Assistant Branch Manager

Job type: Full time

Hours: 40 hours per week

Location: Bishops Waltham 

Salary: £30,000 -£35,000

About Elliotts

Our core purpose is to help our customers build. At Elliotts, we’re clearly doing something right.

We’ve been around for over 180 years – But we couldn’t do it without our people. From our drivers to our operations team and everyone in between. We’re one big team. We have over 300 people working for Elliotts. Our CEO, Tom is the great-great-great grandson of our founder!

Still chosen by customers in a crowded market – Customers continue to choose us because we provide anything they need to build a house. But they choose us because we treat them like human beings, creating a strong relationship and building loyalty.

Values that reflect our business – we look after our team. We care. We listen. We try to help. We work harder than anyone else to put things right if they go wrong. We think about the long term, not just the here and now.

To succeed you’ll be a great team player with a can-do attitude and you’ll be right at home.

What’s in it for you?

• A great working atmosphere – our team has a diverse mix of experience and personalities – from seasoned industry experts, to those who are at the beginning of their careers with us.
• A learning culture – our unlimited learning scheme encourages every team member to drive their own development and career. You decide whether the sky is really the limit.
• Life cover – every team member and their loved ones are important to us, so let us help keep them financially safe.
• Rewards - Profit share scheme that financially rewards everyone’s hard work, Christmas hampers and much more.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Deputising for the Branch Manager
• Multi-Skilled to support in all areas of the branch operation as required
• Ensure costs are challenged and controlled to maximise profitability
• Ensuring high standards of Customer Service, both face to face and over the phone
• Assisting with merchandising, stock control & stock ordering
• Key holder responsibilities
• Support margin improvement
• Help create a proactive and sales orientated culture
• Ownership of branch operations (Health and safety and vehicle management)

Requirements:

• You will need to be highly organised with efficient time management and the ability to prioritise accordingly
• You will need to be confident, and sales focused, be adept at decision making, with excellent interpersonal skills
• You will be able to demonstrate effective leadership skills
• Previous experience at a similar level and a good understanding of branch operations is preferred, alternatively, experience in a Operational or Customer centric role
• Have a desire to develop and improve yourself and others
• Proactive and enthusiastic attitude
• Knowledge of building materials is preferable, but the ability to learn is essential.

Benefits

• 24/7 wellbeing support
• Profit share bonus
• 22 days holiday
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Unlimited training
• Staff discounts
• Christmas Hamper
• Monthly Pizza on us