Branch Manager

Ebsco Subscription Services España SL; Lafayette (LA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Autonomy

Job summary

Basic Electric Supply, a Wholesale Electrical Distributor in Lafayette, LA, is seeking an experienced Branch Manager to take full ownership of the branch’s profit-and-loss, build a high-performing team, and grow the business—with the autonomy of a small-business owner and the resources of a larger organization behind them. This is not a maintenance role.

You’ll set strategy, make real decisions, and be directly accountable for results.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years in electrical distribution with leadership progression.
• Experience managing a P&L and reading financial statements.
• Strong leadership and team development.
• Consultative selling and key-account management.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Own branch P&L, sales, margins, and budget against targets.
• Set sales targets and report results to senior leadership.
• Lead outside sales and manage key customer accounts.
• Protect and grow top customer relationships; step in to resolve issues.
• Negotiate vendor pricing and stocking decisions for local market.
• Recruit, coach, and evaluate branch staff; manage promotions.
• Oversee counter, warehouse, delivery, and service standards.
• Lead safety meetings and ensure regulatory compliance.

Skills

Leadership

P&L management

Outside sales

Vendor relations

Budgeting

Customer relationships

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

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Since 1994, Basic Electric Supply has proudly served the electrical industry from our home in Lafayette, LA. What began as a family owned business has grown into a premiere product and service provider, offering a robust online store featuring everything from surplus to top electric brands, in-house motor repairs, custom control panel fabrication, and expedited service for the most time-critical projects. We seek team members to come grow with us!

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Job Summary

Build Basic into Something Bigger.

Basic Electric Supply, a Wholesale Electrical Distributor in Lafayette, LA, is seeking an experienced Branch Manager to take full ownership of the branch’s profit-and-loss, build a high-performing team, and grow the business—with the autonomy of a small-business owner and the resources of a larger organization behind them.

This is not a maintenance role. You’ll set strategy, make real decisions, and be directly accountable for results. You’ll work closely with senior leadership on goals and growth, but the day-to-day is yours to run.

What we Offer:

• Competitive base salary with a performance bonus tied directly to branch results.
• Full benefits package including health, dental, vision.
• Real autonomy and a direct line to senior leadership—no layers of bureaucracy between you and the people who make decisions.
• A clear growth path—strong performers will have the opportunity to take on broader leadership roles as the company grows.
• The backing of an established network while you run your branch like it’s your own.

Job Responsibilities

P&L & Business Management

• Take full ownership of the branch P&L—sales, margins, and operating expenses against budget—with the authority to make decisions that directly influence results.
• Set and track targets for sales, productivity, and inventory turns; report results to senior leadership on a regular cadence.
• Act as the primary sales driver—manage key customer accounts, conduct outside sales calls, and set local sales strategy.
• Protect and grow the branch’s most important customer relationships, and personally step in when an issue needs to be resolved.
• Exercise full discretion over product stocking and vendor selection, keeping the right product on the shelf without tying up cash in slow-moving inventory.
• Build and strengthen vendor and manufacturer relationships; negotiate pricing and terms tailored to the local contractor and industrial market.
• Recruit, hire, train, coach, and evaluate branch staff; recommend promotions and compensation adjustments for those who earn them.
• Set clear expectations, hold people accountable, and develop your team’s capabilities over time.

Operational Oversight

• Oversee counter sales, warehouse operations, delivery/order fulfillment, and customer service standards to maintain a profitable, well-run branch.
• Lead branch safety meetings, ensure regulatory compliance, and maintain the facility and equipment.

Job Requirements

Experience

• 5–10 years of electrical distribution experience, or comparable professional experience, with a track record of progression into leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a P&L, read financial statements, and make decisions based on operating data.

Skills

• Strong leadership and team development—you hold people accountable without losing their trust.
• Consultative selling ability and customer relationship management at the key-account level.
• Well organized, composed under pressure, and capable of managing competing priorities without losing focus.
• Financially literate: comfortable with budgets, margin analysis, and inventory metrics.

Drive

• High entrepreneurial autonomy—you make decentralized decisions and own the outcomes.
• You’re energized by building, not maintaining.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

Basic Electric Supply is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. Basic Electric Supply strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.

Basic Electric Supply complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable state or local law.

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