Branch Manager

Wolseley UK Limited; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance £5.5K

Annual leave 24 days

Pension up to 9% matched

Maternity & paternity cover

Bonus potential

Discounts (online & high street)

Healthcare access

YuLife app

Cycle to Work

Job summary

Wolseley UK Limited is seeking a Branch Manager for the Ipswich Plumb Centre. You will lead day-to-day operations, drive sales performance, and manage a team to achieve KPIs while upholding high standards of service and safety.

You’ll oversee customer-focused operations, optimize processes, and collaborate with internal teams to deliver exceptional results. This full-time role offers competitive pay and valuable benefits.

Qualifications

• Solid background in branch or operations management within a trade/distribution environment.
• Proven leadership and people-management experience.
• Strong sales and customer-experience focus.

Responsibilities

• Manage all day-to-day branch operations.
• Lead, develop and inspire the branch team to achieve KPIs and targets.
• Drive sales growth and build strong internal/external stakeholder relationships.
• Instill high standards of quality and safety within the branch.

Skills

Leadership

Team development

Sales focus

Operations management

Job description

Branch Manager - Ipswich - Plumb Centre

Salary: Competitive Salary + £5,500 Car Allowance + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Benefits

• £5.5K car allowance
• annual leave 24 days (increasing with length of service)
• a generous pension scheme (matched up to 9%)
• enhanced maternity & paternity cover
• potential to earn bonuses
• access to a great range of online and high street discounts
• free access to healthcare
• our popular YuLife app
• our Cycle to Work scheme

So, who are we? We are Wolseley, a leading specialist trade merchant across the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves in putting our people and customers at the heart of everything we do – and best of all, provide opportunities to develop skills and build careers through our award‑winning Wolseley Talent Guild. Also, did we mention? In addition to the competitive salary, there are also benefits on tap – including a £5.5K car allowance, annual leave 24 days (increasing with length of service), a generous pension scheme (matched up to 9%), enhanced maternity & paternity cover, potential to earn bonuses, and access to a great range of online and high street discounts. We also promote positive health and wellbeing by offering free access to healthcare, our popular YuLife app, our Cycle to Work scheme and more!

Responsibilities

• Management of all day to day aspects of branch operations adhering to company policies and procedures
• Leading, developing and inspiring the great team to provide exemplary customer service and deliver on all branch KPIs and targets
• Focusing on sales and growth
• Build excellent relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Instil a culture of high standards, quality and safety within the branch

This is a full time, permanent role working 40 hours a week

Requirements

• A solid background management in trade sector
• Proven leadership and management experience
• A passion for nurturing team development
• A strong track record in sales & operational excellence within a customer facing environment
• Commercial acumen and ability to execute plans to deliver profitable results

About the Company

Wolseley UK is the country’s largest plumbing, heating and cooling trade specialist merchant and we aim to be the first choice specialist merchant for trade customers. We supply 180,000 different products to over 100,000 customers every year. Join us and you’ll be part of a team that gets the right products to customers at the right price, in the right place, and at the right time. You’ll also enjoy extensive training and an award‑winning pension and great rewards package. And, as part of the world’s largest specialist distributer of plumbing and heating products, you’ll have access to a wide variety of career opportunities.