Manager Trainee Builders First Source/ Alpine Lumber

Fremont Economic Development Corporation; Vista (CA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wage

Affordable benefits

Job summary

A leading building materials supplier in Vista, California is hiring for an entry-level operations management role. The position offers comprehensive training across various departments, enabling candidates to gain industry knowledge. Ideal for recent graduates, this role requires strong customer service skills and a Bachelor's degree in a related field. The company promotes a supportive culture, encouraging employees to grow and develop their careers while working in diverse environments. Comprehensive benefits are available.

Qualifications

• Ability to perform essential duties satisfactorily.
• Strong customer service skills for face-to-face and telephone interactions.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 25 pounds frequently.

Responsibilities

• Shadow assigned employees to learn company processes.
• Receive training in various operational areas like yard operations and sales.
• Participate in the development of operating budgets.

Skills

Strong customer service skills

Good mathematical aptitude

Good verbal and written communication skills

Good computer aptitude

Previous selling experience

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a related field

Tools

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)

ERP applications

Job description

Ignite your career at Alpine/Builders FirstSource, America’s largest supplier of building materials, value-added components and building services to the professional market. The #1 name in our industry, we help make the dream of home ownership more achievable every day. At BFS, you’ll be equipped with all the tools, training, and resources you need, and you’ll be empowered to try new things, gain new experiences, and build a career with unlimited horizons.

PURPOSE

Gains knowledge and experience required for promotion to management or supervisory roles. Shadows employees and rotates through various departments observing, learning and performing responsibilities in order to gain industry knowledge, functional processes and practices.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Shadows assigned employees/management to learn and perform assigned duties in order to become familiar with company processes and procedures.
• Receives training and performs duties in all operational areas such as: yard operations, millwork, production, dispatch/scheduling/delivery, safety, sales, finance and human resources.
• May participate in the development of operating budgets and capital expenditure recommendations in order to meet operational and financial goals.
• Participates in and completes assigned training programs.
• Other duties may be assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field;
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• This job is considered entry level operations management where company training will be provided.

COMPETENCIES

• Strong customer service skills both face-to-face and telephone
• Previous selling experience helpful
• Good mathematical aptitude
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Interpersonal skills, including tact and influencing, with internal and external contacts
• Good computer aptitude, particularly with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) and ERP applications

WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work is performed on both company and customer sites and involves driving to customer locations
• Subject to both typical office environment and outside locations with temperature and weather variations, and may involve walking on uneven ground of a potential customer construction site.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 25 pounds frequently and on occasion up to 80 pounds.
• May be required to perform specific tasks that involve climbing, lifting, pushing or kneeling.
• Noise level is usually moderate.

At BFS, we want you and your career to be greater than what you ever could have expected. Our supportive, people -first culture will build you up and empower you to do more, be more, and become better every day. Join us and see what’s possible when you can rise to new challenges, learn new skills, and add to your career tool belt every day.

In addition to the base wage listed, team members are also eligible to earn an additional incentive subject to changes in plan design and documents and in accordance with applicable law. Eligibility and the amount of the incentive varies based on the terms and conditions of the locations’ active incentive plan for the respective year.

At Alpine/Builders FirstSource, we offer competitive, affordable benefits designed to make life better for you and the people you love. Our goal is simple — provide great plans that help you and your family to live happier, healthier and more secure lives. To view all our benefit offerings click here www.bldrbenefits.com .

**Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee, time to time; the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands. Click “View Application” below for more detail on this specific job.