Branch Manager

Branch Manager – Jewson Builders’ Merchants – Portree, Isle of Skye

Looking to join a brand that is passionate about its employees, where virtually no day is the same? Then we have the perfect role for you here at Jewson!

Our Portree team are looking for a dedicated Branch Manager to empower and energise colleagues in order to provide every Jewson customer with an exceptional service. You’ll be tasked with building relationships with our internal and external customers, whilst ensuring the branch operates in a safe manner and in line with all company policies and procedures.

As a Branch Manager with Jewson, you will:

• Implement and deliver an excellent customer experience, maintaining strong effective relationships with both local customers and suppliers
• Monitor KPIs for the branch and look for new ways to innovate and drive growth for the business
• Ensure the branch operates according to Saint Gobain’s Safety and Wellbeing principles to create a safe working environment
• Manage stock levels appropriately to reduce shrinkage and transport costs

First and foremost, we always want to recruit talented people that align well with our values and way of working; we innovate, we collaborate, we’re agile, we act with entrepreneurial spirit, and we’re supportive of and close to our customers.

We would love to hear from you if you can demonstrate the following skills and experience:

• Have a strong background in management and empowering your colleagues – industry experience is NOT required!
• Can demonstrate achieving over and above targeted KPI’s
• Takes pride in developing strong and long-term relationships with customers
• Have a strong commercial and financial awareness
• Are resilient by nature and confident in managing conflict
• Have a full UK Driving License (owing to the occasional travel in the role)

Working for Jewson

Our purpose at Jewson is to give Builders and Tradespeople everything they need to make more profit with less hassle. We work hard to ensure that we always put our customers-first; we make them feel welcome so they enjoy dealing with us; we are proactive to ensure we can always provide a solution and finally, we deliver what we promise so our customers know they can trust us.

Not only do Jewson care about our customers, our people are at the heart of everything we do.  We’re committed to keeping them safe and healthy, making sure they feel valued and providing them with the personal development and career opportunities they need.

The Branch Manager role comes with a competitive salary and the following benefits:

• A company car
• 31 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• A defined contribution pension scheme
• Flexible Holiday buy-sell scheme (allowing up to 3 days holiday to be bought or sold)
• As an employee with Jewson, you are automatically covered by the Saint-Gobain Life Assurance Scheme
• Staff discounts on high street and leisure activities and various other benefits

Be part of something big!

Jewson is a Saint-Gobain brand, making us part of one of the largest construction organisations in the world.

Our purpose at Saint-Gobain is to Make the world a better home. Our purpose sets the course for our common future. Together with and for our customers, we design, manufacture and distribute materials and solutions that have a positive impact on everyone's life and provide well-being, quality of life and performance, while caring for the planet.

If this sounds like an organisation that you want to be part of, then please apply today!

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 flexible requirement or need that you may have for this role. We can’t guarantee to meet all requests for flexibility when we are recruiting. But, we promise to listen.