Value Centre Manager

Branch Manager - Value Centre Kilkenny

Applications are invited for the position of Branch Manager, Value Centre Cash & Carry Kilkenny.

Key Responsibility

Reporting to the Regional Manager the purpose of this role is to manage the Cash & Carry operation and achieve budget while ensuring the branch operates in a professional, compliant and profitable manner. This will be achieved through the effective management of operational policies & procedures, and the promotion of excellent customer-service standards and positive employee relations, in line with the BWG Compass.

The Role

• To manage and exceed branch margin and profits
• Optimise sales within the branch
• Ensure the effective execution of replenishment and stock management objectives/policies
• Ensure marketing of the branch is in line with company policy in order to optimise sales
• Minimise overheads within the branch
• Effectively manage debtors
• Ensure cash management policies and procedures are adhered to
• Actively comply and promote company policies in relation to health & safety, security, medicinal products, and HACCP

The successful candidate will:

• Have a strong strategic and operational focus, with formidable management and leadership skills
• Be competent in managing existing accounts, and in the development and management of new accounts in line with Company expectations, with the support of the sales team.
• Be a results-driven achiever, with exemplary planning and organisational skills.
• Be a seasoned professional whose integrity provides for effective business relationships.
• Be a confident individual, who is committed to achieving excellence.
• Be a highly motivated self-starter, who takes initiative with minimal supervision.
• Be a strong communicator with the ability to effectively convey information verbally.
• Be an analytical thinker, with the ability to assess situations and identify key issues that need to be addressed in a timely and professional manner.
• Have experience of the wholesale / grocery / licensed trade
• Possess strong financial acumen, with the ability to understand, and take accountability for, branch margin and profit expectations