Are you based in the Deal area?
Do you have a passion for working with people?
Do you have leadership or sales experience gained in a Builder's Merchant?
Jewson is a leading building materials distributor in Northern Europe, is on the hunt for an Assistant Branch Manager who's as passionate about great service as we are.
We provide a fulfilling and enjoyable work environment with ample opportunities for career growth, along with a competitive salary, staff discount, life assurance, and 34 days of holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
Hours – 7am to 5pm Monday to Friday and every other Saturday 8am to 12pm
Key Responsibilities
* Act as first line support to the Branch Manager to lead and support the team to deliver success
* 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
* Understand customer needs and provide 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
What's in it for you?
* 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
Required Skills and Experience
* Strong communication and commercial awareness
* Previous leadership or Sales experience in Merchant desirable
* A passion for customer service
* An ability to build, develop and maintain relationships
* Industry experience would be advantageous
About Us
At Jewson, we're proud to be part of STARK Building 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