Assistant Manager

Position Summary

The primary functions of an assistant manager are to coordinate and assist with activities of employees engaged in loading, transferring, and operating equipment in distribution yard.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assists with meeting the profit goals for the yard
• Assists the yard manager with opportunities for improving net profit
• Maintains key relationships with customers
• Assists with negotiating pricing to customers and communicates with new customers
• Assists credit with overdue accounts receivable
• Ensures that pricing is set
• Reaches out to new customers and follows up on sale leads
• Assists with post stock audit program and communicates results to customers
• Resolves customer complaints about stocking and product quality
• Negotiate with vendors, orders board and materials within general company purchasing guidelines
• Maintains appropriate inventory levels in yard and controls shrinkage
• Assists with accurate input and confirms sales orders, jobs information and reports that support sales order entry process
• Ensures that yard staffing meets delivery needs
• Assists with proper maintenance and equipment protection program
• Attends monthly meetings to ensure everything is going accordingly
• Ensures yard safety procedures are being followed

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred
• Minimum of 3-5 years of related work experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of all warehouse operational tasks

Core Competencies

• Strive to do the right thing by displaying trust and integrity.
• Embody the principles of servant leadership, even in a non-people management role, by putting the needs of others first, valuing diverse perspectives by sincerely appreciating and considering others' opinions and ideas and demonstrating a positive and humble attitude.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and on a team; ability to lead, execute and/or delegate as needed, while also collaborating with others to get the job done.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships at every level of the organization; invest in building relationships with the Field Operations and Field Support Center team members.
• Help champion an inclusive working environment; empower others to bring their full selves to the workplace; celebrate, welcome, and value the different backgrounds and experiences that make up our workforce; recognize that all team members are valued, regardless of race, background, tenure, or title.
• Ability to self-manage, show initiative, be proactive, and drive results.
• Communicate professionally, both verbally and in writing to coworkers and customers.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Will frequently move about inside the office and distribution centers.
• Must be able to operate basic office machinery.
• Must be able to communicate with team and management and be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
• Constantly working in office and warehouse environment
• Must be able to identify safety and maintenance concerns
• Must be able to work long hours if need be

Required Cognitive Skills

• Must be able to problem solve and prioritize tasks.
• Must be able to manage stress depending on situations that occur at different yard locations
• Must be able to multitask.
• Must be able to receive and analyze information.
• Must be able to quickly communicate solutions if problems occur.
• Must be able to demonstrate a high degree of sound judgement and initiative.

This job description is subject to change at any time.

Launch your career with a national building materials distributor and discover opportunities for growth and advancement. We value our team members and believe them to be our greatest assets. As such, we invest in training and strive to provide a work-life balance.

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