority. At Sonepar, we firmly believe that every action is crucial in safeguarding the environment, driving our commitment to a more sustainable future. We have accelerated our own transition to efficient generation and use of electrical energy across our business and champion the innovation of sustainable solutions in the market.

This commitment is tangible in our detailed Global CSR report, to learn more please visit https://www.sonepar.com/en/commitments/sustainability.

Sonepar has been recognized as a Diversity Leader by the Financial Times’ 2024 Diversity Leaders ranking and was awarded GEEIS Certification in 2022. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, welcoming submissions from all candidates. We believe in creating a work environment where everyone can feel safe, use their voice, and know that they belong. Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) is a central focus of our global, strategic impact plan. We value diversity and inclusion in the workplace because it allows us to better meet the needs of the communities we serve. It helps us foster greater creativity, breadth of experience, and it’s essential to our success as an organization. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, ethnic or national origin, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, neurodiversity, disability status, gender identity, veteran status or any other aspect which makes them unique are encouraged to apply.

For more information about our Inclusion and Diversity initiatives, please visit https://www.sonepar.com/en/commitments/diversity-and-inclusion.

Sonepar is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes submissions from all candidates. Accommodation is available to all applicants upon request. If selected for an interview, please advise the Sonepar representative of your accommodation needs at that time. We will work with all applicants to accommodate their accessibility needs.