Assistant Branch Manager

**The Role**

**Assistant Branch Manager - Hampton**

At Saint-Gobain we pride ourselves on being innovative, customer focused, agile, open and engaging and entrepreneurial. We are also proud to have been named a 'Top Employer' for 5 consecutive years. If you're a passionate and empowering leader, you're ableto put your customer first, and you want to know what it's like to work for a top employer that is working hard to make the world a better home; then please read on to find out more about this exciting opportunity to join us as Assistant Branch Manager.

You'll be working for Ceramic Tile Distributors (CTD) in Hampton. CTD is one of more than 30+ exciting Saint-Gobain brands in the UK and specialises in sourcing and supplying a vast range of high quality tile designs to all sectors of the interior and architecturalmarket. With over 50 years of experience, CTD is one of the leading names in the industry, striving to bring the latest advances in tile manufacturing to each individual collection as well as considering consumer demands, from the desirability of classic designstyles to the latest cutting-edge trends.

**Is this role right for me?**
First and foremost, we always want to recruit talented people that align well with our values and way of working; so whether you've never worked in this industry before, or had years of experience with one our competitors, you're just as likely to be a greatfit As a great Assistant Branch Manager at Ceramic Tile Distributors you will be proactive in your approach to support your customers and your team, taking time to understand others and embracing differences, promoting a diverse and inclusive branch for colleaguesand customers. It is also important that you have strong communication skills and commercial awareness, whilst being able to empower your team to provide a great service to your customers.
- Experience in a Tile Merchant would be preferred but is not essential
- A customer-focused approach and the ability to develop and maintain excellent relationship with customers and suppliers
- Strong leadership and people management skills - the ability to engage colleagues to help achieve the branch goals whilst ensuring all health and safety standards are upheld
- A positive attitude and the desire to want to continually improve our service
- The ability to build strong relationships internally and externally
- Excellent business acumen and commercial understanding - the ability to understand Sales and Margin data
- The ability to evolve in a fast-paced and ever-changing busy work environment
- A full driving license, training will be provided for Forklift truck licence

**What will I be doing in the role?**
Our Assistant Branch Managers are important contributor to the team's shared success our success and an essential part of our customer's positive experience with us. It demands someone who can manage and lead a team of engaged colleagues to continually improvethe customer experience and branch performance. To support our customers effectively you will;
- Ensuring all branch activity is centered around the customer and ensuring they have the best possible experience
- Assisting the Branch Manager with the management and leadership of a team of colleagues
- Helping forming and execute the Sales plan for the branch
- Ensuring the safe and efficient management of daily operations
- Experience of working in a Senior sales role, with a curious and proactive approach and the ability to develop and maintain excellent relationships with customers and suppliers

**About Us**

**Are Jewson and Saint-Gobain an Inclusive employer?**
Our Customers are all unique and so are our colleagues. We believe in including everyone so it doesn't matter what your background is, we care about what you can offer and we welcome anyone who is passionate about our Customers and shares our Values.

**And what about flexibility?**
The world of work is changing, and at Saint-Gobain we are open to new ways of working in order to attract talented people to our business. We understand that everyone has different needs and commitments. Therefore, we are very open to discuss any flexible requirementor need that you may have for this role.