Assistant Branch Manager

1 month ago


Kirkwall, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time

Do you live on Orkney?

Do you have retail leadership experience?

Or are you a Sales professional from a Merchant seeking your first leadership role?

Jewson in KIRKWALL is now recruiting for an Assistant Branch Manager to support a team of 11 in branch.

Hours - Monday to Friday 730am - 5.00pm and every other Saturday 8am to 12noon. (flexible working may be considered)

Jewson, Grainshore Drive, Hatston Industrial Estate,Kirkwall, KW15 1GG

Our Colleagues are critical to our Customers' success and you will be working with a team that proactively supports them in every way possible.

If you love working with people, you're a good listener and you think you could help our customers feel welcome, then this could be a great opportunity for you to join our team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is looking to progress and develop their career within the Building Merchants industry.

Our Assistant Branch Managers are an important contributor to the teams shared success and an essential part of our Customers positive experience with us. In order to support our customers and deliver a great service you will;

Act as first line support to the Branch Manager to lead and support the team to deliver success and suggest opportunities for continuous improvement
Get to know our product lines and services in order to make the most of all customer interactions
Develop great relationships with new and existing Customers (both face to face and over the phone), understanding their needs and providing proactive advice and solutions so that you can deliver the best experience possible
Get to know the local market to support plans for sales growth
Use our in-house systems to process customer orders, organise delivery times, and keep customers updated throughout their journey
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
Retirement Savings Plan (Pension) - with Legal & General
Performance Bonus
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 soonThis role is working with Jewson part of the STARK Building Materials UK. We are a leading building materials distributor in Northern Europe. We connect suppliers of heavy building materials with the professional craftsmen who build, renovate, and maintain the cities of tomorrow.

At STARK Building Materials UK, we have a strong culture that is built on passionate and dedicated people who thrive in taking responsibility and challenging status quo. We are convinced that our continued success relies on the diverse skills, experiences, and backgrounds that our employees bring to their everyday work.

The value of equal opportunity is embedded in the way we do business and retain talent groupwide. In our commitment to diversity, we welcome everyone with respect and an open mind.

We'd love to hear from you, hit apply And a member of our Internal Recruitment team will be in contact with you



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