Branch​/Sales Manager

Position: Branch / Sales Manager

Since 1974, United Central Industrial Supply, a Sun Source company, has been providing industrial operators throughout North America the components and services they need, when they need them. Our span of product offering, manufacturing partnerships, and unmatched customer service have been the cornerstone of our success.

Functions & Requirements

Purpose:

To provide leadership and direction to the branch location, ensuring company policies and procedures are followed and the branch is directed toward the achievement of the goals set forth by management.

Primary Functions

• Responsibility for profitability of branch
• Oversee all branch sales, warehousing, pricing and customer relations
• Initiate hiring, release and disciplinary actions of all employees under direct supervision (with corporate approval)
• Approve, within budgetary limits, all branch office expenditures for purchase of supplies and equipment
• Ensure customer complaints and claims are properly handled
• Responsibility for the physical plant and maintenance
• Oversee all sales activities to ensure orders are entered, filed and priced properly
• Provide technical product information to staff and customers
• Maintain adequate inventory levels to ensure acceptable serviceability and turnover
• Safeguard all company assets at the branch location
• Keep management abreast of all matters pertaining to effective branch operations
• Perform duties inherent in all supervisory positions

Additional Functions

• Perform duties of an Outside or Inside Salesperson as outlined in the job description for that position
• Attend and participate in company meetings, industry conferences and conventions as requested by management
• Audit customer orders for proper pricing
• Maintain current product information and coordinate its distribution and availability to the appropriate personnel
• Develop and conduct sales training
• This position may require doing aspects of every job associated with the branch operation
• Implement company and OSHA safety policies that apply
• Perform any other duties that management considers necessary to fulfill company objectives

Required Equipment

• Company Computer System
• Standard Office Equipment
• Forklift and other loading equipment
• Company vehicles not requiring special licenses

Minimum

Required Qualifications

• College degree, business‑related field preferred or equivalent experience
• General understanding of the mine supply business
• Ability to complete company training program
• Effective written and verbal communication skills

Required Communication

• Communicate verbally to management, customers and employees through presentations and reports
• Communicate directives of management to subordinates verbally and in writing

Work Environment Physical Demands

• Extended periods of standing and sitting
• Ability to lift varying weights up to fifty pounds and carry twenty yards
• Ability to climb up and down trucks, ladders, shelving, etc.

Working Environment

• Work in store/warehouse environment with merchandise in various stages of resale
• Work in varying temperatures according to seasonal changes

Safety Requirements

• Follow and ensure employees follow company safety policies designed to prevent accidents and promote employee health
• Report all accidents according to company policy

Possible Work Hazards

• Work around fast‑paced store/warehouse while heavy and large merchandise is being moved
• Frequently work around heavy equipment
• In any industrial setting, constant alertness to changes in the surrounding environment is required

Personal Requirements Work Location

• The primary work location is the physical location to which the manager is assigned
• Other locations as company needs dictate and/or supervisor's request

Work Schedules

• Scheduling determined by management based on company needs
• Normal work hours are 7 AM‑5 PM Monday through Friday, weekends as required
• All employees are expected to work the necessary hours required to meet or exceed company goals

Accountabilities

• Accountable for all company assets of the branch location
• Maintain confidentiality concerning sales, pricing policies and procedures, customer lists, credit information, correspondence, and any other information that could be harmful to the company, customers or other employees if disclosed

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D. WE PARTICIPATE IN E‑Verify.

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