Electrical Branch Manager: Growth & Strategy Lead

Graybar Electric Company; Chattanooga, Northern (TN, KY); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation

Job summary

Graybar Electric Company in Chattanooga, TN seeks a Branch Manager to drive profitability, service excellence, and growth. You will lead a large team, manage budgets, oversee inventory, and build strong customer/supplier relationships to expand market share.

The role requires strategic thinking, financial acumen, and the ability to recruit and motivate staff while ensuring regulatory compliance. Travel may be required for market coverage and leadership initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in sales, operations, or finance required.
• High School diploma or GED required.
• Knowledge of wholesale distribution industry and supply chain management principles.
• Knowledge of the impact pricing decisions have on the profit and loss of the Company.
• Knowledge of various suppliers and their respective product lines.
• Business planning and market analysis skills.
• SAP and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) skills.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Negotiation, conflict resolution and problem solving skills.
• Leadership skills and the ability to effectively supervise staff and achieve results through others.
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with customers and suppliers to achieve short and long-term goals of the branch.
• Ability to think strategically about business needs.
• Ability to recruit for key positions.
• Ability to mediate customer complaints/disputes.
• Ability to operate at both a tactical and strategic level.
• Ability to motivate and influence others.
• Organizational and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement programs to maximize net profit and return on sales.
• Initiate new and improve existing programs to support meeting or exceeding financial performance metrics.
• Monitor customer service levels, and take action to improve service as needed.
• Monitor inventory levels, and promote the sale of obsolete and overstocked material.
• Oversee preparation of large branch budget, and monitor actual performance to ensure branch achieves objectives.
• Manage a large number of employees and delegate effectively through key positions.
• Monitor activities to ensure compliance with government regulations and organizational policies and procedures.
• Develop and maintain business relationships with current and potential customers and suppliers.
• Monitor competitive conditions in the territory, and recommend changes as necessary to gain market share in new areas.
• Develop and implement strategic plans to ensure long-term market share and profitability growth.

Skills

Sales leadership

Operations management

Finance knowledge

Budgeting

Negotiation

Communication

Strategic thinking

Staff management

SAP

MS Office

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Graybar Electric Company in Chattanooga, TN seeks a Branch Manager to drive profitability, service excellence, and growth. You will lead a large team, manage budgets, oversee inventory, and build strong customer/supplier relationships to expand market share.

The role requires strategic thinking, financial acumen, and the ability to recruit and motivate staff while ensuring regulatory compliance. Travel may be required for market coverage and leadership initiatives.