Assistant Branch Manager II

at  SiteOne Landscape Supply

Company Overview:
SiteOne associates are customer obsessed, always safe, continuously improving, and having fun! Whether you are experienced in the green industry, a professional looking for a career change, or a new graduate or veteran transitioning into the workforce, we are confident you will find opportunity and reward with SiteOne.
SiteOne Landscape Supply is the largest and only national wholesale distributor of landscaping products in the United States and Canada. With over 700 branches across the U.S. and Canada, we offer a comprehensive selection of products including: irrigation supplies, fertilizer and control products, nursery goods, hardscapes, landscape lighting, drainage and erosion control products, tools, and other landscaping accessories and supplies.
Position Overview:
The Assistant Branch Manager is responsible for supporting the Branch Manager in achieving excellence in all facets of branch operations including inventory management, team development, customer value, and overall financial performance and growth.

Skills We Are Seeking::

• 3 to 5 years of experience in retail nursery, irrigation and/or landscape industry preferred
• 3 to 5 years of managerial experience including leadership, issue management, motivation and team building preferred
• Understanding of sales and operations planning process
• Excellent communication, customer service and leadership skills
• Ready and willing to learn and adopt, and encourage others to learn and adopt, new technologies and ways of working
• Working knowledge of accounting fundamentals
• Knowledge of market preferences, competition, regulations and trends
• Higher education degree preferred
• High School or secondary diploma or equivalent require

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Create a positive environment for branch associates which encourages teamwork in alignment with SiteOne DNA.
• In collaboration with the Branch Manager, lead a team and recruit top talent to determine individual strengths and weaknesses of branch associates.
• Actively coach and mentor branch associates to achieve high performance and to facilitate their long-term career development at SiteOne.
• Train and coach all branch associates in customer value best practices and facilitate a culture whereby every team member is obsessed with customer success.
• Promote an incident-free environment by emphasizing safety daily through leading by example.
• Encourage a strong safety culture through workplace organization, training and executing policies.
• Implement strategy to achieve goals and monitor key performance metrics to assess daily, weekly and monthly progress and to track improvement initiatives.
• Work with Branch Manager to review performance metrics to track progress and continuously adjust strategies to achieve area goals in light of changing market conditions.
• Partner with branch leadership to understand the impact of emerging technologies and ways of working on business performance, and actively support and lead their implementation.
• May include direct supervision of associates.

Skills We Are Seeking::

• 3 to 5 years of experience in retail nursery, irrigation and/or landscape industry preferred
• 3 to 5 years of managerial experience including leadership, issue management, motivation and team building preferred
• Understanding of sales and operations planning process
• Excellent communication, customer service and leadership skills
• Ready and willing to learn and adopt, and encourage others to learn and adopt, new technologies and ways of working
• Working knowledge of accounting fundamentals
• Knowledge of market preferences, competition, regulations and trends
• Higher education degree preferred
• High School or secondary diploma or equivalent required