Branch Operations Coordinator

About Us:

With over 60 years of industry experience, Gescan has 29 branches located across Western Canada. At Gescan, we leverage our strong global resource base, our local expertise, and our family-oriented values to deliver the best service to our customers and suppliers.

We are a proud member of the Sonepar Group, the world's largest privately-held electrical distributor. The Sonepar Group is present in more than 40 countries with over 45,000 employees. In Canada, we are represented by 6 locally managed electrical and industrial distributors and have over 110 locations with coverage in 9 provinces.

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What's In It For You?

• You will be joining a market leader with over 40 years of experience to help you elevate your potential.
• You will be working for the world's #1 privately held business to business distributor of electrical products and related solutions.
• A chance to get involved in the forever growing electrical industry.
• We house the largest inventory to better service our customers and deliver on sales commitments.
• An opportunity for career development across many business departments within our organization.

Scope of the Position

Provide operational excellence in the branch customer service and safety by coordinating operations functions, supporting and mentoring associates to provide superior customer service to high safety standards within established and maintained goals and objectives set for the branch, reviewing all operations functions and ensuring that all business processes, work instruction and OH&S procedures are investigated, developed, scheduled, measured and posted. This position provide input into establishing and maintaining the goals and objectives set for the branch and may have responsibilities that include overlap of other positions found in the branch.

Major Responsibilities

• Influence teamwork to achieve optimum efficiency and branch goals
• Identify solutions to issues that may affect the service, efficiency, and productivity of the branch  
• Ensure branch continuous improvement in administrative tasks performance including task completion on a regular and timely basis correctly and accurately. This includes but not limited to:
• all scorecard items
• customer returns and credits processing
• vendor returns (paperwork processing)
• defectives
• yearly returns
• freight claims
• customer shipping errors tracking and resolution
• filling of all paperwork
• Manage Branch Occupational Health and Safety Program ensuring implementation and compliance by staff and customers 
• This Includes but not limited to:
• Monthly OH&S meetings management OH&S board kept up to date, minutes posted
• appropriate number of valid first aid certifications maintained
• Forklift drivers hold valid forklift certifications
• Responsible for training associates on all system and branch operation tasks, approved branch processes, policies and procedures and on customer service and product knowledge standards
• Mentor all branch staff on system and branch operations tasks striving for operational excellence
• Responsible for inventory management.  This may include but not limited to:
• Cycle counting – requires product to be properly bin located
• Inventory accuracy
• Inventory loss
• Ensure branch is kept clean, product is organized and well merchandised, and displays are maintained and up to date
• Ensure warehouse and office equipment is regularly maintained and branch  equipment and shelving/racking damangeis dealt with promptly
• Other duties as assigned.

Education & Training

• High school diploma required
• College/University diploma/degree (business, sales or marketing) an asset
• Formalized Occupational Health & Safety training
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook; WISL freight system, SX system preferred

Experience

• 2-3 years recent, related experience
• Previous experience in administration, Customer Service, Operation and Health and Safety Support.

Benefits & Perks

We offer a competitive salary, plus a full set of benefits, including:

• Benefits program allowing you to choose from options that best fit you and your dependents' needs. Benefit options include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Spending Account & RRSP matching.
• Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Discounts and a career path.
• Regardless of your benefits program, you will receive company paid Life Insurance, and employee paid disability.

Please note that, whilst not expected, the company may pay at a rate outside of the range for this role where appropriate. Actual compensation commensurate with the candidate's experience, education, internal parity, role complexity, role level, and other relevant factors. The advertised salary range relates to British Columbia and is provided in accordance with the BC Pay Transparency Act. We recognize however that salaries are often driven by market forces in the local area where a candidate is based and accordingly the salary range may not apply outside of British Columbia.

Social Media:

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Twitter: @gescanwest

Facebook: Gescan Canada

LinkedIn: Gescan

YouTube: GescanTV

Sonepar places the planet and diversity and inclusion at the core of its vision driving our business ethos.  

Today, Sonepar is the leading distributor of energy-efficient products, pioneering the energy transition and making sustainability a priority. At Sonepar, we firmly believe that every action is crucial in safeguarding the environment, driving our commitment to a more sustainable future. We have accelerated our own transition to efficient generation and use of electrical energy across our business and champion the innovation of sustainable solutions in the market.

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Sonepar has been recognized as a Diversity Leader by the Financial Times' 2024 Diversity Leaders ranking and was awarded GEEIS Certification in We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, welcoming submissions from all candidates.  We believe in creating a work environment where everyone can feel safe, use their voice, and know that they belong. Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) is a central focus of our global, strategic impact plan. We value diversity and inclusion in the workplace because it allows us to better meet the needs of the communities we serve. It helps us foster greater creativity, breadth of experience, and it's essential to our success as an organization. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, ethnic or national origin, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, neurodiversity, disability status, gender identity, veteran status or any other aspect which makes them unique are encouraged to apply.

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Sonepar is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes submissions from all candidates. Accommodation is available to all applicants upon request. If selected for an interview, please advise the Sonepar representative of your accommodation needs at that time. We will work with all applicants to accommodate their accessibility needs.

Next steps:

We are interested in knowing more about you. Start an exciting new career and enjoy a number of benefits by applying online. While we are very grateful for your interest in joining the team, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.