Branch Manager

**Branch Manager**

Why Join our Team? At Vallen, we embrace what makes us unique. We thrive on the diversity of our associates and the different ways each of us contributes to Vallen’s success. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive company that values the growth of our associates. When you join Vallen, you become part of our winning team. Our vast network of connections is here to help you transform your job into a career. Vallen is an industry leader in delivering flexible supply chain solutions while creating value for our customers, our supply partners, and our associates.

**Scope of Position**:
An exciting opportunity has become available to join our team as a **Branch Manager**. You would be responsible for directing, maintaining, and controlling the branch location. Monitoring policies and procedures and making recommendations through consultation with the Operations Manager/Director of Sales and department heads. Monitoring daily performance objectives and making decisions to ensure branch objectives are met. Participating in establishing and maintaining the goals and objectives set for the branch. Developing quality team members as well as a solid customer base. Managing and encouraging optimal performance of all direct reports, including training and ensuring a safe and comfortable working environment.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Providing guidance, direction and monitoring of internal staff, ensuring departments are working effectively towards common goals.
- Participating in and/or recommending product training.
- Growing sales through developing, coaching and motivating sales and support teams.
- Maintaining inventory levels at optimum.
- Ensuring that customer satisfaction is maintained as per the required Branch Operational Scorecard level.
- Assisting with Warehouse and physical plant planning.
- Vendor relations and planning.
- Strategic and future management planning.
- Outside sales - developing key relationships with customers including frequent on-site visits for sales and technical Support (if applicable).
- Determining sales projections for fiscal year and tracking progress.
- Conducting weekly sales meetings.
- Representing the Company to the local and industry community.
- Read, understand, and follow Vallen’s health, safety, and environment policies and all applicable OH&S legislation/regulations.
- Actively participate in Vallen’s health and safety management system, including training, audits, assessments, safety meetings, and inspections.
- Identify, control, and report workplace hazards including following WHMIS/TDG requirements and reporting near misses.
- Report workplace injuries immediately and participate in any return-to-work programs or requirements.
- Be fit for duty and physically capable of performing all required tasks.

**Required Qualifications**:

- College/University Diploma required (Business, and/or Sales & Marketing, or Technical focus preferred).
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office required.
- Minimum 5-7 years of related experience, preferable in a Sales/Distribution environment. Previous Management experience required.
- The ability to meet deadlines and prioritize workload in a very fast paced environment.

**What’s it like working at Vallen? **Upon joining our team, you will become part of a supportive, family-oriented culture where you will be led by a president who fully believes in having an open-door policy. Your suggestions will be heard, and your hard work will be rewarded.

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Equal Opportunity Employer - Ethnically and Culturally Diverse/Females/Veterans/Disabled/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Paid time off
- RRSP match

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person