Branch Manager
Trade · Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand · Full-Time · $25/hr
Do you love growing people and leading teams that deliver? A New Zealand organisation is looking for an accomplished Branch Manager to lead a high-performing team and oversee a complex operation that covers several disciplines.
In this role you will build customer relationships, develop your people and deliver strong operational and commercial results. You will create an environment where your teams can do their best work, while making sure the branch meets its safety, customer service, sales, profitability and operational targets.
If you have led teams in the Middle East or back home in the Philippines and are willing to relocate, the requirements below are worth a careful look.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the whole branch and give it overall direction
- Set clear business objectives and performance expectations
- Lead and grow managers, supervisors and operational teams
- Build a workplace culture where people are engaged, perform well and want to stay
- Coach your people and spot those with future leadership potential
- Champion health, safety and wellbeing initiatives
- Build strong relationships with customers and key stakeholders, and support sales and business development initiatives
- Drive service excellence and operational efficiency, looking for ways to improve processes
- Oversee the service, parts, sales and engineering activities
- Manage the branch budget and its commercial performance
- Sort out operational and customer issues effectively
- Contribute to strategic planning with senior leadership
- Promote the organisation's values and professional standards
Requirements & Eligibility
- Significant leadership experience in a branch or operational setting, including managing diverse teams across multiple business functions
- Previous senior management experience is strongly preferred
- A background in the heavy transport, equipment, automotive or industrial sectors
- Strong experience in customer service and managing relationships
- Proven track record managing budgets and commercial targets
- Demonstrated ability to lead and develop employees
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, problem-solving and decision-making skills
- A strategic mindset backed by practical operational capability, and able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
- Strong commitment to employee wellbeing and safety
- Relevant qualifications or industry experience
- Willing to relocate to New Zealand
- Sponsorship is available for suitably qualified overseas candidates
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