Lumber General Manager 5

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PARR is the total source for homebuilding supplies, solutions, and services. We focus on supplying building materials and solutions to professional home builders of all sizes including custom builders, large production builders, and multifamily builders. Our customers and community members know that they can rely on us for Legendary Service and quality products.

Pay: $106,404 - $128,806

The General Manager is responsible for utilizing the company's FACE values, mission, and vision as guides to lead their employees and reach the location's goals. This is accomplished through servant leadership and managing of the team. This position is also responsible for implementing operational strategies and objectives to ensure the location's goals. As a manager, this position is expected to be involved in their community in some fashion, set time aside for self-improvement, and always strive to be a better leader.

This position directly reports to the Director of Operations. The General Manager interacts daily with all location employees (in the store and outside location) and customers. This position interacts regularly with corporate employees (Central Purchasing Department, Account Management Team, Sales Managers, Human Resources, IT Department, and the PARR Leadership Team) as well as interacting regularly with vendor representatives and industry associates.

Leadership

• Supervise and direct the workforce at the location
• Identify and respond to the need for personnel changes at the location
• Manage day-to-day activities of employees from other departments assigned to the location
• Continually evaluate and, as necessary, encourage change in the policies and procedures related to location operations
• Work well with all departments within the PARR
• Promote, support, and utilize other divisions under PARR's umbrella for the good of the whole
• Support and follow PARR's brand standards
• Recognize opportunities for improvement, turn that quickly into decisive, confident, and proactive action
• Demonstrate confidence and carry self as a leader of the organization
• Coach and delegate financial reporting, striving to build business acumen with team
• When faced with challenges, demonstrate FACE values and works through problem with a solution orientation

People Development

• Identify and articulate performance expectations to employees
• Assist as needed in the performance evaluations of employees from other departments assigned to the location
• Create and maintain a well-rounded staff through cross training, open communication, and continuing education
• Utilize the Parr University program and supports the training ecosystem, providing adequate time and space for participants regardless of business volume
• Current with employee evaluations
• Follow and utilize company attendance policy as a tool
• Ensure that all new hires complete the 90-day new hire schedule appropriately and attend New Associate Orientation
• Utilize performance plans as a tool as needed, utilizes Director of Operatons
• Create team driven environment, where the team is working towards a common goal
• Understand strengths/weaknesses of everyone on team (utilize the first, work to improve the second)
• Understand enough of each position to teach as well as substitute when needed
• Give prompt and straight feedback, especially reward and recognition
• Have a cross training program that's clear to employees
• Encourage team members to participate in decision making process
• Clear about benefits and how a person could/should use them
• Work with every individual to create career plan for themselves
• Have a recognition and reward program at location
• Delegate tasks effectively, creating trust in team by sharing and following up, not micromanaging
• Use position as a manager to mentor employees across the division

Business

• Enforce all company policies
• Achieve location's annual profit projections
• Ensure merchandising programs are implemented
• Continually update product knowledge and selling techniques
• Maintain corporate guidelines and criteria for customer service
• Ensure an appropriate level of inventory is maintained at the facility to handle volume, working with both sales and purchasing teams to forecast increases or decreases in volume
• Train team in inventory process
• Complete 24-month Dead Stock write-down per company policy
• Train and lead the inventory management team at the location and trains them in applicable tasks of Cycle Counting, Negative QTY research, adjustments, and SPC report management
• Lead the 6-week physical inventory preparation cycle and complete the weekly checklists
• Collaborate with Central Purchasing to align inventory needs with timing of available loads
• Identify and proactively manage slow moving and dead stock
• Prepare, monitor, and control annual budget for the location
• Establish and maintain professional relationships with customers and vendors
• Ensure equipment operators are trained in all aspects of safe and efficient vehicle use, as well as properly completing daily pre/post trip…