Branch Manager

Company: United Central Industrial Supply (a Sun Source company)

Department: Operations & Branch Management

Work Type: On-site

Since 1974, United Central Industrial Supply has provided industrial operators throughout North America with the components and services they need, when they need them. Our broad product offerings, strong manufacturing partnerships, and unmatched customer service are the foundation of our success.

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Provide leadership and direction to the branch location, ensuring company policies and procedures are followed and branch operations align with management goals.

• Responsibility for branch profitability
• Oversee branch sales, warehousing, pricing, and customer relations
• With corporate approval, hire, release, and discipline employees under direct supervision
• Approve branch office expenditures for supplies and equipment within budgetary limits
• Ensure customer complaints and claims are handled properly
• Responsibility for physical plant and maintenance
• Oversee sales activities to ensure orders are entered, filed, and priced correctly
• Provide technical product information to staff and customers
• Maintain adequate inventory levels to ensure acceptable serviceability and turn rate
• Safeguard all company assets at the branch location
• Keep management informed on matters affecting branch operations
• Perform duties inherent in all supervisory positions

• May perform Outside or Inside Sales duties as needed
• Attend company meetings, industry conferences, and conventions as requested
• Audit customer orders for proper pricing
• Maintain current product information and coordinate distribution to appropriate personnel
• Develop and conduct sales training
• Perform aspects of all jobs associated with branch operations as required
• Implement company and OSHA safety policies
• Perform other duties necessary to meet company objectives

• Company computer system
• Standard office equipment
• Forklift and other loading equipment
• Company vehicles not requiring special licenses

• College degree in a business-related field preferred, or equivalent experience
• General understanding of the mine supply business
• Ability to complete company training program
• Effective written and verbal communication skills

• Communicate verbally with management, customers, and employees through presentations and reports
• Communicate management directives to subordinates verbally and in writing

• Extended periods of standing and sitting
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and carry up to 20 yards
• Ability to climb trucks, ladders, shelving, and similar equipment
• Store and warehouse environment with merchandise in various stages of resale
• Exposure to varying temperatures based on seasonal changes

• Follow and enforce company safety policies to prevent accidents and promote employee health
• Report all accidents according to company policy
• Fast-paced store and warehouse environment with heavy and large merchandise
• Frequent work around heavy equipment
• Continuous need for alertness to environmental changes in an industrial setting

• Primary location is the assigned branch
• Other locations as business needs or supervisor requests dictate

• Schedule determined by management based on business needs
• Normal hours: 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday; weekends as required
• Employees are expected to work hours necessary to meet or exceed company goals

• Accountable for all company assets at the branch location
• Maintain confidentiality of sales data, pricing policies, customer lists, credit information, correspondence, and other sensitive information

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D. WE PARTICIPATE IN E-Verify. If you are an individual with a disability and require an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact  to request reasonable accommodation. Only requests for accommodations in the application process will be returned.