Branch Manager

Are you based in the Ponteland, Newcastle area?

Do you have a passion for working with people, developing relationships and leading a team?

Do you have leadership experience gained a Builder's Merchant leading teams of up to 7?

Are you have strong Sales Development capability?

Jewson a leading building materials distributor in Northern Europe, is on the hunt for a Branch Manager, who's as passionate about great leadership as we are.

Hours - 7.30 - 5.00 Monday to Friday and every other Saturday morning 8-12

JEWSON Contract House, Meadowfield Industrial Estate, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9SD

Key Responsibilities

· Lead, coach and support the team to deliver success and promote opportunities for continuous improvement

· Collaborate with the wider network to support Customer requirements and business activities

· Adjust the nature of services delivered according to developments in customer needs and expectations in line with our Jewson Values

· Build and develop great relationships with new and existing Customers, understanding their needs and providing proactive advice and solutions so that you can deliver the best experience possible

· Build effective relationships with suppliers

· Get to know the local market to support plans for sales growth

· Ensure accurate stock levels are maintained, carrying out regular stock counts

· Lead your team to make Health & Safety a priority and demonstrate how you can keep yourself and others safe at work

What's in it for you?

• Competitive Basic Salary
• Performance Related Bonus
• Car Allowance
• Retirement Savings Plan (Pension) - with Legal & General
• Life Assurance - From your first day of employment with us you are automatically covered for a lump-sum death in service benefit of 2 x your basic salary. However, if you join the STARK Building Materials Retirement Savings Plan (including if you are automatically enrolled) and contribute a minimum of 4% of your Pensionable Earnings, your lump sum death in service benefit will be increased to 4 x your Pensionable Earnings.
• WorkPerks - A platform home to hundreds of all your favourite high street and online discounts via the provider Reward Gateway
• Aviva Digicare+ Workplace App (Access to a digital GP, second medical opinions, Mental Health consultation, bereavement service, nutritional consultation)
• Voluntary company benefits such as Car Salary Sacrifice scheme with VWFS, Cycle2Work, Benenden Healthcare, Critical Illness Cover
• Employee Discount
• Refer a Friend scheme
• Wellbeing Centre via WorkPerks
• New Reward and Recognition programme - launching soon!

Required Skills and Experience

· First and foremost, we always want to recruit great people that really understand our values and ways of working.

· It is important you have can evidence experience in motivating and driving sales for this role.

· You will already have strong communication and commercial awareness to be able to empower the team to provide great customer service.

About us

At Jewson we're proud to be part of STARKBuilding Materials UK and dedicated to providing top-quality products and exceptional service to our customers. We're a friendly and collaborative team, passionate about what we do and committed to doing it well.?

If you're ready to take your career to the next level and join a team that is dedicated to providing great service, we want to hear from you. Apply today!