Business Manager

Salary: £60,000 – £72,000 per year

Ref: JR1340

Vacancy – Business Manager / Branch Manager

Location – Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales

Industry – Electrical Wholesale & Distribution

Salary & Benefits – A very competitive package including a good starting salary, plus a company car, mobile, laptop, healthcare, company pension scheme + excellent bonuses

Training – Excellent training opportunities to achieve recognised industry relevant qualifications

Due to expansion, some exciting opportunities have arisen for an entrepreneurial Business Manager to join the market-leading distributor of electrical wholesale products in the UK.

We are seeking to recruit an effective Business Manager to join their highly successful management team, regardless of your current market sector.

You will be commercially astute, with a solid intellect and will enjoy the responsibility of planning and implementing a sales and commercial development plan for your business, including a full Profit & Loss responsibility, and day-to-day operational responsibility. You will be commercially astute and have the ability to think strategically, control costs and manage people.

Successful candidates will also have the strong organisational and leadership skills to empower and develop their team on a daily basis. The ability to positively influence relationships with both customers and suppliers is essential, for which you will need a proven sales management and development background.

Responsibilities

Be responsible for running the site including planning and implementing a strategic development plan, a full P&L, staffing, sales, marketing, logistics, purchasing and administration
Develop the business further to ensure its continued success
Manage sales and look after key accounts
Requirements
You should be an experienced manager or sales manager from a commercial industrial wholesale sales and distribution background. This could include backgrounds such as a builders merchant, plumbers merchant, electrical wholesale, tool & plant hire or timber merchant. Experience and understanding of the wholesale route to market would be a definite advantage.

A strong and inspiring leader from a B2B sales background
From a field sales background with a proven track record in developing relationships with both suppliers and customers
Entrepreneurial with the initiative to spot and capitalise on new business opportunities
Focused, hungry and ambitious to succeed
Motivated, determined and with a strong customer focus
Energetic with a can-do attitude
The Company

Is the Market Leader in their field
Offers an industry leading and consistent reward package for success.
Offers the excitement of running your own business within the team.
Provides the full support of an established and highly respected company with business systems to match
Offers excellent personal and career development opportunities

This is an opportunity to join a market-leading distributor of electrical wholesale products in the UK. The company is financially secure, enjoys first class supplier and customer relationships, and has an extensive network of branches.

Product knowledge training will be given, along with additional management training as required.

A very competitive package with a starting salary included, plus a company car, mobile, laptop, healthcare, company pension scheme + excellent bonuses

Potential for a significant, uncapped annual bonus linked to your branch performance

If you want to share in this success, enjoy accountability with responsibility, and experience the thrill of running your own business with this thriving company, please send your CV for immediate review.