Branch Manager – Value Centre Kilkenny
Applications are invited for the position of Branch Manager, Value Centre Cash & Carry Kilkenny.
Key Responsibility
Reporting to the Regional Manager the purpose of this role is to manage the Cash & Carry operation and achieve budget while ensuring the branch operates in a professional, compliant and profitable manner. This will be achieved through the effective management of operational policies & procedures, and the promotion of excellent customer-service standards and positive employee relations, in line with the BWG Compass.
The Role
To manage and exceed branch margin and profits
Optimise sales within the branch
Ensure the effective execution of replenishment and stock management objectives/policies
Ensure marketing of the branch is in line with company policy in order to optimise sales
Minimise overheads within the branch
Effectively manage debtors
Ensure cash management policies and procedures are adhered to
Actively comply and promote company policies in relation to health & safety, security, medicinal products, and HACCP
The successful candidate will:
Have a strong strategic and operational focus, with formidable management and leadership skills
Be competent in managing existing accounts, and in the development and management of new accounts in line with Company expectations, with the support of the sales team.
Be a results-driven achiever, with exemplary planning and organisational skills.
Be a seasoned professional whose integrity provides for effective business relationships.
Be a confident individual, who is committed to achieving excellence.
Be a highly motivated self-starter, who takes initiative with minimal supervision.
Be a strong communicator with the ability to effectively convey information verbally.
Be an analytical thinker, with the ability to assess situations and identify key issues that need to be addressed in a timely and professional manner.
Have experience of the wholesale / grocery / licensed trade
Possess strong financial acumen, with the ability to understand, and take accountability for, branch margin and profit expectations
Skills Required
- Proven management and leadership skills
- Experience in wholesale, grocery or licensed trade
- Strong financial acumen and accountability for branch margin and profit
- Ability to manage accounts, develop new accounts and support sales team
- Excellent planning, organisational and analytical skills
- Strong verbal communication skills
- Self-starter able to work with minimal supervision
- Knowledge of and compliance with health & safety, security, medicinal product rules and HACCP
- Experience in cash management and debtor control
What We Do
BWG Foods UC is a leading Irish food retail and wholesale company. It operates as a wholesale distribution business for retail grocery, licensed, and catering trades in Ireland and the UK, providing chilled, frozen, and ambient products. The company owns and operates prominent brands including SPAR, EUROSPAR, MACE, LONDIS, and XL across the Republic of Ireland, supporting over 1,000 independent retailers.
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