Assistant Branch Manager

Selwood; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the hire sector is seeking an Assistant Branch Manager in Birmingham. You will support the Branch Manager in achieving operational goals, ensuring health and safety, and managing a motivated team. Successful candidates will demonstrate strong supervisory skills, excellent communication, and IT literacy. This role offers a competitive salary, bonus eligibility, and an extensive benefits package including private medical insurance and annual leave enhancements.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company bonus scheme

Medicash Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Pension scheme

25 days holiday + 8 Bank Holidays

Holiday trading option

Increasing leave with long service

3x life insurance

Support for development and training

Employee assistance programme

Employee discount scheme

Employee referral scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience supervising or leading a team successfully.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Highly organized with efficient time management.
• Proactive and enthusiastic attitude.
• Willingness to travel within the UK.

Responsibilities

• Promote health and safety in the workplace.
• Oversee daily running of the hire desk office.
• Assist in achieving planned profits and ROI.
• Work closely with the Workshop Manager for maintenance.
• Develop and motivate direct reporting staff.

Skills

Supervisory skills

Communication skills

IT Literacy

Time management

Team motivation

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

About The Role

Due to business growth, we have an exciting new opportunity for an Assistant Branch Manager to join our team, to support our Branch Manager based in the BirminghamBranch.

You will play a key role in the growth of Selwood by helping to ensure the branch meets or better still, exceeds plan and objectives. As an Assistant Branch Manager, you will be working with other departmental functions to ensure smooth operational running in the absence of the Branch Manager.

Health and Safety is a priority value to us - we believe everyone should be safe at work, and return home safely at the end of the day. You will need to have a high focus on health and safety, actively seeking safer ways of working, promptly addressing any concerns over unsafe acts, ensuring compliance training is up to date, and working closely with the SHEQ team.

You will need management experience and be able to lead by example, demonstrating effective behaviours and developing an excellent team spirit and outstanding quality of service.

You will need to have a strong understanding of company administration, quality assurance and health, safety and environmental policies, ensuring they are fully adhered to and that all activities are carried out in full compliance both with our policies and relevant regulations and statutory legislation.

Main Responsibilities

• Proactively promote health and safety by working closely with the Branch Manager, all branch staff and the SHEQ Department to minimise the risk of illness and injury to employees and legal and regulatory noncompliance.
• Oversee daily running of the hire desk office, ensuring its effective delivery. Collaborating with the Territory Manager & Solution Teams to ensure a professional service is provided at all times.
• Assist the Branch Manager to achieve planned profits and ROI% through the effective control of plant, operating costs, and pricing.
• Work closely with the Workshop Manager / Team to deliver effective maintenance and repairs for all company assets within the branch.
• Regularly review the designated area performance with respective managers, customers and other internal departments against KPI’s measures, ensuring continuous improvement.
• Support the Branch Manager to develop and motivate direct reporting staff and ensure effective management of all personnel within the branch.
• Carry out monthly KPI reports for Framework customers, ensuring agreed deadlines are met.

Qualifications & Experience

• Experience of successfully supervising or leading a team, being able to demonstrate supervisory / leadership skills and the ability to develop, coach, motivate and engage a team.
• Must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to listen and offer clear and constructive feedback. A vision for the business and the wider team, the ability to adapt and be decisive in a rapid pace environment.
• You will need to be highly organised with efficient time management and have the ability to prioritise accordingly.
• You will need to be confident with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Proactive and enthusiastic attitude.
• IT Literate. Be able to analyse data on Microsoft Packages such as excel / word / outlook.
• Ability and willingness to travel within territory and throughout the UK as and when necessary.

What we can offer you

We understand balancing work and life commitments isn’t always easy, that’s why we’ve designed our benefits package to support you in all areas of life.

• Competitive salary
• Eligible for company bonus scheme (annual and quarterly payments)
• Medicash Scheme – medical expenses scheme (access to 24hour online GP services, discounted gym memberships)
• Single Bupa Private Medical Insurance (PMI)
• Pension scheme with contribution based on total earnings not just salary
• 25 days holiday + 8 Bank Holidays
• Holiday trading (an annual option to buy additional holiday days)
• Increasing annual leave entitlement with long service
• 3x your annual salary life insurance (DIS)
• Support for development and training
• Employee assistance programme (EAP) & access to Mental Health first aiders
• Employee discount scheme (discounts / vouchers for supermarkets, high street shops, holidays and more)
• Employee referral scheme