Location Manager I

About the role

Founded in 1965, Universal Supply operates locations in five states, Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland and Pennsylvania, providing professional builders with the best in specialty building products, including roofing, siding, windows, doors, cabinetry, millwork and fasteners.

Responsibilities

• Manages and coordinates daily store activities.
• Solves operating difficulties and implements resolutions.
• Assigns, instructs, trains and provides directions to managers and supervisors in the performance of their jobs.
• Reviews personnel assignments with managers and supervisors.
• Makes assignments according to production/service needs and according to production sales plans.
• Maintains sufficient quantities of material in current inventory.
• Monitors all sales activities to ensure profitability and best sales advantages.
• Serves as safety officer for respective store.
• Audits safeness of work areas and attends monthly store/department safety meetings.
• Establishes operational goals.
• Develops work schedules to meet these goals.
• Ensures on-time delivery and/or job completion.
• Reviews sales reports, production reports, department expenses, labor costs, employee attendance reports, and other reports and documents related to store operations.
• Maintains proper equipment operation.
• Develops and ensures adherence to preventative maintenance schedule.
• Works with customers as necessary to promote sales and help resolve problems.
• Follows up on customer complaints and assures mutually satisfactory outcomes.
• Maintains costs and establishes cost controls.
• Directs supervisors in their personnel management duties.
• Ensures compliance to company policies and procedures.
• Monitors work performance and quality assurance.
• Reviews various reports and discusses successes and areas of improvement with supervisors.
• Collaborates with departments and work areas to coordinate work flow.
• Promotes excellent customer relations.
• Prepares budget for the assigned location, monitors the compliance to the budget, and reviews variances with department supervisors.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 3-5 years of management experience in a related industry required.

Skills And Abilities

• Knowledge of building industry and support operations and/or the distribution industry operations.
• Understanding of logistics management and fleet management systems and practices.
• Excellent oral communication skills and positive interpersonal skills.
• Ability to motivate others and work with minimum supervision.
• Maintain and enhance positive customer relations.
• Accounting and basic math skills.
• Detail knowledge of building materials and dimensional lumber products.

Benefits

Universal Supply Co., a Division of US LBM Holdings, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, order of protection status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.