Assistant Branch Manager

**The Role**

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?passionate about?working with people,?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 an Assistant Branch Manager.?

You'll be?working for Jewson?in Wadebridge.?Jewson is one of more than?30 exciting Saint-Gobain brands in the UK and we pride ourselves on doing everything we can to understand our Customers needs in order to deliver solutions to save them time, money andhassle. 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 feelwelcome, then this could be a great opportunity for you to join our team.

**Is this role right for me?**

First and foremost, we always want to recruit great people that really understand our values and ways of working. Experience within our industry is not essential, we are committed to providing you with the full tools and support required to carry out yourrole within Jewson. So if you have a passion for leading and developing a team, supporting your customers, taking the time to understand others and embracing differences, can build trust and are able to proactively seek out solutions that are right for ourcustomers, then you are likely to be a great fit

As an Assistant Branch Manager we are also looking for someone has strong communication and commercial awareness, whilst being able to support the Branch Manager in empowering the team to provide great customer service.

**What will I be doing?**

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 in line with our Jewson Values
- 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
- Maintain stock levels, 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

**About Us**

**Are?Jewson and Saint-Gobain an Inclusive employer??**

We're working hard to be, and we're keen to hire talented people regardless of their background, abilities, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, taste in music, fashion sense or anything else that makes you, you

We understand that a diverse workplace is not only a more enjoyable place to be, but also facilitates better decision making and innovation. So, whoever you are, and whichever Saint-Gobain business you join, you can be sure of a warm welcome with us.

**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 flexiblerequirement or need that you may have for this role (this could be flexible hours, a job share, part time, to name a few). We can't guarantee to meet all requests for flexibility when we are recruiting, but we promise to listen.