Assistant Manager

We are looking for an Assistant Branch Manager to join the Bristol branch (BS3): Join one of the UK’s leading distributors of electrical products and solution providers with 250+ branches nationally with a core value to develop talent & internal progression. Great Salary + Performance based Bonus Scheme Contracted to 40 hours per week Monday to Friday – shifts between 07:00 – 17:00 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) + Birthday Day off  Comprehensive health & wellbeing support programme, long service awards & key milestones Benefits: Enhanced family leave benefits, Agile working, Training academy, Buy and Sell annual leave, Free virtual GP service, accessible 24/7 & Staff discount on webshop & discounts in high-street stores.  As an Assistant Branch Manager, you will be key support to the Business Manager taking on the ownership of team management, monitoring & encouraging the daily sales activity, and covering day-to-day tasks to ensure the branch is consistently providing its best service to its customers. We are looking for you to have team management experience, have a natural flair in relationship building and be able to drive people to achieve and exceed personal & business targets. As an Assistant Branch Manager, you will need to consistently think creatively to produce new and innovative ideas to attract new customers and drive loyalty with live trading accounts.   Assistant Branch Manager - Experience & Attributes:: Full UK driving licence is essential Electrical product knowledge is advantageous Strong sales and negotiation skills, including telesales and account management To be customer centric with a customer service background To have had experience of working under pressure in a fast-paced role, whilst maintaining a consistent eye for detail An ability to embrace change and new technologies Excellent communication skills (including persuasion and influencing) Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence across a cross functional team to deliver target performance Intermediate IT skills (i.e., Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint) Working knowledge of M3 across a range of branch processes and procedures   PLEASE APPLY ONLINE TODAY and a member of the team will be in contact. Suitable for: Assistant branch manager, supervisor, team leader, trade counter manager, Internal salesperson, sales manager, branch assistant, trade team leader, account manager, electrical wholesale Our client believes that this role does not meet the criteria to be considered within the Home Office Shortage Occupation list. Therefore, they will not support an application for visa sponsorship and all applicants for this role must have an unrestricted right to work in the UK   Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy