Branch Manager

**Branch Manager**

Great West Equipment, Terrace, B.C.

Succeeding in business is about more than selling great products. If you want to make a real impact, you have to provide something special to the community, and make accountability and integrity your number one priority.

We're **Great West Equipment**, and we do just that. We're a privately owned heavy equipment machine business consisting of eleven branches that operate throughout every region of British Columbia and the Yukon. We are the Volvo distributor for British Columbia and the Yukon, and our product line also includes, Metso crushing and screening equipment, Timberpro feller bunchers, Sennebogen material handlers, and Madill forestry products. The driving force behind our organization is the sincere commitment to our people, their focus on exceeding customers' expectations and the values that we live by every day:
**_BALANCE INTEGRITY GROWTH COMMITMENT ACCOUNTABILITY RESPECT_**

We have an incredible opportunity for someone who is organized, enjoys a fast-paced environment, and thrives on continuous learning.

**You'll love working here.**

As our **Branch Manager **you play an integral role in facilitating all aspects of branch operations to ensure a profitable outcome for the company. You are responsible for managing the day‐to‐ day operation of the branch in compliance with the company's established policies and procedures. As well as ensuring compliance with environmental regulations and safety programs. Working with the leadership team, you play a key role in attaining the company's short and long‐term objectives. As part of the management team, you play a key role in recruiting and developing our employees.

**What's in it for you **

We're a growing business in an exciting industry, and we take pride in being a large organization with the feel and support structure of a small business. This is a full-time, permanent position. We offer a competitive compensation package, which includes a generous incentive plan, full **health and denta**l benefits, plus a company sponsored **RRSP** plan. We'll also support your learning and growth with one-on-one coaching and in house management training.

You're going to have an amazing feeling of fulfilment when your efforts drive us to become each customer's first choice for equipment, parts, and service.

As the largest community on the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, Terrace is a thriving city with a small-town atmosphere only 60km from the ocean. Residents enjoy the temperate coastal climate with warm summers and mild winters, and the convenience of a regional airport. Year-round, family-friendly recreational opportunities abound including world-class fishing on the Skeena River, hiking and cycling trails, golf courses at the base of majestic mountains and winter activities including downhill, cross-country and back-country skiing.

**Success looks like this**
- **“Service First”**. It's our company slogan and you are driven to support external and internal customers with exceptional solutions. You'll recognize that our customers' livelihoods depend on the service they receive from your team.
- **Character**. Leading by example, you are self-motivated and possess a strong work ethic. You lead from a position of servitude and integrity is the cornerstone of your thoughts and actions. You are a solution-driven team player who has a willingness to participate and advocate for change.
- **Leader**. You take great satisfaction in leading, coaching and developing personnel. You can eliminate conflict in your environment and have the skill to build a team with quality people in the right seat on the bus
- **Critical Thinking**. You cut to the chase by collecting and examining information and make confident, objective decisions based on what is relevant to customer and employee issues.
- **Communicator**. Concise communication with your employees, customers and other company representatives is critical. You convey expectations and feedback with your team to provide direction and encouragement, and you are abreast of what is happening in your territory.
- **Experience and Knowledge**. You have recent successful experience of 3+ years with managing a team of at least 4 members - preferably more. You have strong industry knowledge or dealership management in a similar industry. B2B sales experience would be an asset, but this can be trained if you are strong in all other skills.
- **Computer Literate**. You're going to need strong computer skills to be proficient with our dealership software, and you'll need to be very comfortable with Microsoft products so that you can maintain and create meaningful, informative, and timely business reports.