Branch Manager

Jewson a leading building materials distributor in Northern Europe, is on the hunt for a Branch Manager who's as passionate about great leadership 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 33 days of holiday (inclusive of bank holidays).

Location: Jewson, Newport Square, Launceston, PL15 8EX.

Key Responsibilities

Lead, coach and support the team to deliver success and promote opportunities for continuous improvement.

Collaborate with the wider network to support Customer requirements and business activities.

Adjust the nature of services delivered according to developments in customer needs and expectations in line with our Jewson Values.

Build and develop great relationships with new and existing Customers, understanding their needs and providing proactive advice and solutions so that you can deliver the best experience possible.

Build effective relationships with suppliers.

Get to know the local market to support plans for sales growth.

Ensure accurate stock levels are maintained, 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.

Required Skills and Experience

First and foremost, we always want to recruit great people that really understand our values and ways of working.

It is important you have can evidence experience in motivating and driving sales for this role.

You will already have strong communication and commercial awareness to be able to empower the team to provide great customer service.

Previous experience in the building materials supply industry is essential.

What’s in it for you?

Company car.

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.

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!

What's Next?

If your application is successful, our in-house recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have.

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

Stark Building Materials UK is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.