Job Openings #10321- Branch Manager, 40K, Commission, Limerick

About the job #10321- Branch Manager, 40K, Commission, Limerick

We are currently looking to recruit a branch Manager based in Limerick. The salary for this role is 40K + a bonus scheme once KPIs are achieved.


Responsibilities:

  • You will be responsible and accountable for the day to day management of the Branch including rental, workshop (where applicable) and site, ensuring that all financial, operational and technical KPIs are achieved.
  • Recruit, retain, develop and lead a high performing team
  • Establish a robust health, safety and environmental culture with total compliance to regulations
  • Deliver exemplary customer service consistently to all current and potential customers
  • Maximise vehicles available for rent and maximise efficiencies and minimise costs locally and by working with other locations and functions
  • Develop local account management.


Customer service/ rental shop/ workshop

  • Ensure all customer experiences are positive and that all customer interactions are handled in a timely and professional manner
  • All general telephone enquiries, allocation and preparation of vehicles, booking & processing of vehicle hire requests
  • Implementation of the company no turn down policy accepting all orders on core vehicles and stand downs (agreements allowing customers to stand vehicles down on site whilst off hired)
  • Loans & cross hires with other locations/branches and breakdown processing, invoicing & sundries
  • Support and assist in the delivery of all workshop activities
  • Collaboration with workshop management, prioritise & minimise vehicles off rent/downtime
  • Ensure Preventative maintenance programmes are carried out
  • Compliance management and participation in workshop audits and subsequent reviews
  • Support stock valuation, stocktake processes, meet appropriate standard and manage workshop activity planning & productivity


Financial Control and business planning

  • Establish robust controls and follow procedures in the financial and administrative areas of branch activity to ensure that KPIs are achieved. This includes:
  • Control of the Branch operating statement (Rental & Workshop), purchase orders, cash handling, invoicing.
  • Delivery of Financial performance and manage branch Budgets & forecasts
  • Establish, deliver and regularly review action plans that will ensure continuous improvements for the branch including financial, performance & operational KPI reviews.
  • Branch business improvement plan and timely problem solving and decision making


Health and safety & Property management

  • Work collaboratively with the health & safety advisor to establish a robust health, safety and environmental culture with absolute compliance to regulations including:
  • Compliance, completion of audits, accident reporting, leadership of Toolbox talks, communication and appropriate training in order to achieve a HSE culture etc.
  • Collaboration with HSE Advisor
  • Responsible and accountable for the presentation, maintenance and security of the site including maintenance & repair, housekeeping standards, signage, marketing materials, yard management and discipline
  • Overall Health, Safety & environment


Requirements- Education and training:

  • Minimum leaving cert
  • Previous training in sales and customer service
  • Highly numerate and literate- IT and competent.
  • Full clean driving licence.
  • A recognised qualification in customer service is desirable
  • Business degree or equivalent is desirable.


Essential:

  • Proven leadership skills
  • Previous experience of managing a high performing, customer focused Branch / Depot / Profit Centre
  • Demonstrable experience of driving local Sales & Marketing Activity
  • Excellent Customer Service skills including relationship building
  • Proven ability to perform in a pressured environment
  • Enthusiastic personality
  • Proven ability to develop and manage a team


Package:

  • 23 days holidays per annum
  • Additional bonus one day annual leave day on your birthday
  • Contributory Pension (employers contribution 5% employee contribution 4%)
  • Life Assurance 2 x salary increasing to 3 x salary if in the company pension
  • Group discounted VHI health insurance
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Share Save Scheme
  • Employee Discounts
  • Cycle to work scheme