Branch Manager

Plimpton & Hills Corp; Manchester, Northern (CT, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Plimpton & Hills Corp seeks a Branch Manager to lead operations at the Manchester, CT location. You will supervise branch associates, drive sales, and manage day-to-day activities to maximize efficiency and profitability.

The role requires strong leadership, budgeting, and financial analysis skills, with a focus on achieving targets and maintaining excellent customer service. Expect oversight of inventories, pricing, and cross-branch collaboration.

Qualifications

• Proven branch management experience.
• Knowledge of modern management techniques and best practices.
• Ability to meet sales targets and production goals.
• Ability to analyze financial records and transfer data.
• Strong aptitude for numbers, spreadsheets, and financial reports.
• Familiarity with industry rules and regulations.
• Leadership and human resources management skills.
• Budgeting, cost accounting and cost control principles.
• Ability to manage employees, while multitasking large projects.
• Bachelor's degree in finance or business preferred with an emphasis in finance, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and supervise branch operations to maximize sales and productivity.
• Manage counter sales, shipping, and receiving for efficiency.
• Conduct associate evaluations and disciplinary actions.
• Develop and implement sales plans and hold regular meetings.
• Brief staff on goals, promotions, and key information.
• Provide feedback and coaching to improve performance.
• Identify training needs and implement development plans.
• Interact with customers to ensure satisfaction and collect feedback.
• Proactively address customer problems and resolutions.
• Manage budgets, allocate funds, and define financial objectives.
• Coordinate with other branches for best practices and promotions.
• Identify growth opportunities and corrective actions.
• Prepare annual budgets and analyze variances.
• Recruit, interview, and hire new employees.
• Promote branch presence and company reputation.
• Enforce policies and procedures; maintain high ethical standards.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Branch management

Financial analysis

Budgeting & cost control

Sales target achievement

Leadership & HR management

Organizational skills

Analytical mindset

Numerical aptitude

Industry regulations knowledge

Multitasking large projects

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or business

Job description

Description

Position Purpose:

Manage and oversee assigned branch associates, supervise branch operations, and ensure efficient operation on a day-to-day basis. Improve productivity and streamline branch activities to maximize results and achieve goals. Stay up to date with plumbing/heating/HVAC supply industry knowledge.

Essential Functions:

• Recognize employee achievements and encourage excellence in the work environment
• Oversee and manage effectively counter sales, shipping & receiving to maximize sales goals
• Responsible for associate evaluations and disciplinary actions
• Develop and implement sales plans
• Conduct regular sales and operations meetings
• Brief employees on current sales goals, promotions, and other relevant information
• Evaluate employee performance and provide feedback and coaching as needed
• Identify training needs
• Interact with customers on a regular basis to ensure satisfaction and gain useful feedback
• Resolve customer problems as needed
• Manage budgets, allocate branch funds, and define financial objectives
• Coordinate with other branches to share knowledge, plan promotional activities, or achieve goals
• Locate areas of improvement and propose corrective actions that meet challenges and leverage growth opportunities
• Achieve financial objectives by preparing an annual budget; schedule expenditures; analyze variances; initiate corrective actions.
• Recruit, vet, interview, and hire new employees
• Network to improve the presence and reputation of the branch and company
• Maintain operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures
• Organizing marketing activities and events for the branch
• Adhere to high ethical and professional standards
• Other duties as required

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Requirements

Experience, Education & Skills:

• Proven branch management experience
• Sufficient knowledge of modern management techniques and best practices
• Ability to meet sales targets and production goals
• Ability to analyze financial records and transfer data
• Strong aptitude for numbers, spreadsheets, and financial reports
• Familiarity with industry rules and regulations
• Ability to analyze problems and strategize for better solutions
• Excellent organizational skills
• Result driven and customer focused
• Leadership and human resources management skills
• Exceptional knowledge of budgeting, cost accounting and cost control principles
• Ability to manage employees, while multitasking large projects
• Bachelors degree in finance or business preferred with an emphasis in finance, or a related field.

Physical Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
• Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.