Branch Manager

STARK Building Materials UK; Brighton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Pension plan

Life assurance

WorkPerks discounts

Aviva Digicare+ Workplace App

Refer a Friend

Job summary

Jewson in Brighton is seeking a Branch Manager to lead a busy building materials branch. You will coach the team, drive sales, and build lasting relationships with customers and suppliers to deliver outstanding service.

You will manage stock, health and safety, and local market activity while promoting Jewson values. A strong communicator with proven leadership in building materials or trades is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in motivating and driving sales for the role.
• Strong communication and commercial awareness to empower the team.
• Previous experience in the building materials supply industry is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and support the team to deliver success and promote opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with the wider network to support customer requirements and business activities.
• Adjust the services delivered according to customer needs and Jewson values.
• Build and develop relationships with customers and suppliers to provide proactive advice and solutions.
• Understand the local market to support sales growth and maintain stock levels with regular counts.
• Prioritise Health & Safety and ensure a safe working environment for the team.

Skills

Leadership

Sales leadership

Communication

Customer service

Motivation

Job description

Jewson a leading building materials distributor in Northern Europe, is on the hunt for a Branch Manager who’s as passionate about great leadership as we are.

We provide a fulfilling and enjoyable work environment with ample opportunities for career growth, along with a competitive salary, staff discount, life assurance, and 33 days of holiday (inclusive of bank holidays).

Location: Jewson, 1, Freshfields Business Park, Freshfield Way, Brighton and Hove, Brighton, BN2 0DF.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and support the team to deliver success and promote opportunities for continuous improvement.

• Collaborate with the wider network to support Customer requirements and business activities.

• Adjust the nature of services delivered according to developments in customer needs and expectations in line with our Jewson Values.

• Build and develop great relationships with new and existing Customers, understanding their needs and providing proactive advice and solutions so that you can deliver the best experience possible.

• Build effective relationships with suppliers.

• Get to know the local market to support plans for sales growth.

• Ensure accurate stock levels are maintained, carrying out regular stock counts.

• Lead your team to make Health & Safety a priority and demonstrate how you can keep yourself and others safe at work.

Required Skills and Experience

• First and foremost, we always want to recruit great people that really understand our values and ways of working.

• It is important you have can evidence experience in motivating and driving sales for this role.

• You will already have strong communication and commercial awareness to be able to empower the team to provide great customer service.

• Previous experience in the building materials supply industry is essential.

What’s in it for you?

• Company car.

• Retirement Savings Plan (Pension) – with Legal & General.

• Life Assurance - From your first day of employment with us you are automatically covered for a lump-sum death in service benefit of 2 x your basic salary. However, if you join the STARK Building Materials Retirement Savings Plan (including if you are automatically enrolled) and contribute a minimum of 4% of your Pensionable Earnings, your lump sum death in service benefit will be increased to 4 x your Pensionable Earnings.

• WorkPerks – A platform home to hundreds of all your favourite high street and online discounts via the provider Reward Gateway.

• Aviva Digicare+ Workplace App (Access to a digital GP, second medical opinions, Mental Health consultation, bereavement service, nutritional consultation).

• Voluntary company benefits such as Car Salary Sacrifice scheme with VWFS, Cycle2Work, Benenden Healthcare, Critical Illness Cover.

• Employee Discount.

• Refer a Friend scheme.

• Wellbeing Centre via WorkPerks.

About us

At Jewson we’re proud to be part of STARK Building Materials UK and dedicated to providing top-quality products and exceptional service to our customers. We’re a friendly and collaborative team, passionate about what we do and committed to doing it well.

If you’re ready to take your career to the next level and join a team that is dedicated to providing great service, we want to hear from you.

What’s Next?

If your application is successful, our in-house recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have.

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

Stark Building Materials UK is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.