Branch Manager Longridge, England
Job description
We have an exciting opportunity for a Branch Manager to join our team in Longridge - Preston. The role is offering a competitive salary and range of fantastic benefits.
Huws Gray Group are a fast-growing company and since the formation in 1990, have developed from a single branch of 5 staff in Anglesey to over 300 locations nationwide with over 5500 colleagues. Our brands include: Huws Gray, Huws Gray Ridgeons, Huws Gray Buildbase, Hirebase, Civils & Lintels, The Timber Group, PDM and Anglia Tool Centre to name a few.
Your role as Branch Manager
Your role will be to ensure your customers receive a brilliant service when using your branch. You will need to be able to not just manage but motivate your team to ensure that they are able to help meet branch targets. There will be plenty of opportunities for you to build on branch sales and profits, whilst also generating new customers. You will also need to make sure that the branch is running effectively, by managing stock, properly utilising your vehicles and making sure all employees have completed the mandatory training to make sure it is a safe place to work.
We are looking for someone who has previous experience of working in a Builders Merchants as well as:
- previous experience of managing and developing people and be great at it
- experience of working in a targeted environment
- great planning and organisation skills
- a driving licence
We are happy to discuss the possibility of working flexibly. Please talk to us during the interview process about what works for you. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.
What we do
What we do is really simple, we sell building materials to the trade and public. We’re a ‘roll your sleeves up’ business with a can-do attitude and we take pride in serving our local tradespeople and communities. Part of the Huws Gray Group, we are now part of the UK's largest independently owned Builder's Merchant. This means there wlill be lots of opportunities to develop your skills and progress.
In return, we offer great benefits like:
- 23 days annual leave
- competitive salary
- company car
- a contributory pension scheme
- access to our colleague support hub
- a discretionary company bonus scheme
- a fantastic discounted shopping website
- a generous staff discount scheme
- a range of training and development programmes to help you progress your career
Our Values
We have a set of values which we strongly believe in. If they speak to you then we have something in common!
We have the know-how We get stuck in We stand together We get it done
We are an equal opportunities employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.
