General Manager

BIC Recruiting; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Standard package

Job summary

BIC Recruiting client is seeking a General Manager in New Orleans, LA to lead operations for a large rental-related business. You will partner with Operations and Construction teams to drive safety, on-time delivery, cost control, and customer satisfaction, while guiding sales alignment and pricing strategy.

Ideal candidates bring construction/rental industry experience, proven branch management, and strong leadership in both field and office settings, with emphasis on budgeting, compliance, and

Qualifications

• Construction industry experience required.
• Rental experience, preferably construction-related rental or access/equipment services.
• Branch management or General Manager experience preferred.
• Experience managing both field and office employees; operations and day-to-day branch responsibility.
• Customer/client relationship experience.
• Some involvement with sales and business development.
• Financial responsibilities including budgets, AP, invoicing, collections, payroll, or P&L.
• Safety and OSHA/compliance exposure.
• Experience managing inventory, equipment, materials, and/or fleet.
• Strong leadership and employee management skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Operations and Construction Manager to oversee policy deployment on quality, cost, delivery, safety, and performance metrics.
• Collaborate with Sales to target market, product, and price to meet goals.
• Provide leadership for employee relations through coaching, training, and development.
• Support Safety Manager to ensure OSHA standards are met.
• Lead in resolving internal and client-service issues to improve relationships.
• Manage material requirements to optimize inventory turns and reduce on-hand levels.
• Oversee finances including accounts payable, invoicing, collections, and payroll.
• Ensure smooth onboarding of new employees and complete forms.
• Ensure compliance with state and federal regulations.

Skills

Construction industry

Rental experience

Branch management

Leadership

Sales & business development

Budgeting

OSHA/compliance

Inventory management

Customer relationship

Team management

Job description

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Our client maintains a large fleet of many more brands as well. Our client sells trailer accessories, pumps and cam-lock hoses, safety equipment and accessories, as well as concrete tools and moving supplies.

POSITION TITLE

General Manager

COMPENSATION

Competitive salary DOE + bonus

BENEFITS

Standard package

LOCATION

New Orleans, LA

SUMMARY

Candidates with more relatable industry experience, specifically construction and rental. The closer we can get to someone who understands a construction-related rental or specialty services environment,

Duties Or Responsibilities

• Partners with Operations and Construction Manager to manage policy deployment in the areas of quality, cost reduction, complete and on-time delivery, safety, customer satisfaction, employee relations, and performance measures.
• Work closely with Sales team to ensure targeting correct market, product, and price to achieve set goals.
• Provides leadership for employee relations through effective communications, coaching, training and development.
• Partners with Safety Manager to support employee training, compliance, and OSHA standards are met.
• Provides leadership for problem resolution both internal with employees and external with escalated client service concerns to facilitate fast improvements and improved working relationships.
• Manage material requirements to increase inventory turns and reduce levels on hand; order materials as needed.
• Oversee operations finances including accounts payable, reviewing and approving client invoices, assisting with collections, and managing employee payroll.
• Ensure effective onboarding of new employees including all new hire forms required.
• Manages compliance with state and federal regulations.

Experience And Qualifications

• Construction industry experience
• Rental experience, preferably construction-related rental, access, scaffolding, or another closely related service
• Branch management or General Manager experience
• Experience managing both field and office employeesOperations and day-to-day branch responsibility
• Customer/client relationship experience
• Some involvement with sales and business development
• Financial responsibility, including budgets, AP, invoicing, collections, payroll, or P&L
• Safety and OSHA/compliance exposure
• Experience managing inventory, equipment, materials, and/or fleet
• Strong leadership and employee management skills