Branch Manager

Alliance-Automotive-Group-Lv; Taunton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exclusive discounts and cashback via A

AAG Benefits App access

Career progression

Free pension advice

Health & wellbeing tools

Monthly performance bonus

Discount on car parts

Job summary

Alliance Automotive Group is seeking a Branch Manager for our Taunton area. You will focus on maximizing sales and targets while delivering first-class service to customers. You will have autonomy in your branch with support from local management.

You will lead the branch team to achieve sales goals, manage costs, stock, and cash handling, and uphold health and safety standards within the depot. This role offers opportunities for career progression within a market-leading group.

Qualifications

• Ability to lead and motivate a team to achieve objectives.
• Experience building and maintaining customer relationships.
• Excellent communication across levels and teams.
• Sales-focused mindset with a proactive attitude.
• Capable in fast-paced retail settings and multitasking.
• Knowledge of local customer base is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Achieving branch sales, margin, and targets.
• Ensuring first-class service to all customers.
• Drive the branch team to deliver great customer service and hit promotional targets.
• Manage and control branch and running costs.
• Oversee stock control, stock takes and adjustments.
• Handle cash and key customer accounts with accuracy.
• Support senior management with policies and procedures.
• Communicate aims and objectives to the team.
• Run daily branch operations and safety within the depot.

Skills

Team leadership

Customer relationships

Communication at all levels

Sales driven

Fast-paced environment

Multi-tasking

Local area knowledge

Tools

Cataloguing systems

Job description

NAPA Auto Parts was founded in 1925 to meet America’s need for an effective automotive parts distribution system. In the century since, NAPA has exploded across the globe, carrying a reputation of quality and excellence with it. Distributed by Alliance Automotive Group (AAG) in the United Kingdom, NAPA has become a market-leading parts brand in the country with a championship-winning motorsport team. Now, over 275 AAG UK subsidiaries are unifying under the NAPA Auto Parts name, joining the largest network of motor factors in the world. The prestigious NAPA Auto Parts family boasts a staggering 6,000+ locations across the US, Canada, and Australia — and now the United Kingdom.

We are currently looking for a Branch Manager to join our team.

Branch Manager

As Branch Manager your focus will be on maximising sales and achieving targets whilst ensuring first-class service to all our customers. In doing so you will have full autonomy within your branch and support from the local management team.

Responsibilities

• Achieving branch sales, margin, and targets.
• Ensuring first-class service to all our customers.
• Driving the branch team focusing on great customer service and communication whilst achieving sales and Promotional targets.
• Manage and control branch and running costs.
• Manage stock control, including stock taking and adjustments.
• Manage cash handling and control of specific customer accounts.
• Support the organisation’s senior management in implementing and maintaining policies and procedures.
• Communication to your team, key aims and objectives.
• Responsibility for the daily running of all aspects of the branch.
• Responsibility for maintaining health and safety within your depot.

Requirements

• Ability to manage and motivate a team to achieve objectives.
• Ability to communicate at all levels.
• Experience in building and maintaining customer relationships.
• Experience with using online and windows based cataloguing systems.
• Ability to lead from the front and create a team environment.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Sales focused with a can-do attitude.
• Ability to multitask and distinguish between “urgent and important” tasks.
• Knowledge of the local areas and customer base would be a desired. (but not essential).

Benefits

• An opportunity to join a global brand and market leader.
• Exclusive discounts and cashback from 1000s of major retailers and grocers via the AAG Benefits App, including Tesco, Boots and Just Eat.
• Opportunities for career progression and bespoke training.
• Free pension advice from our standard pension provider.
• Free access to Health, Wellbeing and Financial tools.
• Potential to earn a performance based bonus, paid monthly.
• Discount on car parts.

Alliance Automotive Group is an equal opportunities employer.

Since 1928, GPC has set the standards for performance and value for our customers and our stakeholders. Today, we’re proud to say we’re the largest global auto parts network and a leading industrial parts distributor, one that offers rewarding careers that combine small company feel with a global scale. Our strengths are in the relationships we build and the value we deliver by merging local expertise with a global force.