Assistant Branch Manager

About the role

We are looking for an Assistant Branch Manager to join our Rexel team in Houston, TX!

What You'll Do

• Work with the Branch Manager and branch personnel to drive profitability by utilizing company digital tools to maximize all aspects of branch performance
• Develop, train, and supervise associates
• Recognize personnel problems and take corrective actions as needed
• Deal effectively with daily customer service issues
• Establish and maintain a relationship with key customers
• Greet and assist call-in and walk-in customers with the selection and delivery of products and services
• Conduct/oversee inventory control procedures and warehouse housekeeping practices
• Implement branch security and safety standards by conducting facility and asset inspections and take corrective actions to support controls
• Maintain branch facility, warehouse, and office equipment
• Schedule branch staff to ensure daily coverage
• Aid Branch Manager with monitoring branch operating expenses and implement corrective actions
• Make deliveries to branches/customers as required
• May be required to perform other job functions within a branch when required including but not limited to counter sales, preparing and filling orders and/or receiving, stocking, staging, and shipping material, and maintaining branch equipment

What You'll Need

• 2+ years of related experience
• Previous sales, operations, electrical distribution, or similar B2B industry experience preferred
• Leadership experience preferred
• Certification to operate forklift, hand truck, pallet jack, and other warehouse equipment preferred
• If required to make deliveries:
• Must have a valid driver's license
• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Must pass a pre-employment and annual review of the Motor Vehicle Record
• Must obtain verification of non-expired medical certificate as required by law within 60 days of hire
• Must not have had a suspended driver's license for a traffic accident/violation within the past 3 years
• High School or GED - Required
• 4 Year / Bachelor's Degree - Preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge and experience in inventory control and warehouse operations
• Ability to manage P&Ls preferred
• Sales and service oriented, self-motivated, dependable, possess excellent leadership and customer service skills
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and presentation skills are required
• Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills
• Experience with Microsoft Office and ERP system such as Solar Eclipse
• Ability to develop and coach a team

Physical Demands

• Sit: Must be able to remain in a stationary position - Frequently â 21% to 50%
• Walk: Must be able to move about inside/outside office or work location - Frequently â 21% to 50%
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel: Operates a computer and other office machinery - Constantly â at least 51%
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl: Must be able to crouch down to stock shelves, pick up boxes, or position oneself to maintain computers in the lab/under desks/in server closet - Occasionally â up to 20%
• Climb or balance: Must be able to ascend/descend on a ladder, forklift, pallet jack, or other warehouse equipment - Occasionally â up to 20%
• Talk, hear, taste, smell: Must be able to use senses to effectively communicate with co-workers and clients and detect hazardous conditions - Constantly â at least 51%
• Up to 10 pounds - Constantly â at least 51%
• Up to 25 pounds - Frequently â 21% to 50%
• Up to 50 pounds - Occasionally â up to 20%
• Exposed to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and/or exposure to heat and cold - Occasionally â up to 20%
• Exposed to electrical hazards; risk of electrical shock - Occasionally â up to 20%
• Handles or works with potentially dangerous equipment - Occasionally â up to 20%
• Travels to offsite locations - Occasionally â up to 20%

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• 401K with Employer Match
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Paid company holidays plus flexible personal days per year
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health & Wellness Programs
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• HSA Accounts
• Commuter Transit Benefits
• Additional Optional Insurance such as Pet Insurance, Legal Assistance, Critical Illness, Home and Auto Insurance to name a few.
• Employee Discount Programs
• Professional Training & Development Programs
• Career Advancement Opportunities â We like to promote from within

Rexel USA (A VEVRAA Federal Contractor), and its affiliated companies, is an EEO/Disabled/Veterans employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by law.