Branch Manager

Job Overview

The Branch Manager drives excellence and standardization in branch operations, maintains relationships with current customers and fosters new business opportunities and serves as the primary leader of branch personnel. The Branch Manager will be an integral part of the branch’s success in sales, operations, inventory management, safety and culture. A successful Branch Manager has excellent communication, critical thinking and customer service skills.

• Branch Operations
  • Implement and hold team accountable to follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) that improve efficiency, cost-effectiveness, quality control and customer satisfaction, loyalty and retention.
  • Identify potential risks and/or barriers in operations, then work collaboratively with leadership to implement long-term sustainable solutions.
  • Foster collaboration with other internal teams such as transportation, inventory control, marketing and procurement, finance, etc.
• Safety and Compliance
  • Serve as the safety coordinator for the branch and first-point-of-contact for the safety team.
  • Ensure weekly safety lesson is disseminated to all branch personnel.
  • Conduct monthly safety inspection and daily safety walks.
  • Attend monthly safety committee zoom meeting.
  • Record and report any accidents involving injury to employees or damage to building/vehicles/fixtures.
• Inventory Management
  • Work closely with the corporate inventory control team to implement standardized inventory control processes at the branch and raise challenges and barriers.
  • Regularly execute cycle counts and annual inventory as directed by the corporate inventory control team.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert of the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to optimize branch’s use of the system.
• Sales Operations
  • Create and manage sales plans and budgets based on forecasts for the branch, then monitor, adjust and report on as necessary.
  • Stay informed about market trends, competitor activities, and customer needs.
  • Support local sales personnel through fostering relationships with current and new customers to drive customer acquisition and retention.
  • Assist in resolving customer issues with a focus on long-term satisfaction and retention.
• Product Knowledge
  • Continually grow technical, product, application and market knowledge of parts essential to the heavy-duty vehicle aftermarket.
  • Proactively seek opportunities to document and share knowledge of parts and markets to support branch personnel in their growth and development.
• Management and Team Development
  • Consistently exhibits HTI’s core values and servant leadership style.
  • Directs employee’s work through technical and managerial expertise.
  • Communicates, advises and reinforces change management efforts with employees.
  • Sets and communicates vision for their team to produce profitable business results and achieve high performance which includes overall and daily goals.
    
    Provides clarity on goals as necessary.
  • Supports the team by solving complex problems and making substantial decisions that impacts them.
  • Responsible for handling all employee grievances, incidents, conflict management and emergency situations.
  • Places an emphasis on employee engagement and retention to boost productivity and performance and reduce employee turnover.
  • Oversee the employee life cycle which includes hiring, development, engagement, retention and separation.
  • Responsible for managing and approving employee leaves and time cards, as well as reinforcing timekeeping and attendance requirements with employees.
  • Participate in defining roles within the team to support the Value Creation Plan and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for each role to review on a regular cadence and in annual reviews.
  • Strategize with other leaders on ideal career paths within…