Branch Manager - Witbank at Bridgestone South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Job purpose

The Branch Manager is responsible for organising and managing all sales related activities in the Witbank Branch.

This includes but is not limited to the following:

• Generating revenue to ensure a profit.
• Promoting of the company and welfare of all employees at the branch.
• Manage all costs to ensure adherence to budget parameters.
• Coaching, training, motivating and guiding all employees at the branch.
• Implementing and enforcing operating policies and procedures.
• Delivering agreed sales operating targets and goals.
• Implementing strategies to ensure safe and efficient retail store operation and continuous improvement .

Responsibilities:

Financials and Sales:

• Achieve all branch target sales
• Control branch expenses within business parameters
• Ensure that company assets are maintained
• Ensure superior service delivery
• Prepare and present monthly, quarterly, and annual statements, analyses, and reports of branch operations and finances
• Establish and maintain close relationships with customers
• Manage all Certificate of Compliances (COCs)
• Manage dead and slow moving stock
• Manage stock holding to less than 1 (one) months turn over
• Managing internal and external stakeholder relations and negotiating contracts

Achieve Health and Safety standards as set out by Company

• Communicate the company policy on health and safety to all staff effectively and on a continual basis (toolbox talk)
• Communicate any risk, injury, loss of life or damage to company assets to management in line with prescribed company procedures
• Achieve a minimum of 95% on all Safety Audits.

Adhere to company policies & procedures

• Maintain a working knowledge of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act
• Adhere to the companies amalgamated policies & procedures published on the company Intranet
• Maintain knowledge of companies Industrial Relations policies and procedures and interact with People department as required

Site visits

• Analyze audit feedback and ensure all problems are rectified
• Attend monthly site meetings with site customers
• Attend random visits to ensure that Bridgestone site employees are performing  

General

• Undertake all reasonable requests and instructions, given verbally or in writing, which fall within the parameters of this job.
• Adherence to such requests or instructions
• Achieve a minimum of 90% on all Internal and Facilities Audits

Required capabilities:

• Achieving sales targets and financial percentages
• Ensure that the branch remains profitable
• Customer satisfaction
• Effectively manage all sites under your control
• Budget achievement and expense control

Education and Experience required :

• Honours or Bachelors Degree in Business Management and Administration, Finance, Marketing or any equivalent qualification
• 3-5 years minimum working experience in retail, commercial, franchise and/or sales environment in a managerial position
• Experience in business reporting
• Financial and Business acumen
• MS Office Advanced
• Self-starter with ability to work independently and under pressure
• Must have a positive momentum, solid work ethic and result driven
• Effective decision making, planning, implementation and communication skills
• Driver license (code 08)

Leadership Competencies:

• Communicate effectively across the business
• Ability to develop and motivate teammates
• A strong sense of managing and controlling a business unit
• Be able to develop and present reports to senior management
• Knowledge on financial risk and impact on business
• Knowledge and experience in project management
• People orientated person