Branch Administrator

Summary Of Primary Functions

Dobbs Equipment is seeking a Branch Administrator. This position performs a full range of administrative and sales support duties for a Dobbs Equipment dealership location. This is a full time, in office, non-exempt position.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Enter payroll hours for service team daily, process payroll for branch weekly. (ADP Function)
• Provides administrative support to all branch departments including parts, sales, and service
• Handles incoming and outgoing phone calls and email correspondence through the branch
• Affords administrative support to all branch departments including parts, sales, and service
• Assists walk-in customers by learning basic qualifying questions for rentals/demos/sales to generate business
• Covers coordination with local vendors such as plumbing, A/C, and landscaping to ensure services are properly completed
• Ensures the store presents a good image to customers and staff including stocking goods such as literature displays, coffee pods, printer paper, ink, organization of storage closet, and other office items
• Takes lead on branch and region events, customer appreciation events and such
• Deposits cash daily and manages petty cash
• Issue purchase orders and approve invoices when necessary
• Works with DHQ to open customers in-house and Power Plan accounts
• Reconciles credit card statement for P-Card
• Set up new vendor account with DHQ when needed
• Create check requests
• Work with Salesman & General Manager in collecting on aged accounts
• Work closely with Credit and Payments and customer to keep accounts
• Customer account deep dives including calling reps at PP to help resolve issues on accounts, matching, requesting credits etc
• Participate in a weekly A/R call with Headquarters
• Complete accurate and timely records including rental agreements, DEMO agreements, requests, filing, and correspondence with DHQ
• Focus on support for territory managers and ISR’s with all types of customer or equipment issues
• Interact with company personnel to assist in locating equipment and determining availability within the branch and other branches
• Create customer invoices including proforma invoices when needed
• Become familiar with DIT (Dealer Inventory Tracking) and act as a backup to branch ISR regarding inventory and yard duties
• Assist sales team with hiring haulers for equipment transfers / rental moves and such

Qualification

• Two-year college degree or heavy equipment sales experience may be substituted or combined with education
• Organization and communication skills must be highly developed
• Computer skills need to be broad based
• Valid Driver’s License and maintain a clean driving record
• Ability to communicate effectively with teammates and customers
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Must be able to self-manage/self-motivate
• PC literate, proficient with MS Office, with an emphasis in Excel and Outlook required
• Quick learner with the ability to think out of the box
• Bilingual a plus

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, and outside weather conditions
• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear
• The employee frequently is required to walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• The employee is occasionally required to sit
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and color vision

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job

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