Branch Manager

Socket.dev; Blytheville (AR); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) with company match

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Agilix Solutions in Blytheville, AR seeks a branch leader to drive sales, manage inventory, and develop a small team of employees. This role will report to the VP of the South Region and will focus on establishing, developing, and maintaining key metrics for the branch location.

You will coordinate staffing, enhance customer relationships in surrounding areas, and ensure top accounts receive attentive service while staying current with industry technologies.

Qualifications

• High School Degree or equivalent required; Bachelor’s preferred in Sales, Business Admin, Engineering, or related field.
• 5-7 years professional sales experience in Electrical Distribution, Industrial Automation, Industrial Supply, and Electrical Construction.
• Prior inventory/P&L management experience.
• 1-3 years experience managing a team.
• Knowledge of sales, planning, and resource coordination.
• CRM/Pipeline discipline management with account managers.
• Understanding of customer service principles and meeting quality standards.
• Excellent time management and computer skills.
• ERP system experience is required; CRM experience preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products.

Responsibilities

• Meet sales targets by maximizing sales and gross profit.
• Hire, train, develop, and supervise a small team.
• Provide feedback, coaching, and performance evaluations.
• Coordinate staffing schedules and conduct weekly team meetings.
• Network to develop customer relationships in surrounding service areas.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies.
• Identify customer requirements and maintain top accounts.
• Schedule in-person customer visits with the Account Manager.
• Analyze and monitor branch inventory and stock movement.
• Plan customer events, local tradeshow needs, seminars, and supplier days.

Skills

Sales leadership

Inventory management

CRM/Pipeline management

ERP systems

Microsoft Office

Driver's license

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor's degree in Sales/Business Admin/Engineering

Tools

ERP software

CRM software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Agilix Solutions is an essential business that provides electrical, commercial, and industrial supplies and solutions to downline customers and businesses. Our core values incorporate integrity, innovation, accountability, commitment, and teamwork into daily operations. Our mission includes providing top service to our customers and communities and mutual respect among our employees. This position will lead the branch personnel to establish, develop, and maintain Key Metrics for the branch location.

This role will report to the Vice President of the South Region.

Responsibilities

• Ensure strategic goals and sales targets are met by maximizing sales and gross profit through reviewing sales performance, controlling expenses, and managing inventory investment.
• Hire, train, develop, and supervise a small team of employees.
• Provide employees with feedback, coaching, and performance evaluations. Assess needs and build career paths.
• Coordinate employee staffing schedules and conduct weekly team meetings.
• Network to further develop customer relationships in surrounding service areas.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies.
• Identify current and future customer requirements by establishing rapport with existing and potential customers. Develops and maintains relationships with top accounts.
• Ensure in-person customer visits are regularly scheduled with the designated Account Manager to address customer concerns and ensure best possible outcome.
• Analyze and monitor branch inventory and stock movement.
• Plan & organize customer events, local tradeshow needs, seminars, and supplier counter days.

Qualifications

• High School Degree or Equivalent required; Bachelors Degree - Sales, Business Administration, Engineering, or relevant field preferred
• 5-7 years prior professional sales experience in Electrical Distribution, Industrial Automation, Industrial Supply, and Electrical Construction.
• Prior inventory/P&L management experience.
• 1-3 years prior experience with managing a team.
• Working knowledge of business and management principles in strategic planning, resource allocation and coordination of people and resources.
• CRM/Pipeline discipline management with account managers.
• Demonstrated verbal, written, analytical, persuasion and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services, including customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Excellent time management and computer skills.
• ERP system experience is required.
• CRM system experience is preferred.
• Preferred familiarity with Microsoft Office products, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Valid driver's license/reliable transportation required.

Physical Requirements

• Requires prolonged periods of driving, getting in and out of a vehicle multiple times a day, standing/walking at customer sites, as well as sitting at a desk.
• Must be able to lift up to 5-10 pounds at times.

Company-Provided Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account (Employer contributions for 1st year only)
• 401(k) (Company match contributions and discretionary annual profit-sharing plan)
• Company Sponsored Life Insurance
• Company Sponsored Short-Term Disability
• Company Sponsored Long-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program

Voluntary Benefits

• Legal Services
• Critical Illness
• Life Insurance
• Dependent Care/FSA

About Agilix Solutions

With a robust history dating back nearly 130 years, Agilix Solutions delivers meaningful solutions to our customers in the industrial, commercial, and construction markets. We have longstanding partnerships with top manufacturers of automation, electrical, datacom, power transmission, safety, industrial supply, lighting, and solar solutions.

Agilix Solutions Equal Opportunity / Diversity & Inclusion Statement

Agilix Solutions values the unique contributions and perspectives of our team members. We are committed to a policy of providing equal employment opportunities for training, compensation, transfer, promotion, and other aspects of employment for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or veteran status.

Every effort is made to ensure that our hiring, salary administration, promotion and transfer are based solely on job requirements, job performance and job-related criteria.
Our policies and practices relating to compensation, benefits, transfer, retention, termination, training, self-development opportunities, as well as social and recreational programs - are administered without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status or other basis prohibited by law.

Agilix Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer.