Building Industry Partner's portfolio, West Coast Lumber, a seeking a General Manager to drive the overall operation management of single location, Stone Truss. This is accomplished by following the direction set by the VP of Manufacturing in the areas of inventory, sales, and profitability, working in close collaboration with the Vice Presidents across Supply Chain, Sales, and Finance.
The General Manager is also responsible for ensuring compliance with West Coast Lumber policies and procedures, maintaining site safety, providing oversight, and coaching to employees, and controlling inventory purchases and levels. To be successful in this role, the General Manager will need to be able to communicate effectively with all team members, internal departments, and external vendors.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Recruit, interview, hire, and train staff for your location(s).
- Oversee the daily workflow of the location(s).
- Provide constructive and timely performance evaluations, as well as on-the-job coaching.
- Assist in maintaining the safety, general health, and welfare of all team members, customers, and those in contact with the location(s)’ operations.
- Handle discipline and termination of team members in accordance with company policy.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the overall management of all aspects of the location, including production, sales, design, customer service, inventory management, delivery, safety, and administrative activities.
- Support and reinforce safety initiatives to ensure compliance with OSHA and DOT requirements and promote a healthy work environment.
- Manage direct reports and provide the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of all location(s) efforts.
- Plan and direct functions to meet operational and financial goals for the location.
- Collaborate with peers and senior management to develop operating budgets and capital expenditure recommendations for location(s).
- Partner with HR to evaluate performance, reward, recognize, and discipline employees.
- Motivate employees, maintain a productive team, and train others.
- Communicate and enforce West Coast Lumber policies and procedures, as well as other compliance and legal requirements as they pertain to daily operations.
Required Skills and Abilities:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to lead, motivate, and develop team members.
- Good organizational skills and the ability to multitask.
- Exceptional customer service skills.
- Strong listening and influencing skills.
- Ability to achieve targets.
- Strong relationship management skills.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and LBM ERP Software.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related discipline from four-year college or university (may be substituted for relevant work experience)
- Four years related leadership work experience in the lumber or building materials industry.
- Knowledge of, or experience in, the following areas of building materials: procurement, inventory management, supervision of truss yards, finance.
What We Do
Building Industry Partners (“BIP”) is the leading private equity investment firm focused on the U.S. building industry. Founded by Matt Ogden in 2008, BIP is headquartered in Boston, with operating partners and advisors across the U.S.
Our purpose is to build exceptional and enduring businesses, generate world class investment returns, and contribute to elevating the building industry and its workforce through people-focused investment & business principles.
We help to build exceptional businesses, to realize the entrepreneurial visions of the industry's rising stars, and to increase shared prosperity amongst shareholders, management, and our broader workforce through broad-based employee ownership.
Over the past decade, BIP is proud to have been part of building some of the fastest growing and most dynamic businesses in the U.S. building industry’s middle market, including U.S. LBM Holdings, Kodiak Building Partners, Homewood Holdings, and U.S. Fence Solutions/Binford Supply.