Branch Manager

With a turnover of more than €2.4 billion in 2020, Rubix Group is Europes leading distributor of industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul products and services, including bearings, mechanical power transmission, pneumatics, hydraulics, tools and health & safety equipment.

We supply high quality reliable parts from the worlds leading manufacturers with over 3,500,000 products available from our extensive distribution network of 650+ locations across 23 countries in Europe. We employ more than 8,000 people across Europe and offer added value to all of our customers, small and large, local and pan-European, through the technical expertise of all our people. Rubix Groups UK brand operates as one of the largest MRO and TGM distributors in the UK with annual sales in excess of £250m.

As Branch Business Manager, you will drive productivity, growth and profit improvement within the branch in management of both external and internal sales and be responsible for the consistent delivery of products to meet customer requirements. You will, ideally, be from an Industrial/Engineering background and will have strong communication and people management skills to help drive the continued successful execution of our business strategy.

To be successful as a Branch Business Manager you will have:

• A proven track record in the business-to-business services market preferably in general management positions showing an operating knowledge of both sales and operational development. Ownership of a significant P&L is essential.
• Management of teams including recruitment, training and development as well as performance management of branch team.
• Demonstrable leadership experience in a process centric transactional business.
• New business planning, development and implementation to demanding customer requirements.
• Profit and cost centre management accountability.
• Commercial Sales and Key Account development.
• Customer relationship management experience and a strong customer service ethos.
• A conscientious and disciplined attention to detail with the proven ability to drive and deliver profitable growth.
• Demonstrate knowledge and experience of profit engineering contracts and services.
• An effective working style to ensure strong and collaborative relationships exist within other business functions - which will be a key to the success of our matrix organisation.
• Demonstrate good interpersonal and communication skills along with experience of leading commercial and operational teams.
• An individual who will gain credibility and win respect across the organisation.
• Process awareness and system skills.
• Confidence with a drive to challenge and develop the performance to the next level.
• Pipeline management and an understanding of customer churn and how to reverse trends of negative to positive.

Whats in it for you?

You will be part of a large European player which is growing year on year. We offer great development opportunities with nearly half of the vacancies we have each year filled by internal staff!

We offer:

• Competitive salary
• Car or car allowance
• Private medical insurance
• Company pension.

But, maybe more importantly we offer you a role in which you can make your own and develop within, we have our Rubix Academy which provides training and development opportunities and we operate in an entrepreneurial environment and look to our colleagues to make a real difference for the business! We value and encourage our colleagues to take ownership and act with integrity and team work is at the core of everything we do!

Rubix is Europes leading distributor of industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul products and services, including bearings, mechanical power transmission, pneumatics, hydraulics, tools and PPE.

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