Showroom Manager, Kendal

GCS Associates; Kendal; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the builders' merchant sector is seeking a Showroom Manager for its Kendal location. This role involves overseeing operations, managing a team, ensuring legal compliance, and optimizing showroom performance. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in the sector and a strong leadership background to drive success.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a Builders' Merchant environment, ideally in the Kitchens sector.
• Proven ability to manage teams and lead effectively.

Responsibilities

• Oversee showroom performance and ensure continuous growth.
• Lead and develop team capabilities while ensuring compliance with company policies.
• Manage operations including stock levels, supplier relationships, and health and safety regulations.

Skills

Team Management

Customer Service

Legal Compliance

Stock Management

Health & Safety

Job description

Job Title: Showroom Manager, Kitchens

Location: Kendal, Cumbria, Lake District

Salary: £30k - £35k+ DOE per annum depending on experience + Benefits + Bonus

Sector: Construction or Builders Merchant

Role Overview

As a Showroom Manager, you will support and oversee our showroom, ensuring performance is sustained at its current level and optimized for continuous growth. You will be responsible for ensuring legal compliance and the correct implementation of company policies and procedures. You will lead, motivate, and develop your team to achieve objectives.

Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in a Builders' Merchant environment, preferably within the Kitchens sector, either at local or national level. Experience in managing teams across various disciplines and career levels is essential.

You should have knowledge of the Merchant trade, including but not limited to Bathrooms, Plumbing, and General Building.

Key Duties

1. General: Working on special projects, providing out-of-hours support for alarm and CCTV providers, being a first on-call for your branch, and responding to customer complaints.
2. People Management: Lead by example, develop staff capabilities, manage underperformance, delegate tasks effectively, oversee staffing and resource allocation, recruit and induct new employees, and handle disciplinary procedures with HR support.
3. Branch Performance: Complete stock takes, manage stock levels, ensure timely deliveries, maintain system housekeeping, develop supplier relationships, make trading decisions within defined limits, and coordinate stock use with other branches.
4. Change and Improvements: Propose and implement operational changes, ensuring fairness and consistency across the branch.
5. Health & Safety/Compliance: Ensure health and safety regulations are followed, maintain branch tidiness, liaise with local authorities, monitor tachographs and driver hours, report incidents, and ensure company procedures are adhered to.

If you believe you have the relevant experience and skills, please apply to this job advert. The hiring manager will contact you. Alternatively, call Liam at 07340229780 for more details.

Job reference: JBRP1_UKTJ