Assistant Manager

Vacancy Ref: JR1976 Vacancy: Assistant Manager Industry: Trade Merchant - Electrical Location: Watford, Hertfordshire Salary & Benefits: Salary up to £35,000 + bonus, pension scheme and other benefits An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced trade merchant professional with some people management experience to join this market-leading distributor of electrical products. We are seeking to recruit a customer service focused Assistant Manager to join this successful company to work alongside the manager in this busy branch. The ability to positively influence relationships with both customers and suppliers is essential, for which you will need a proven sales / customer driven supervisory background with current or recent experience in the trade suppliers sector. eg plumbers merchant, electrical wholesale, builders merchant etc. What’s in it for you • The chance to join a successful and profitable company that has plans for further growth and expansion • Supervise a service based small team of 6 staff • Further develop your people management experience • Achievable targets • Salary of up to £35,000 + bonus • 25 days holiday + bank holidays Responsibilities • Be responsible for running the site, staffing, sales, logistics and other branch activities • Working alongside the branch manager and taking responsibility when they are off site • Provide customers with great service ensuring their continued loyalty • Manage sales and look after key customers where required • You will have day-to-day operational responsibility and a hands on approach to the business. • You will be working as part of the team as well as supervising the branch operations • You will be developing good working relationships with customers whilst managing an experienced and stable team of people. Requirements • Recent or current Management / Supervisory experience in a trade merchant sector. • Full UK driving licence is preferred • Strong organisational and leadership skills to empower and develop their team and lead by example. The Company A well-established growing business with plans for further branch openings The company is financially secure, enjoys first class supplier and customer relationships, and has an extensive network of branches. If you want to share in this success, enjoy responsibility, and experience the reward of helping to run a busy branch, please send your CV for immediate review. All applications are dealt with in the strictest of confidence. Rhodium Consulting Ltd is a niche recruitment consultancy specialising in wholesalers, merchants and distributors within the building products sector. We strive to be the industry leader in delivering the highest calibre of candidates to our client companies, whilst enhancing the careers of our candidates. For further information and contact details, please visit our website