Assistant Branch Manager

Jewson a leading building materials distributor in Northern Europe, is on the hunt for an Assistant Branch Manager who's as passionate about great service 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 34 days of holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)

Hours - 7.30 - 5.00 Monday to Friday and every other Saturday morning 8-12

Address - Jewson, Norris Way, Rushden NN10 6BP

Key Responsibilities

• Act as first line support to the Branch Manager to lead and support the team to deliver success

• Get to know our product lines and services in order to make the most of all customer interactions in line with our Jewson Values

• Develop great relationships with new and existing customers

• Understand customer needs and provide proactive advice and solutions so that you can deliver the best experience possible

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

• Use our in-house systems to process customer orders, organise delivery times, and keep customers updated throughout their journey

• Maintain stock levels, 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

What's in it for you?

• 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

• New Reward and Recognition programme - launching soon!

Required Skills and Experience

• Strong communication and commercial awareness

• Previous leadership experience

• A passion for customer service

• An ability to build, develop and maintain relationships

• Industry experience would be advantageous

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!