Branch Manager

Job Description
The Branch Manager is responsible for providing leadership, direction, and resource stewardship for a high-volume store in Florence, AL. This role is accountable for driving timely and impactful improvements to the operating environment and for delivering performance at or above expectations for service, sales, cost, safety, and quality. The goals of this role are to manage structured change and combine long-term thinking with near term actions and decisions.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Successful candidates’ leadership and commitment to their team by taking direct responsibility for the safety of the people who work in your business, build trust and value the experience of the team around them and look to develop the people, sets high expectations for self and others, is a change agent and an effective communicator, is comfortable frequently interacting with senior leaders, and shows personal resilience. This position reports to the Regional Manager.
Foster a culture, including ways of working and behaviors, that is congruent with our mission, values, and success model
Establish and maintain a business plan and operating budget for corporate management approval
Oversee the activities of the sales department and product distribution 
Identify and implement ways of working that make lean thinking and employee engagement a way of life in the plant
Take responsibility for the safety and security of the people who work in our business, the products we supply to customers, and the company’s physical assets; identify, assess, and address any immediate safety and security issues
Drive simplification efforts within the site, particularly those manufacturing activities “draining” the operations cost structure
Maintain environments that influence how we feel physically and mentally at work and reflect attention to detail not only in the quality of our output, but in our daily productive routines
Reduce costs of goods measured as savings year-to-year including direct labor and overhead
Ensure compliance with quality assurance measured in our QA Index and Right First Time
Develop and train leadership and technical groups
Provides tactical direction as needed for all operations groups